LOTF 7-9 Vocab Quiz

The soldier arrived, ________ his curved sword at all three of them.

• Brandishing

• Detonating

• Desecrating

• Fabricating

bravado means :

• Talent

• Intellect

• Swagger

• Jealousy

To escape the police, he decided to hide in a ________ on the side of the road.

• Concert

• Covert

• Campus

• Congregate

I could see he was bewildered and crestfallen, but after the months I’d spent worrying about him, I felt betrayed, and didn’t care how he felt. In this sentence, crestfallen means:

• self-confident

• warmhearted

• short-tempered

• downhearted

What makes such a demure dress summer’s hottest fashion trend? In this sentence, demure means:

• modest

• shiny

• typical

• costly

Which of these sounds most like derision?

• a heartfelt thanks

• a sudden decision

• a gnawing hunger

• a nasty chuckle

fervor means:

• the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

• logical coherence and accordance with the facts

• the status of being sworn into a sacred office

• a state of being essentially the same or interchangeable

Who would be most likely to flounder?

• someone driving on a quiet road

• someone trekking through heavy mud

• someone eating a favorite meal

• someone talking to a good friend

It was dismaying to Babbitt to have such a person glower at him. In this sentence, glower means to:

• act or move at high speed

• deceive by a mock action

• express joy through one's facial expression

• look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval

illusive means:

• affecting things past

• based on or having the nature of a fantasy

• lacking official approval

• disposed or willing to comply