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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- eccentric - - camaraderie - - palpable - - anodyne - - pugnacious - - tentative - - intersperse - - cumbersome - - fender - - incongruous -




(transitive) To scatter or insert something into or among other things.

(figurative) Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.

Inappropriate, or out of place

a low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash

Done without confidence; hesitant.

Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.

(of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.

A spirit of familiarity and closeness.

Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.

Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so.