Vocabulary Quiz 4

What does the prefix, "Ex", mean?

• Out, beyond

• To overstate, represent greater than reality

• Head

• A shy person

What does the root, "Vert", mean?

• Head

• An outgoing person

• A shy person

• Turn

What does the root, "Capit", mean?

• Not belonging to, unrelated

• Head

• Remove the head

• Out, beyond

Which of the following uses of the word, "Exaggerate", is correct?

• Baby's features are exaggerated, because their eyes are so big in proportion to their body.

• Colorful leaves were painted on the head of an exaggerated drum.

• While I was making cookies, Pam ran out of sugar, which put her in a real exaggeration.

• I was sitting too exaggeratedly at the door, which made for a cold dinner.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Extraneous", is correct?

• Crazy as it sounds, the overworked farmer decided to teach his extraneous son to help out more.

• The dentist gave her patient an extraneous injection of numbing gels, to help her pain levels.

• Coughs and extraneous noises can be edited out from the film.

• We all hoped that the off-key singer would extraneously stop her singing career, but she never did.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Exceed", is correct?

• While I was making cookies, Pam ran out of sugar, which really exceeded the day.

• I was sitting at the exceeded door, which made for a cold dinner.

• We all hoped that the off-key singer would exceed, but she stopped her singing career early.

• The results from the poll exceeded my expectations - the crowd loved me!

Which of the following uses of the word, "Execute", is correct?

• The happy dog didn't execute the bone.

• Boring English class executes a boring math class.

• The business woman set out to accomplish a task, and by the end of the day, she executed it.

• When grandma found a thorn in her new quilt, she executed it.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Diversion", is correct?

• The officer had to create a diversion to protect the citizen in trouble.

• The cat was a diversion to the bird, who really hated heights.

• I was unable to be a diversion for the new work company.

• The landfill was so full, that the owner had to create a diversion.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Inverted", is correct?

• We love to invert a garden!

• The nurse inverted a bandage and wrapped it around my fingers.

• An inverted square is still just a square!

• The president of the board asked to invert the meeting.

Which of the following uses of the word, "Introvert", is correct?

• The author, who was an introvert, did not appreciate unexpected visitors.

• The author, who was an introvert, really appreciated unexpected visitors.