Vocabulary Workshop - Level D - Unit 11

A supporter of a cause could be called a:

• foe

• scholar

• critic

• proponent

Which of the following is another word for modest or meek?

• flashy

• demure

• diminutive

If you flinch because a wasp buzzes near your head, you:

• scuttle

• prattle

• recoil

• collapse

Someone who will not give up is:

• reasonable

• relentless

• accomodating

• surly

Which of the following would you not use to refer to a pleasant smell?

• perfume

• bouquet

• fragance

• reek

Another word for creek is:

• rivulet

• waterfall

• mire

• precipice

Elissa was not used to public speaking. She felt quite nervous and could hear her voice quaver as she began. Reminding herelf that she had many times gone over what she needed to say, she managed to express herself clearly and not garble her thoughts.

Quaver most nearly means:

• echo

• rise

• shake

• ring

Elissa was not used to public speaking. She felt quite nervous and could hear her voice quaver as she began. Reminding herelf that she had many times gone over what she needed to say, she managed to express herself clearly and not garble her thoughts.

If you garble a speech, you:

• deliver it clearly

• speak in a jumbled manner

• recite it from memory

• speak in a whisper

The members of the town board listened carefully and afterwards even said they were impressed, so it seemed she had comported herself in an appropriate and effective way.

Another word for comported is:

• conducted

• imitated

• reprimanded

• restrained

Hopefully, the board would be convinced that a skateboard park would be a valuable addition to the town. To those in charge of the budget, it would represent not money and work hours squandered but rather resources wisely spent.

Whic of the following words could be used to replace squandered?

• saved

• assigned

• wasted

• counted