Vocabulary Quiz 1

"A feeling of painful sadness, often accompanied by anger and depression" is a good definition for which of the below?

• Stereotype

• Dwell on

• Angst

• Splurge

Check all the synonyms for the word attain.

• get

• master

• reach

• pattern

Use your own words to define the word stereotype.

If the meaning of to dwell on is to think about something for a long time, to be fixated on something, what are some antonyms that fit this meaning?

• to be

• to move on

• to emphasize

• to be thinking about

In this sentence - Maurice splurged on shoes: every week a new pair - what is the meaning of the word to splurge,

The problems she faced at school were gnawing at Mandy. - check all the synonyms that apply to gnaw at in this sentence.

• worrying

• chewing slowly

• eating at

• bothering

Which of the definitions below best fit the word gauge?

• The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

• Division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.

• The act of resisting - to attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

• An act of measuring.

If somebody is prone to commenting on what everyone else says, what is he/she likely to do?

Which of the definitions below best fir the word resistance?

• Political movement to start a new party.

• The attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

• An armed battalion.

Which word best fits this definition: the defiance of authority or control.

• cooperation

• promotion

• compliance

• resistance