Beggar: Vocabulary

The Beggar: Vocabulary

by Pallavi Sharma

Multiple Choice

"I lost my place through intrigues." Word in Green means:

• arising of curiosity

• fascinating

• mysterious

• conspiracy

Multiple Choice

What do you call: A person making a humble or earnest plea to someone in power or authority.

• advocate

• suppliant

• victim

• beggar

Multiple Choice

Who is a 'mendicant'?

Multiple Select

Which word(s) means: To obtain money fraudulently

• supplying

• swindling

• duping

• cheating

• embezzling

Multiple Choice

"The scarecrow of a beggar shrugged his shoulders, as if in perplexity, and went irresolutely after the cook." - Which word means Bewilderment:

• scarecrow

• shrugged

• perplexity

• irresolutely

Multiple Choice

Maria wasn't sure if her father would consent to her school trip to Greece, she stood outside his office door _____. (Fill in the Blank)

• in perplexity

• in intrigue

• feebly

• irresolutely

Multiple Choice

His strength had been undermined by vodka. (Which sentence below has the same meaning of the word undermined as used in the given line.)

• The rats had created a mine under the floor.

• Her sudden outburst has undermined all the reputation made by her father.

• The flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof.

• The coal workers had mined a cave under the forest.

Multiple Choice

Lushkoff did not feel a slightest inclination for toil. The word toil means:

• truth

• labour

• putting on oil

• giving toll

Multiple Choice

How would be Olga's expressions when she looked at the beggar 'wrathfully':

Multiple Choice

"Next he saw the pseudo-teacher seat himself on a log and become lost in thought with his red cheeks resting on his fists." What is the meaning of the root word used the statement?

• psycho

• drunkard

• sag and gloomy

• false

Multiple Choice

"When Sergei moved into another house he hired him to help in the packing and hauling of the furniture. This time the waif was sober, gloomy, and silent." Select the sentence which uses the meaning of word sober as used in the given sentence:

• If she can manage to stay sober for a whole year, then and only then does Denny want to hear from her.

• His eyes were twinkling, but he maintained a sober expression.

• At least she can wear some sober clothes at a funeral.

• The sober truth is that no one really knows.

Multiple Choice

Sergai says to Lushkoff: "What a roasting I gave you." What is roasting?

• hot and dry

• cooking in open flame

• reprimand

• a recommendation letter

Multiple Choice

What is a Billet as used in the chapter?

• a place, especially a civilian's house, where soldiers are lodged temporarily.

• assign temporary accommodation to.

• rectangle placed vertically as a charge

• a thick piece of wood.