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WorksheetsPygmalion Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
attractive and impressive for reasons of color, gleam, or brilliance; dazzling
petulant
resplendent
difficent
impertinent
complaint, reproach, objection, qualm
remonstrance
impudence
gumption
mendacity
robotically, mechanically, in a way indicative of just going through the motions; done without emotion or personal investment
dogmatically
resolutely
perfunctorily
mendacity
assertiveness, initiative; guts, nerve, spunk
cant
mendacity
impertinent
gumption
in a patronizing or belittling way born from a belief in one's own superiority; in a way that "talks down to"
perfunctorily
dogmatically
condescendingly
diffident
jargon or language associated with a particular group; vows or pledges falsely committed to high ideals, goodness, or principles; hypocritcal claims
cant
remonstrance
impudence
presumptuous
unassertive, unsure, timid; indicative of a lack of confidence in one's own ability or worth
diffident
cant
impertinent
petulant
deceit; tendency to lie or intentionally mislead
gumption
remonstrance
mendacity
cant
childish, erratically cranky; characterized by sudden irritation --often over a small annoyance
presumptuous
impertinent
petulant
resplendent
to verbally put down or criticize; to belittle or to disparage
deprecating
impudence
repudiate
resolutely
boldly rude or uncivil, unmannerly; not relevant
resolutely
impertinent
cant
presumptuous
unwaveringly, firmly, in a fixed and unyielding manner
remonstrance
dogmatically
perfunctorily
resolutely
in an opinionated manner stemming from one's devotion to their own morals or principles; stubbornly devoted to a belief
presumptuous
cant
dogmatically
impudence
pushy or overconfident; characteristic of assuming before having key information
repudiate
dogmatically
presumptuous
impudence
rudeness, lack of respect, insolence stemming often from arrogance or self-importance
impudence
cant
gumption
resolutely
to reject the legitimacy or authority of a thing (such as a contract, law, will, etc)
remonstrance
deprecating
condescending
repudiate
Which of the following is a correctly inflected form?
resolute
cantily
impertinentively
dogmation
Which of the following is a correctly inflected form?
diffidentious
perfunctorate
mendacitous
dogma
Correctly spell the term that means "in a patronizing or belittling way born from a belief in one's own superiority; in a way that 'talks down to'" (use all lower case)
(a)
The inflected form means to verbally criticize or put down oneself; to belittle or disparage yourself
presumptuously
self-deprecating
dogma
mendacious
