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SALTEnglishLitVocab3
Quiz Prep Week 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to surrender | CAPITULATE |
| hatred or hostility | ANTAGONISM |
| remorse; repentance; bitter regret | CONTRITION |
| Which sentence best matches the meaning of CANTANKEROUS? | My two-year-old brother is ___, whining all the time and throwing his food across the room. |
| bad-tempered; quarrelsome | CANTANKEROUS |
| of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike | BELLICOSE |
| Which sentence best matches the meaning of CONTRITION? | Jonathan felt a great deal of ___ when he found that Daron had overheard the disparaging remarks. |
| stupid, not clear or precise | OBTUSE |
| Which sentence best matches the meaning of CAPITULATE? | Chuck Norris never ___s; he just keeps fighting. |
| Which sentence best matches the meaning of OBTUSE? | I hate to appear ___, but I just don’t understand quadratic equations. |