Australia Vocab Review

Review Australia Vocabulary
Let’s go over the twenty new words and two idioms you studied during the week.
In the following quiz, match the best possible definition with the word you have studied. Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.

Review Words Definitions

___1. totem a. Of or pertaining to shepherds; relating to rural life and scenes

___2. garrison b. evil in nature; disposed to do evil

___ 3. indiscriminate c. Experiencing want or need; impoverished

___4. paradox d. part of a river where its current is met by the tides.

___5. consign e. choosing at random without careful selection

___6. pastoral f. silent

___7. indigent g. unending

___8. estuary h. Sediment deposited by flowing water, as in a riverbed, etc

___9. intrepid i. A member of a group of people who have no fixed home

___10. meandered j. statement which seems absurd or to contradict but may in fact be true

___11. reticent k. Originating and living naturally in an area or environment

___12. assimilation l. to predict or foretell a future event

___ 13. nomadic m. brave

___14. caste n. the emblem of a clan or family

___15. prognosticate o. To give over to the care of another; entrust.

___16. malignant p. to correct by punishment

___17. interminable q. A military post, especially one that is permanently established.

___18. indigenous r. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction

___19. castigate s. To absorb a culturally distinct group into the prevailing culture

___ 20. alluvium t. class separated by distinctions of hereditary rank, profession, race, or wealth


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