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6th Grade english 1
A vocab quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expeditious | Done with speed and efficiency. -adj- |
| proactive | creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened. -verb- |
| blatant | done openly and unashamedly. -adj- |
| subtle | so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.-adj- |
| literal | taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.-adj- |
| figurative | departing from a literal use of words.-adj- |
| oasis | a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.-noun- |
| terrain | a stretch of land, esp. with regard to its physical features.-noun- |
| antipathy | a deep-seated feeling of dislike.-noun- |
| schism | a split between two groups that were once together before.-noun- |