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Below you can find a vocabulary quiz. You can find more vocabulary quizzes on the links in the left side column. If you need help to answer the quizzes, you can use the dictionary found at the top of this site to find meanings to the vocabulary items.
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Vocabulary Quiz
Directions: Match the words in the first column to the best available answer in the second column. |
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ambled |
1) to comfort in times of grief distress or suffering |
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tangent |
2) to go in a different direction |
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tranquil |
3) unnaturally excited or emotional |
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gallows |
4) showing doubt or unwillingness |
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reluctantly |
5) to expose to risk |
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console |
6) irritated |
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stagger |
7) the branch of a tree |
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resentful |
8) a twisting of the face |
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bovine |
9) peaceful |
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venture |
10) moving unsteadily |
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grimace |
11) a structure from which criminals are hanged |
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oppressive |
12) walked leisurely |
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meager |
13) the act of looking at or thinking about something steadily |
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contemplation |
14) low spirits; very sad |
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veered |
15) sorrowful or unhappy |
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bough |
16) related to or resembling the ox or cow |
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melancholy |
17) touching a sphere at only one point |
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rueful |
18) full of annoyance or anger |
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hysterical |
19) harsh |
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exasperated |
20) having little flesh |
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