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WW Vocab Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Smirk | (verb) to smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way. |
| Berserk | (adj) violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged: |
| Skitter | (verb) to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly; to skim along a surface. |
| Arsonist | (noun) a person who purposely sets a fire for a malicious reason |
| Melancholy | (noun) a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. |
| Accumulate | (verb) to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: |
| Meander | (verb) to take a winding or indirect course; to wander aimlessly; ramble: |
| Squelch | (verb) 1. to make a soft sucking sound such as that made by walking heavily through mud. 2. to forcefully silence or suppress |
| Taunt | (verb) to speak to someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; to mock. |
| Heft | (verb) to test the weight of by lifting and balancing: |
| Smirk Example | Whenever I win an argument against my mom she always tells my to wipe that smirk off my face. |
| Berserk Example | I went berserk at the concert when my favorite artist came on stage. |
| Skitter Example | I ran out the door of my house because I saw a mouse skitter across the floor. |
| Asonist Example | The arsonist set the house on fire to get money to pay for their debt. |
| Melancholy Example | When her dog died she had a deep feeling of melancholy. |
| Accumulate Example | As a punishment for not cleaning my room, I accumulated the large trash bags outside into the dumpster. |
| Meander Example | My conversation with my friend meandered for hours. |
| Squelch Example | 1. The squelch of my feet while walking through the rainy night, was hurting my ears. 2. My parents squelched my dreams of being a superstar. |
| Taunt Example | My two little brothers kept taunting each other all night about whos the better soccer player. |
| Heft Example | My dad hefted the large christmas tree onto the stand so we can all start decorating it. |