Word of the Day Quiz 1

What does it mean to "adapt"?

• To make or become fit (as for a new use) often by modification.

• To stay the same.

• To give 100% effort.

This word is used to refer to a person affected with a developmental disorder who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in a particular subject or field.

• Billy Goat

• Savant

• Saint

She used her inheritance to establish and fund several _______ institutions.

• Elementary

• Element

• Eleemosynary

Many superstitious people believe that breaking a mirror ________ trouble.

• Portends

• Protends

• Pretends

One of her fondest food memories is the round _____ her grandmother baked for holidays.

• Chalk

• Challah

• Chill-out

The word that refers to “a state of being happy, healthy, and successful.”

• Wheel

• Real

• Weal

Fraught means...

• “causing or having a lot of emotional happiness or joy.”

• "giving 120% effort."

• “causing or having a lot of emotional stress or worry.”