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Grammar with a Giggle. Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards for Quiz #3 Language Arts | English Mr. Jeffers. Directions:. If you’re using an iPod, simply scroll through each of the slides to view the vocabulary word first.
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Grammar with a Giggle Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards for Quiz #3 Language Arts | English Mr. Jeffers
Directions: If you’re using an iPod, simply scroll through each of the slides to view the vocabulary word first. Then, on the slide following each vocabulary word, you’ll find the definition. Enjoy!
Shrew an offensive term for a woman who is regarded as quarrelsome, nagging, or ill- tempered
interject interrupt with a comment: to say or insert something in a way that interrupts what is being said or discussed
harridan a scolding, vicious woman; hag
aloof • at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates. • reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested: Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof.
circulate • to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point • to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.: She circulated among her guests.
converge • meet: to reach the same point coming from different directionsthe place where the roads converge • become same: to become gradually less different and eventually the same
expound describe and explain something in in further detail
bespectacled with eyeglasses: wearing eyeglasses
query • a question or inquiry • A doubt
stoutness bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat
reiterate to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
beseech to beg urgently; to implore eagerly