English 9 Lesson 12 Vocab

Misfortune; hardship.

• adversity

• impair

• solace

• infer

The ______ for wearing elaborate hats ended after a few years.

• faculty

• manifest

• vogue

• solace

She was no longer ______ because she had been dishonest so many times.

• credible

• impaired

• empathetic

• nuanced

Any of the natural powers of the mind and body, such as sight and hearing.

• faculty

• cardinal

• pernicious

• infer

Doctors fully acknowledge the ______ effects of smoking on health.

• nuanced

• pernicious

• harrowing

• credible

Which of the following best demonstrates the word TREATISE.

• I took note of every slight change of mood in the novel.

• My gut feeling tells me that she intends to compete.

• The scholarly article dealt with the future of farming.

• At that time, full beards were in decline.

Some of the war scenes in the movie were so ______ I almost left the theater.

• manifested

• vogue

• impaired

• harrowing

A(n) _____ rule for motorcyclists is to always wear a helmet.

• credible

• cardinal

• harrowing

• pernicious

To damage, weaken, or lessen.

• Impair

• Empathize

• Intuition

• Pernicious

Use the context clues to make a(n) ______ about the setting.

• intuition

• treatise

• impairment

• inference