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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- absurd - - mutter - - throb - - self-conscious - - mere - - ashore - - twitch - - herald - - tunic - - bracken -




Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

Aware of oneself as an individual being.

Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

Being nothing more than specified; simple

A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

(nautical) On, or towards the shore.

A person who announces important news

A deep pulsating type of pain