Vocabulary Weeks 8-12 Quiz

Which word means to make larger, increase?

• placid

• augment

• hover

• allude

What does inkling mean?

• a hint; a vague notion

• unplanned; arising naturally

• to write or imprint

• not wise or sensible

Match the words with their definitions.

• old and worn out, ragged

• hover

• remain in one place in the air

• threadbare

• uninterested; not friendly; distant

• aloof

• expressing much in a few words

• concise

Which of these words means a lack of agreement between two facts; a distance?​ (a)  

• discrepancy
• temperate
• obnoxious
• compensate

Which word means having a climate that lacks extreme temperatures?

• placid

• imprudent

• brunt

• temperate

Match the following words with their definitions.

• high peak or point

• brunt

• able to catch fire easily

• imprudent

• the main force or impact

• flammable

• not wise or sensible

• pinnacle

Which word means​ having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned? ​ (a)  

• indifferent
• compensate
• improvise
• imperative

Which word means an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way?

• commemorate

• semblance

• propensity

• lucrative

Match the following words with their definitions.

• the main force or impact

• brunt

• to refer to casually or indirectly

• placid

• to write or print

• allude

• calm, peaceful

• inscribe

What word means to make up for; to repay services? ​ ​ (a)  

• compensate
• concise
• propensity
• spontaneous