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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term means 'to praise formally or officially'?

<p>Commend (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Discreet (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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