Vocabulary Quiz: Adversary, Augment, Beguile, Commend
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Which term means 'to charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way'?

  • Augment
  • Commend
  • Adversary
  • Beguile (correct)

    • What does the term 'discrete' mean?

  • Changing frequently
  • Distributing widely
  • Individually separate and distinct (correct)
  • Careful and circumspect

    • If someone is described as 'fickle', what trait are they likely to exhibit?

  • Adding to something to make it greater
  • Changing frequently in loyalties (correct)
  • Being careful and circumspect
  • Absorbing all one's attention

    • What does the term 'engrossing' imply?

    <p>Absorbing all attention or interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If you are advised not to 'consort' with certain individuals, what does 'consort' mean in this context?

    <p>To associate with disapproved of individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term means 'to praise formally or officially'?

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

    What is the meaning of 'dispense' in the text?

    <p>Distributing or spreading widely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word refers to being careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions?

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

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