Form 5 Vocabulary

People were awestruck by the pictures sent back to earth. 

Which of the words below have the opposite meaning of 'awestruck' ?

• indifferent

• unimpressed

• awed

The word 'composed' can have two different meanings.

Which of the following shows the meaning of 'composed' as an adjective?

• write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry)

• aim and in control of motions

Amira gave a bashful smile as he complimented her on her work.

What does the word 'bashful' mean?

• confident and courageous

• uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed

• having or showing complete conviction about something

When she first heard the news, she was numb with disbelief.

Which of the following is the meaning of the word 'numb'?

• not able to feel any emotions or to think clearly, because so shocked or frightened

• reacting quickly and positively

Wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something.

This is the meaning of ...

• ravenous

• reluctant

• settled

I am a little quizzical about the magic figure of 10 minutes.

What does the word 'quizzical' in the sentence mean?

• unusual or surprising

• amused puzzlement

• very strange

Although I lived there for over a year, I never really felt settled in that apartment. 

The word 'settled' shows that the person feels comfortable in that apartment.

• True

• False

Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.

Which word below has the opposite meaning to 'reluctant'?

• bashful

• prepared

• eager

He was an easy-going man of very moderate views.

The sentence shows a positive expression.

Choose a sentence that has the same expression.

• He was a gentle and even-tempered man.

• We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed.

• He could look sterner than his equable temperament would suggest.

• As a society, we are more intolerant of certain types of violence than we were in the past.

'Confused and slightly worried because they cannot understand something. '

This is the meaning of...

• cautious

• puzzled

• numb