2.
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Alacrity
Gaily
Curricle
Cogent
Stratagems
Convincing or believable by
virtue of forcible, clear, or
incisive presentation; telling;
relevant; pertinent
A light, two-wheeled, open
carriage drawn by two horse
abreast
Cheerful readiness, promptness,
or willingness; liveliness;
briskness
A plan, scheme, or trick for
surprising or deceiving an
enemy
With merriment; merrily;
joyfully; cheerfully; with
showiness
Match the words to its appropriate definitions.
3.
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Q1) Any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having
one or two seats facing.
a.) abominate
b.) venison
c.) phaeton
Q2) Acceptable or agreeable to taste
a.) palatable
b.) lustre
c.) prodigiously
Q3) Dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behaviour
a.) forlorn
b.) gallantry
c.) haunch
Choose the best answer.
4.
Q4) A feeling of humiliation or shame, as though some injury to one’s
pride or self-respect
a.) mortification
b.) abominably
c.) palatable
Q5) To regard with intense aversion or loathing; to dislike strongly
a.) gallantry
b.) lustre
c.) abominate
Q6) A feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing;
abomination; something or someone extremely repugnant or loathsome
a.) loathing
b.) abhorrence
c.) alacrity
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Choose the best answer.
5.
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Word Bank:
simpers forlorn abominably lustre
1. _________: repugnant hateful; detestable; loathsome; very unpleasant;
disagreeable
2. _________: to smile in a silly, self-conscious way
3. _________: the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, or
gloss
4. _________: desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or
appearance
6.
Sanction: authoritative permission or approval, as for
an action
Venison: the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used
for food
Haunch: the hip; a hindquarter of an animal
Prodigiously: extraordinary in size, amount, extent,
degree, force
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