WW Book 11, Lesson 10 Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means "a loss of memory, often due to injury or trauma"?

• amnesia

• attrition

• debacle

• vertex

After the accident, the patient experienced temporary _______.

• amnesia

• attrition

• opprobrium

• debacle

Which word means "to calm or bring peace to someone or something"?

• upbraid

• appease

• expunge

• sully

She tried to _______ the angry customer by offering a refund.

• appease

• sully

• upbraid

• defoliate

Which word means "a gradual reduction or weakening"?

• attrition

• amnesia

• debacle

• proviso

The company's workforce decreased over time due to natural _______.

• attrition

• verdant

• vertex

• debacle

Which word means "a complete disaster or failure"?

• debacle

• opprobrium

• attrition

• vertex

The event was a total _______ due to poor planning and bad weather.

• debacle

• attrition

• vertex

• amnesia

Which word means "to remove leaves from a plant, often by chemicals"?

• defoliate

• expunge

• sully

• appease

The farmers decided to _______ the trees to improve visibility on the road.

• defoliate

• appease

• upbraid

• hackneyed