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← Lord of The Flies and Antigone Vocabulary Test
5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- acrid
- enmity
- transgressed
- brandishing
- malevolent
- a to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly (threateningly) (verb)
- b positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will (noun)- comes from "enemi" meaning "enemy"
- c having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (adj)- coems from mal meaning bad
- d sharply and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor; irritating (adj)- comes from acr-/acer meaning sharp
- e to go beyond a boundary or limit; to pass beyond or go over a limit or boundary (verb)- comes from "trans" meaning "across", and "gress" meaning "to go or step"
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- angered aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean (noun)- comes from "indignus" meaning "unworthy"
- feeling shame or humiliation (noun)
- a group of related individuals; one's relative; family relationship (kindship) (adj.)- comes from "kin" meaning "family)
- marked by propriety and good taste; correct; smart/clever (adj)- comes from "decere" meaning "beauty/to be fitting"
- honor or respect felt or shown (noun)- comes from "revere/ver" meaning "fear"
5 True/False Questions
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meritorious → marked by propriety and good taste; correct; smart/clever (adj)- comes from "decere" meaning "beauty/to be fitting"
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decree → an order usually having the force of law (noun/verb)
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infallible → incapable of error (adj.)- comes from "fal/falio" meaning "false" and "in" meaning "not"
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ludicrous → marked by propriety and good taste; correct; smart/clever (adj)- comes from "decere" meaning "beauty/to be fitting"
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jeer → to speak or cry out with derision or mockery (verb/noun)
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