Freshmen Honors WOW 03 Quiz

Knowing what I knew, I set up an inference of my own here. Great Expectations

The underlined word means which of the definitions?

• to figure out or guess by reasoning

• to impact someone

• a spiritual force

• to suffer a consequence

Which example uses the word decorum correctly?

• He is decorum whenever he eats dinner with his family.

• I would not decorum if my parents were not with me.

• The decorum decorations were stunning at the ball.

• The princess demonstrated proper decorum at her first public event.

With a grand flourish, the queen waved her hand and exited off the balcony into her private quarters. What part of speech is the underlined word?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

With a grand flourish, the queen waved her hand and exited off the balcony into her private quarters.

Which definition of flourish best fits this sentence?

• an ostentatious display

• to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with

• to be in a vigorous state; thrive

• to decorate or embellish (writing, a page of script, etc.) with sweeping or fanciful curves or lines.

The leaves weren't stiffly drawn or conventional ellipses, all alike, but each one daintily fashioned with a pointed tip and turned on its stem this way or that, as if this family tree were tossed by a slight breeze.

Which of the following definitions makes the most sense for the underlined word?

• in the shape of an oval

• a mathematical geometry term

• using punctuation to denote a pause in speech

• to be obscure or ambiguous

The laconic boy failed miserably at defending his position during the debate. Which is an ANTONYM for the underlined word?

• Reserved

• Talkative

• Unintelligent

• Quiet

My vegetable garden flourished in the summer producing a ton of tomatoes. The underlined word is what part of speech?

• Action verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

• State of being verb

She inferred that her friend was lying to her when her questions were not being answered. The best synonym for the underlined word as used in the sentence is:

• Acknowledged

• Concluded

• Guessed

• Knew

The earth does not describe a circle around the sun, but an ellipse, as it must by the laws of rational mechanics. The underlined word is what part of speech?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

Angered, she __________________ responded to her mother when asked how her day was at school.

Which form of the word best fits in the sentence?

• Laconic

• Laconically

• Laconical

• Laconicizing