WORDS THAT ARE CONFUSED

Level: Grades 10 - 12
1.

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

to assail with missiles


assault
bombard
charge
storm

2.

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

violent anger


ire
fury
rage
wrath

3.

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

to taunt and harass a speaker in a public meeting


badger
bait
heckle
hector

4.

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

to express a condemnation of something


deprecate
belittle
detract
discredit

5.

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

reluctantly accept that something is true


confess
admit
concede
acknowledge

6.

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

an accomplice in a crime


conspirator
abettor
associate
accessory

7.

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

to charge a person with a crime directly


charge
accuse
impeach
incriminate

8.

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


imbibe
digest
absorb
ingest

9.

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

ridiculous and confused


absurd
preposterous
farcical
silly

10.

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

to declare openly that something is a fact


assert
allege
avow
affirm

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