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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's sentence.





- archaic - - seldom - - procure - - furtive - - strident - - interminable - - nebulous - - senile - - specious - - clandestine -




His somewhat senile mind was striving for forgotten memories.

The two exchanged furtive glances in slight panic at this last comment.

I had managed to procure rations of bread, cheeses, and grapes.

We should take care to use arguments that aren't specious.

The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.

They seldom come here now.

She much liked to discuss nebulous concepts, like quality of life.

He had been involved in clandestine operations with the FBI for years.

The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway.

He retained archaic word choices and used footnotes to explain the meanings of those words.