Vocabulary Quiz One

Melancholy

• sad; gloomy

• untrue or damaging statements.

• the feeling of distaste, disgust.

• to study carefully

When Mrs. Smearman passed gas, she ________ a very potent smell.

• despise

• exuded

• sneer

• melancholy

Which of the following is the definition for the word exuded?

• away from the correct path or direction

• display a strong emotion; oozes

• tie or fasten something tightly

• gorgeous appearance; magnificence

We went ______________ but a man redirected us back to the main path in the park.

• exuded

• lure

• startle

• astray

Tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward

• astray

• sneer

• resolution

• Lure

Ernie spread ________ about me so he would become more popular.

• slander

• deception

• objective

• partisanship

I ___________ my mom when I walked up behind her, and she didn't hear me.

• despise

• decisive

• startled

• slander

to scare or surprise

• despise

• resolution

• lure

• startle

Mark's favorite baseball team is the New York Yankees, but he ____________ the Boston Red Sox.

• sneers

• despises

• startles

• exudes

Which of the following words is an antonym (opposite) for the word in green?

adore that kind of music

• sneer

• melancholy

• resolution

• despise