WORDS THAT ARE CONFUSED

Level: Grades 10 - 12
1.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

violent anger


fury
ire
wrath
rage

2.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

to taunt and harass a speaker in a public meeting


heckle
bait
hector
badger

3.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

an accomplice in a crime


associate
abettor
accessory
conspirator

4.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

ridiculous and confused


preposterous
farcical
silly
absurd

5.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

to charge a person with a crime directly


impeach
incriminate
charge
accuse

6.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

to express a condemnation of something


deprecate
belittle
detract
discredit

7.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

reluctantly accept that something is true


concede
confess
admit
acknowledge

8.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

to assail with missiles


storm
bombard
charge
assault

9.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

avoid something with repugnance


elude
evade
avoid
eschew

10.

Which word from the list best fits the following meaning:-

to take something such as food or liquid into the body by swallowing through the mouth


ingest
imbibe
absorb
digest

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