Vocabulary quiz

In the passage below, what is the definition of 'desolate'?

"Somewhere there, on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast, his heart full of malignancy against the whole race which had cast him out."

• empty

• grassy

• wild

In the passage below, what is the definition of 'fiendish'? 

"Somewhere there, on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast, his heart full of malignancy against the whole race which had cast him out." 

• unpleasant

• strong

• angry

In the passage below, what is the definition of 'burrow'? 

"Somewhere there, on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast, his heart full of malignancy against the whole race which had cast him out." 

• nest

• dig

• den

In the passage below, what is the definition of 'plain'? 

"Somewhere there, on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast, his heart full of malignancy against the whole race which had cast him out." 

• aircraft

• wide open space

• not decorated

What is the meaning of:

equidistant

• equal distance

• the length of a horse

• long term savings

What is the meaning of:

multifaceted

• a large crowd

• many faces/sides

• two faced

What is the meaning of:

reapply

• really apply

• really appley

• apply again

What is the meaning of:

hypervigilant

• to throw a lance

• over vigilant

• energetic vigils

What is the meaning of:

subterranean

• below ground

• where submarines dock

• the opposite of Mediterranean

What does ‘etymology’ mean?

• The study of words

• The study of books

• The study of dictionaries