WordlyWise Lesson 6 (R) Vocab. Test

Match the following

• character

• great pain of mind or body

• agony

• to bring an end to; do away with

• denounce

• to speak out against something; criticize

• catapult

• the qualities that make a person special; a person in a movie or play

• abolish

• a machine used to throw objects with great force

Match the following

• escalate

• to cause something painful to be felt

• harbor

• a protected place along a seacoast or to give shelter by hiding

• inflict

• to go up or increase in size

• grim

• to hate or dislike greatly

• loathe

• cruel; fierce; unpleasant; disturbing

Match the following

• monstrous

• unchanging; steady; loyal

• translate

• to put into a different language

• steadfast

• causing shock; horrible; wicked or extremely large

• rouse

• to awaken or to wake up

• meddle

• to involve oneself in other people's affairs or lives without being asked

We had to ​ (a)   his speech because it was in French and we didn't understand it.

• translate
• loathe
• inflict

Her feelings about her life-long friend held ​ (a)   through the years.

• steadfast
• grim
• meddle

My parents had to ​ (a)   us after the sleepover. We were exhausted and stayed up most of the night.

• rouse
• inflict
• abolish

There was a ​ (a)   bear in our way as we hiked through the forest. We were afraid to move.

• monstrous
• grim
• agony

My neighbors were always trying to ​ (a)   in our affairs. They knew everything about everyone on our street.

• meddle
• translate
• harbor

I really did ​ (a)   the idea of some people getting treated badly because of their disability.

• loathe
• inflict
• abolish

The boy was trying to ​ (a)   pain on his friend. The teacher stopped him just in time.

• inflict
• harbor
• rouse