Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 12 Flashcards

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ANTONYMS: reticent

plentiful
generous
talkative
massive

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Words such as "gourmet" that we use in English are legacies. This means that these words

are no longer part of the French language
were given to English-speaking people as gifts
passed into the English language
are not really part of the English language

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ANTONYMS: affluence

misery
poverty
silence
disrepair

4

irksome

gruesome
itchy
odd
annoying

5

reticence

embarrassment
vanity
silence
annoyance

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Antonym: philanthropy

envy
disobedience
stinginess
vanity

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prestige

leadership
intelligence
bravery
honor

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ostentatious

artificial
tasty
showy
expensive

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arbitrary

judgmental
nervous
unpredictable
fair

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prestigious

esteemed
first
extravagant
wealthy

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A panorama is a thorough

knowledge of cooking
familiarity with a country's culture
grasp of a language
presentation of a subject

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star: actor::

tycoon: businessperson
tycoon: famous
tycoon: powerful
tycoon: teacher

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affluent

swift
wealthy
talkative
tardy

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ANTONYMS: dismantle

assemble
lie
dress
hide

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accede

consent
succeed
answer
confess

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turbulent: chaotic::

prolific: produce
prolific: productive
prolific: writer
prolific: generous

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Stella paid for college with her legacy from her grandfather. In this sentence, legacy means

a loan
a check
money that her grandfather left her in his will
money that her grandfather gave her for her birthday

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miser: saving ::

philanthropist: teaching
philanthropist: donation
philanthropist: wealthy
philanthropist: giving

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Anne was immersed in an art project. This means that the project

did not interest her very much
took her full attention
was extremely difficult
was a painting of the ocean

Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 12

Questions 19

Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 12

Questions 19