Vocabulary Assignment

1. Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement.

The queen has an ______________ personality which makes her appear snobbish to most people.

• A. aloof

• B. genial

• C. resolute

• D. retentive

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement.

The weight loss manufacturer was fined for deceiving customers and not being ____________________ about product ingredients.

• A. resolute

• B. retentive

• C. genial

• D. forthright

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement.

He was ______________ by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike.

• A. purged

• B. instilled

• C. ostracized

• D. none of the above

Which DEFINITION matches the word "Pseudonym"?

• A. (n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

• B. (n.) a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

• C. (n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness;

• D. (n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind

Which DEFINITION matches the idiom "eat humble pie?

• A. to admit that you were wrong

• B. to be overly crowded

• C. to have responsibility for something while someone else is absent

• D. unable to act due to restrictions

Fill in the correct idiom in the following sentence:

Sean tried to pay his gambling debts, but he was ______________.

• A. chewing the fat

• B. left holding the bag

• C. feeling blue

• D. in over his head.

Which DEFINITION matches the idiom "hit rock bottom”?

• A. a mental exercise used in some Western cultures as a means of putting oneself to sleep

• B. The point at which one loses one's temper

• C. to make empty or false promises

• D. to reach the point where one is so unhappy and without hope that he could not feel worse.

Which SYNONYMS most nearly match the word "articulate"?

• A. eloquent

• B. steadfast

• C. porous

• D. amiable

Which ANTONYMS most nearly match the word "abashed”?

• A. proud

• B. unembarrassed

• C. involved

• D. torment

Which DEFINITION matches the idiom "be wet behind the ears"?

• A. to suddenly have to deal with a difficult situation because others have decided that they do not want the responsibility

• B. challenged by a task beyond one's ability

• C. to be young and without experience

• D. to have a casual conversation