Understanding Vocabulary: Amenable to Covet
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What does it mean to be amenable to someone's suggestion?

  • To be willing to agree or accept their proposal (correct)
  • To desire eagerly something they possess
  • To envy or resent their good fortune
  • To find a way around their obstacle
  • What is a dissident?

  • A person who opposes official policy (correct)
  • A person who is willing to agree with official policy
  • A person who is easy to control or influence
  • A person who is feeling or expressing remorse for their misdeeds
  • What does it mean to covet something?

  • To be willing to agree or accept something
  • To find a way around an obstacle
  • To desire eagerly something possessed by another (correct)
  • To feel remorse for one's misdeeds
  • What does it mean to surmise something?

    <p>To suppose something is true without evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a vapid conversation?

    <p>A conversation that is lacking in liveliness or interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a travesty of something?

    <p>A false or distorted representation of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to be languid?

    <p>To be slow, relaxed, or lethargic in character or manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to supersede something?

    <p>To replace or supplant something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to be tractable?

    <p>To be easy to control or influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes a person who is slow to take action and lacks energy?

    <p>Languid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of being begrudging?

    <p>Generous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes a situation where someone finds a way to avoid an obstacle or difficulty?

    <p>Circumvent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word that describes a person who feels remorse for their actions?

    <p>Penitent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes a conversation that lacks interest or stimulation?

    <p>Vapid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of being stringent?

    <p>Lenient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes the act of taking the place of someone or something else?

    <p>Supersede</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word that describes a false or distorted representation of something?

    <p>Travesty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes the act of envying or resenting someone's good fortune?

    <p>Begrudge</p> Signup and view all the answers

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