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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- crestfallen - - meager - - maul - - dumdum - - appraise - - fawning - - grumble - - sullenness - - subside - - aloof -




To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to ____ goods and chattels.

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant.

Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious.

To handle someone or something in a rough way.

The state or quality of being sullen. The result or product of being sullen.

To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals. To complain.

To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

A bullet, with a soft nose, that expands upon impact to cause a gaping wound.

Sad because of a recent disappointment.

Having little flesh; lean; thin. Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.