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Vocabulary
indignant pauper ethical condescend ineffectual
commendable mystic contemptuous notoriety indomitable
succumb judicious

Matching
Match each definition with a word.

1. a. Angry or annoyed at the unfairness or unreasonableness of somebody or

something.
b. rude or angry because of displeasure.

2. a. Impossible to stop or interrupt.

b. not able to be subdued; unconquerable

3. a. Adj. Mysterious N. a person who believes that truth or God can best be known
through spiritual insight or experience.
b. Inspiring a sense of mystery and wonder.

4. a. To give up or give in to; to yield.

b. to yield to superior strength or force

5. a. Inadequate to bring about a desired result; lacking power or forcefullness

b. Not bringing out the desired result, futile.

6. a. following what is morally right.

b. Conforming to certain rules or standards; moral

7. a. to deal with others in a proud or haughty way

b. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. Â

8. a. A person who is very poor. Â

b. an extremely poor person; destitute person

9. a. showing lack of respect or concern

b. scornful; disgraceful; disregard the dignity of

10. a. Having,showing or exercising good sound judgment or common sense in

practical matters.
b. Exhibiting sound judgment or common sense.

11. a. The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality. Â
b. Disrepute; ill fame (i.e. famous, but for a bad thing!)

12. a. to represent as worthy, desireable or qualified

b. In an admirable manner. Â
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Multiple Choice
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

13. commendable
A. Impossible to stop or interrupt.
B. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. Â
C. scornful; disgraceful; disregard the dignity of
D. to represent as worthy, desireable or qualified

14. notoriety
A. to yield to superior strength or force
B. Inadequate to bring about a desired result; lacking power or forcefullness
C. In an admirable manner. Â
D. Disrepute; ill fame (i.e. famous, but for a bad thing!)

15. condescend
A. A person who is very poor. Â
B. rude or angry because of displeasure.
C. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. Â
D. Having,showing or exercising good sound judgment or common sense in practical
matters.

16. ineffectual
A. Not bringing out the desired result, futile.
B. following what is morally right.
C. not able to be subdued; unconquerable
D. Adj. Mysterious N. a person who believes that truth or God can best be known
through spiritual insight or experience.

17. contemptuous
A. To give up or give in to; to yield.
B. Disrepute; ill fame (i.e. famous, but for a bad thing!)
C. rude or angry because of displeasure.
D. scornful; disgraceful; disregard the dignity of

18. indignant
A. to represent as worthy, desireable or qualified
B. Angry or annoyed at the unfairness or unreasonableness of somebody or something.
C. Exhibiting sound judgment or common sense.
D. an extremely poor person; destitute person

19. succumb
A. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. Â
B. Adj. Mysterious N. a person who believes that truth or God can best be known
through spiritual insight or experience.
C. Not bringing out the desired result, futile.
D. To give up or give in to; to yield.

20. judicious
A. Conforming to certain rules or standards; moral
B. to yield to superior strength or force
C. to represent as worthy, desireable or qualified
D. Exhibiting sound judgment or common sense.
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21. ethical
A. Angry or annoyed at the unfairness or unreasonableness of somebody or something.
B. Inadequate to bring about a desired result; lacking power or forcefullness
C. not able to be subdued; unconquerable
D. following what is morally right.

22. indomitable
A. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. Â
B. not able to be subdued; unconquerable
C. The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality. Â
D. showing lack of respect or concern

23. pauper
A. an extremely poor person; destitute person
B. Inadequate to bring about a desired result; lacking power or forcefullness
C. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. Â
D. Inspiring a sense of mystery and wonder.

24. mystic
A. to yield to superior strength or force
B. Impossible to stop or interrupt.
C. Inspiring a sense of mystery and wonder.
D. following what is morally right.
Answer Key
1. indignant 9. contemptuous 17. D
2. indomitable 10. judicious 18. B
3. mystic 11. notoriety 19. D
4. succumb 12. commendable 20. D
5. ineffectual 13. D 21. D
6. ethical 14. D 22. B
7. condescend 15. C 23. A
8. pauper 16. A 24. C