vocab week 1

I was bewailing the fact that my favorite team won the football game.

Is "bewailing" used correctly or incorrectly?

• Correctly

• Incorrectly

The man was destitute.

Pick the sentence with a synonym for destitute

• The man was poor

• The man was smart

• The man was angry

• The man was tired

What does the word detract mean?

• to run far

• to pull along

• to take away

• To fight

What does emancipate mean?

• To free or to liberate

• to lift

• to rest

• to love

He extolled the virtues of Metallica.

• to smell

• to praise highly

• to ask about

• to resist

The flamboyant man wore the same uniform of a white shirt and khakis everyday.

Is "flamboyant used correctly?"

• Yes

• No

The impetus for him to play guitar was simply his love of music.

Is "impetus" used correctly?

• yes

• no

The man was insuperable at the drums.

What's the definition of insuperable?

• unable to be beaten

• laughable

• invisible

• terrible

What is a good example of the word "intermittent" below

• The man ran everyday for a month.

• The stoplight was flashing orange.

• The dog would not stop barking.

• He left the television on all night.

My one maxim is "life is a test and everything is on it."

What is the definition of maxim

• A place to learn

• A day that is not so good

• A rule for life

• A story