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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- slough - - complacency - - vial - - relish - - brittle - - mollify - - talc - - overtone - - instep - - scourge -




to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.

a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2, unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, ____um powder, electrical insulation, etc.

to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.

the part of a shoe, stocking, etc., covering this surface.

Also phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids.

friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance. a civil act.

lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered.

pleasurable appreciation of anything; liking.

an additional, usually subsidiary and implicit meaning or quality.

to dispose or get rid of; cast (often followed by off): to ____ off a bad habit.