Vocabulary Lessons 25-28

Which sentence best fits this definition of bluff: to mislead or trick to gain some advantage?

• The general tried to bluff his enemy by attacking on their left.

• His main attack was up the bluff, where the enemy positioned their artillery.

Which sentence best fits this definition of bluff: a steep hill with a flat top?

• The general tried to bluff his enemy by attacking on the left.

• His main attack was up the bluff, where the enemy positioned their artillery.

What does the root word "mut" mean?

• one who does

• mother

• change

• the function of

What does the suffix "ant" mean?

• one who does

• mother

• the function of

• ant

What does the word mutant mean?

• a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.

• to mislead or trick to gain some advantage

• a thin piece of fabric used to conceal the face

• relating to one's heritage or culture

Which is an inflectional form of the word "mutant"?

• mutation

• muting

• mutting

• mutaating

What is a proverb?

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• comparing two thing using like or as

• a practical truth based upon common sense or experience

• an extreme exaggeration

What does this proverb mean: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"?

• Everything ends; good times don’t last forever

• You must begin something if you hope to finish it; something that takes a long time to finish begins with one step

• What you do is more important than what you say

• being apart from someone increases your perceived value of their presence

Which word means "animal dung used to prepare soil for growing crops"?

• bluff

• pupil

• fertilize

• manure

Which word means "adding nutrients to soil to grow better crops"?

• fertilizer

• mutant

• manure

• domestic