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What does the word 'amnesty' mean?
What does the word 'amnesty' mean?
- A temporary pause
- A type of justice system
- A general pardon for an offense against a government (correct)
- A form of punishment
The word 'scathing' implies a positive review.
The word 'scathing' implies a positive review.
False (B)
What is a common meaning of the word 'caveat'?
What is a common meaning of the word 'caveat'?
A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding
The criticisms in his review were exceptionally ______, leaving the restaurant owner disheartened.
The criticisms in his review were exceptionally ______, leaving the restaurant owner disheartened.
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Vocabulary Words
- Amnesty - a general pardon for an offense against a government
- Axiomatic - self-evident; expressing accepted principles
- Caveat - a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding
- Equitable - fair, just, embodying principles of justice
- Autonomy - self-government, political control
- Scathing - bitterly severe, withering; causing harm
- Deride - to mock, treat with contempt
- Transient - lasting only a short time, fleeting
- Sepulchral - funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy
- Filch - to steal, especially in a sneaky way
Correct/Incorrect
- Sepulchral is used correctly in the sentence "The siren would use her voice to lure sailors to their sepulchral deaths." - a sepulchral death is a death related to a tomb or something that is extremely gloomy.
- Axiomatic is used correctly in the sentence "It is axiomatic that good athletes have a strong mental attitude." - it is a generally accepted idea that good athletes have a strong mental attitude.
- Equitable is used incorrectly in the sentence "The Joker is known as the greatest foe of Batman.He stands for the equitable aspects of Gotham City." - Equitable is about fairness and justice.
- Scathing is used incorrectly in the sentence "The food critic enjoyed the new local food truck, so he wrote a scathing review." - a scathing review is a negative review.
- Filch is used correctly in the sentence "Too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking" - Filch means to steal something in a sneaky way, especially something small.
Sentence Creation
- The government granted amnesty to all political prisoners.
- The lawyer inserted a caveat into the contract to protect the client's interests.
- The teenager flouted the rules by sneaking out late at night.
- The joy of the holiday season is a transient feeling, fleeting as quickly as it comes.
- A scathing review is left on a restaurant when the person had a negative experience and thinks the restaurant deserves a bad review.
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