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NAME

18 Written questions
1. (noun) compassion; gentleness; fondness

2. Nullify

3. Solace

4. Temperamental

5. (verb) thinking over something; ponder

6. (noun) a large book

7. Ousted

8. Assuage

9. (noun) evoking sadness or pity

10. (verb) astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence

11. Abstruse

12. (noun) a confusing and difficult problem or question

13. Ironic

14. (adjective) present from birth

15. Legitimate

16. (adjective) habitual

17. (verb) accumulated, gathered

18. Compliant

18 Matching questions
1.

Fabrication

2.

(adjective) worthy of respect

3.

Anecdote

(adjective) friendly; lovable

Venerable

Foster

(adjective) unreasonably absurd

(noun) personal statement of values

(noun) something made up; untrue

Ascertain

(noun) skill and cleverness

(noun) a special event or happening

(adjective) gaudy, too bright or colorful

(verb) damage or weaken

Manifesto

4.

Knotty

5.

(noun) introductory material

6.

Garish

7.

(adjective) aggressive; ready to fight

8.

Phenomenon

9.

(verb) find out, make sure of

10.

Finesse

11.

Augment

12.

(verb) encourage the development of


something

(verb) increase; make bigger

Preamble

Didactic

(adjective) complex; difficult to solve

13.

(adjective) intended to teach;

Hackneyed

Belligerent

instructive

14.

Amiable

15.

Irrational

16.

(adjective) worn out from too much


use; not original

17.

(noun) short account of something


interesting; story

18.

Undermine

17 Multiple choice questions


1. (adjective) on the point of death
a. Moribund
b. Serene
c. Ousted
d. Garish
2. (noun) a respite; postponement of a sentence
a. Detritus
b. Reprieve
c. Serene
d. Docile
3. Transcend
a. (verb) accumulated, gathered
b. (verb) to make less
c. (verb) go beyond a limit
d. (noun) gut feeling

4. (noun) strength; ability to withstand


a. Coalesce
b. Resilience
c. Reprieve
d. Serene
5. Begrudge
a. (verb) cut short; impose a restriction
b. (verb) resent, think someone doesn't deserve something
c. (verb) pushed out of a position
d. (verb) encourage the development of something
6. (adjective) calm, peaceful, and undisturbed
a. Derelict
b. Ironic
c. Solace
d. Serene
7. (adjective) having many aspects
a. Didactic
b. Ruminate
c. Multifaceted
d. Ousted
8. (adjective) cannot be proved wrong
a. Irrefutable
b. Inveterable
c. Venerable
d. Preamble
9. Palpable
a. (adjective) native to a locality
b. (adjective) having many aspects
c. (adjective) bad-tempered, uncooperative
d. (adjective) easily felt; easily perceived

10. Prodigious
a. (adjective) worthy of respect
b. (adjective) very large or impressive
c. (adjective) present from birth
d. (adjective) native to a locality
11. Arduous
a. (adjective) hard and difficult
b. (adjective) present from birth
c. (adjective) habitual
d. (adjective) easy to control
12. (adjective) appearing to be true but actually false
a. Specious
b. Prodigious
c. Detritus
d. Arduous
13. Idiosyncrasy
a. (noun) a respite; postponement of a sentence
b. (noun) short account of something interesting; story
c. (noun) a peculiar characteristic; something unique to an individual
d. (noun) something made up; untrue
14. (adjective) excessively complicated or detailed
a. Garish
b. Preamble
c. Byzantine
d. Undermine
15. Intuition
a. (noun) rubbish; garbage
b. (noun) introductory material
c. (verb) to make less
d. (noun) gut feeling

16. Coalesce
a. (verb) damage or weaken
b. (verb) come together; merge
c. (verb) go beyond a limit
d. (verb) to make less
17. Endorse
a. (verb) pushed out of a position
b. (noun) introductory material
c. (verb) to give support or approval
d. (verb) to make less

17 True/False questions
1. Epistle (noun) a letter (form of communication)

True False
2. (adjective) rundown, abandoned Irrational

True False
3. (noun) trickery, attempt to deceive Manifesto

True False
4. (adjective) hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy Amiable

True False
5. Hamper (noun) a large book

True False
6. (noun) a system of governing by strictly following rules or routines Bureaucracy

True False
7. (adjective) disapproving, critical Censorious

True False

8. (adjective) wanting a large amount of food; eager Voracious

True False
9. Curtail (verb) cut short; impose a restriction

True False
10. (adjective) tame, subservient Docile

True False
11. Ambiguous (adjective) hard and difficult

True False
12. (adjective) cautious Wary

True False
13. Detritus (adjective) appearing to be true but actually false

True False
14. Indigenous (adjective) very large or impressive

True False
15. Cantankerous (adjective) bad-tempered, uncooperative

True False
16. (verb) to express something (such as an idea) clearly in words Legitimate

True False
17. Plaudit (noun) statement giving strong praise

True False

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