Wordly Wise Vocab Test #1

She was an _______ businesswoman who could easily turn a profit.

• astute

• authentic

• mythical

• ungainly

Some journalists have cast doubt on the _______ of the official version of events.

• delicacy

• authenticity

• plumage

• solitude

Smoked salmon was considered an expensive _______.

• delicacy

• authenticity

• plumage

• figment

The points I've made are not _______ toward these excellent organizations.

• vulnerable

• mythical

• derogatory

• ungainly

After being rescued by a cargo ship, the malnourished men would _______ every morsel of food .

• scavenge

• plumage

• devour

• slaughter

I thought I saw a dragon, but it must have been a _______ of my imagination.

• delicacy

• plumage

• figment

• solitude

Hercules was a _______ hero who was half man and half god.

• derogatory

• mythical

• predatory

• ungainly

The bright _______ of many male birds has evolved to attract females.

• figment

• plumage

• delicacy

• mythical

Hawks are _______ and may pose a danger to rabbits and other small pets.

• vulnerable

• predatory

• ungainly

• solitary

The course required no _______ knowledge of Spanish.

• vulnerable

• prior

• derogatry

• solitary