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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- woebegone - - unsuspecting - - gourmand - - sobriquet - - doggerel - - histrionic - - cunningly - - emissary - - banal - - repartee -




a person who is devoted to eating to excess

poetry that is silly or badly written

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

not aware of or expecting something

a familiar name for a person

affected by or full of grief

in a sly or crafty manner

relating to actors, acting, or the theater

a quick, witty reply

someone sent to represent another's interests