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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- affectation - - consternation - - scion - - gratuitous - - effusive - - untoward - - contemptible - - onerous - - irreproachable - - steal -




uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

deserving of scorn or disrespect

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper

burdensome or difficult to endure

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

a descendent or heir

to come or go secretly or unobtrusively

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

free of guilt; not subject to blame

unnecessary and unwarranted