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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Vocabulary Lesson 1
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   matriarch
 Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.  
 An old female who is the head of her family and descendants.
2.   vignette
 A brief literary description.
 A small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books).
3.   indulge
 A strange attitude or habit.
 Enjoy to excess.
4.   indelible
 Cannot be removed, washed away or erased.  
 A serious crime punishable by death or incarceration.
5.   felony
 Morally reprehensible.  
 A serious crime punishable by death or incarceration.
6.   malign
 Evil or harmful in nature or influence.  
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.
7.   quirk
 A photograph whose edges shade off gradually.
 Twist or curve abruptly.  
8.   despicable
 A contorted facial expression.  
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.

 

Answer Key 0735649
1.   matriarch
 Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.  
 An old female who is the head of her family and descendants.
2.   vignette
 A brief literary description.
 A small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books).
3.   indulge
 A strange attitude or habit.
 Enjoy to excess.
4.   indelible
 Cannot be removed, washed away or erased.  
 A serious crime punishable by death or incarceration.
5.   felony
 Morally reprehensible.  
 A serious crime punishable by death or incarceration.
6.   malign
 Evil or harmful in nature or influence.  
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.
7.   quirk
 A photograph whose edges shade off gradually.
 Twist or curve abruptly.  
8.   despicable
 A contorted facial expression.  
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.


 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Vocabulary Lesson 1
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   indulge
 Yield (to); give satisfaction to.
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.
2.   despicable
 Speak unfavorably about.
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.
3.   grimace
 A brief literary description.
 Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.  
4.   malign
 A contorted facial expression.  
 Speak unfavorably about.
5.   vignette
 Morally reprehensible.  
 A small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books).
6.   indelible
 Cannot be removed, washed away or erased.  
 Evil or harmful in nature or influence.  
7.   quirk
 Twist or curve abruptly.  
 A strange attitude or habit.
8.   matriarch
 An old female who is the head of her family and descendants.
 A serious crime punishable by death or incarceration.

 

Answer Key 0807213
1.   indulge
 Yield (to); give satisfaction to.
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.
2.   despicable
 Speak unfavorably about.
 Worthy only of being despised and rejected.
3.   grimace
 A brief literary description.
 Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.  
4.   malign
 A contorted facial expression.  
 Speak unfavorably about.
5.   vignette
 Morally reprehensible.  
 A small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books).
6.   indelible
 Cannot be removed, washed away or erased.  
 Evil or harmful in nature or influence.  
7.   quirk
 Twist or curve abruptly.  
 A strange attitude or habit.
8.   matriarch
 An old female who is the head of her family and descendants.
 A serious crime punishable by death or incarceration.