Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards for Quiz #3Language Arts | English

Mr. Jeffers

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Then, on the slide following each vocabulary word, you’ll find the definition.

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Shrew

Shrewan offensive term for a woman

who is regarded as quarrelsome,

nagging, or ill-tempered 

interject

interjectinterrupt with a comment: to say or

insert something in a way that interrupts

what is being said or discussed

harridan

harridana scolding, vicious woman; hag

aloof

aloof1. at a distance, esp. in feeling or

interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.

2. reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested: Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof.

circulate

circulate1. to move in a circle or circuit;

move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point

2. to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.: She circulated among her guests.

converge

converge1. meet: to reach the same point

coming from different directionsthe place where the roads converge

2. become same: to become gradually less different and eventually the same

expound

expounddescribe and explain something in

in further detail

bespectacled

bespectacled

with eyeglasses: wearing eyeglasses

query

query1. a question or inquiry2. A doubt

stoutness

stoutnessbulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent;

thickset; fat

reiterate

reiterateto say or do again or repeatedly; repeat,

often excessively.

beseech

beseechto beg urgently; to implore eagerly