Vocab 7 - 9 Review and parts of speech

Question 1

To make milder or softer

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mitigate

Question 2

assumption, presumption, hypothesis are synonyms for

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supposition

Question 3

FANBOYS--an acronym to help you remember, what part of speech?

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conjunctions

Question 4

Dismay, confusion

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consternation

Question 5

To cause to disappear; to scatter

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dissipate

Question 6

To prepare by combining ingredients

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concoct

Question 7

Impartial; calm

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dispassionate

Question 8

Vacillating, wavering are synonyms for

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irresolute

Question 9

To review a series of facts

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recapitulate

Question 10

Submissively obedient

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subservient

Question 11

Identify the prepositional phrases: Around town, the gang often gets into trouble.

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around town, into trouble

Question 12

A greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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avarice

Question 13

Trifling, unimportant

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inconsequential

Question 14

To make less in amount

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abate

Question 15

One who is just a beginner

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novice

Question 16

to speak one mind's plainly is an antonym for

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equivocate

Question 17

Based on an assumption or guess

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hypothetical

Question 18

Shrewd, crafty

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astute

Question 19

obtuse and empty-headed are antonyms for

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astute

Question 20

To revive, bring back to existence

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resuscitate

Question 21

unassuming, unaffected, and modest are antonyms for

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pretentious

Question 22

Inclined to nausea; easily shocked

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squeamish

Question 23

Untidy, dirty, careless

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slovenly

Question 24

To commit sacrilege upon; to contaminate

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desecrate

Question 25

Done for show, striving to make a big impression

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pretentious

Question 26

What are the adjectives in the following sentence? Red apples are usually juicy and crispy.

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red, juicy, crispy

Question 27

Lacking in resistance

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susceptible

Question 28

Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

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cadaverous

Question 29

To speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation

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equivocate

Question 30

The act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner

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restitution

Question 31

Something that is assumed or taken for granted without evidence

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supposition

Question 32

An adjective describes a . . .

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noun or pronoun

Question 33

What is an example of a pronoun?

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you, mine

Question 34

to make less in amount, degree; to subside, become less

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subside, abate

Question 35

Performing acts of kindness or charity

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beneficent

Question 36

Grand in an impressive or stately way

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grandiose

Question 37

Identify the state of being verbs.

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is, be, are

Question 38

To place in a lower position

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relegate

Question 39

neophyte, trainee, apprentice are synonyms for

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novice

Question 40

Identify the verbs: She had been studying for her test but was interrupted by her friend.

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had been studying, was interrupted

Question 41

To remove words from a written text

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expurgate

Question 42

What does an adverb modify?

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another adverb, verb, adjective

Question 43

What is the adverb in this sentence: They did not know the ending of the story.

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not

Question 44

To deny responsibility for

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disavow

Question 45

To confuse

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disconcert

Vocab 7 - 9 Review and parts of speech

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Vocab 7 - 9 Review and parts of speech

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