Vocab 7-8 practice

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• remarkably bad

• distraught

• trickery

• duplicity

• scarcity, lack of

• paucity

• really upset

• acrimonious

• bitter

• egregious

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• to draw forth

• impunity

• harmful

• tolerate

• freedom from punishment

• elicit

• to put up with

• pernicious

• interpret wrongly

• misconstrue

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• to ridicule, scoff at

• perverse

• contrary, persisting in error

• precocious

• superficial, done without care

• deride

• reaching maturity early

• perfunctory

• feeling of diappointment

• chagrin

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• to discredit, belittle

• eschew

• to chew up

• fiasco

• avoid

• laudable

• complete failure

• masticate

• praiseworthy

• disparage

Drag the vocabulary word to the correct column.

Groups:

(a) positive

,

(b) negative

,

(c) nuetral

• tolerate

• fiasco

• masticate

• elicit

• chagrin

• pernicious

• distraught

• laudable

Which vocab word is a SYNONYM for disparage?

• distraught

• tolerate

• deride

• pernicious

Although it was a creative writing class, the teacher complained about the _______ of talent there.

My teacher ____________ my comment and sent me to the office.

Edith gave only ___________ attention to the new year, skipping our NYE party.

To the _______ of many taxpayers, some citizens seem to cheat the government with impunity.