2-22-15 Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz Answer Key

2-22-15 Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz

2-22-15 Week 2 Vocabulary

1.  absolve - To free from, to remove, usually referring to guilt or responsibility.
2.  berate - To scold vehemently. To put down in a hostile way.
3.  commiserate - To sympathize with.
4.  feasible - possible, capable of being done.
5.  impeccable - flawless or perfect
6.  machination - evil plot or scheme
7.  cajole - to persuade someone through flattery
8.  exasperate - to annoy to the point of anger or extreme frustration
9.  innocuous - harmless
10.  facade - literally, a fake front; not showing what is beneath

2-4-15 Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz Answer Key

2-4-15 Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz

2-4-15 Week 1 Vocabulary Words, Definitions, and Sentences

Words and Definitions:

1.  tumultuous - stormy, rough, chaotic

2.  droll - funny, humorous

3.  impudent - rude in a contemptuous or bratty way

4.  elude - escape, avoid, or evade

5.  lucid - sane, thinking clearly

6.  muddle - to ruin something, to mess up

7.  oblivious - clueless, unaware of what is happening around you

8.  profuse - pour forth, overflowing

9.  tenuous - tentative, weak, flimsy

10.  vehemently - passionately or powerfully

Sentences:

1.  The tumultuous water made everybody seasick on the cruise.

2.  I like to hang out with him because he is droll.

3.  If you are impudent to your parents, you could get grounded.

4.  You can try to elude the police, but eventually you will get caught.

5.  After the concussion, he definitely was not lucid.

6.  Please don't muddle my plans for this evening by making me stay home.

7.  She is so oblivious, she didn't even know there was a food fight.

8.  I gave profuse thanks to my friends and family for the gifts I received.

9.  These plans are tenuous, but hopefully they will work out.

10.  He vehemently denied the accusations being made against him.