Vocabulary Quiz #3 (second editon)

What is the meaning of the word 'commodity'?

• A. A nutritious root starch

• B. A measure or estimate of distance

• C. Anything taken dishonestly

• D. An article of trade or commerce

What does the term 'dowries' refer to?

• A. A temporary or substitute shelter

• B. Property or money brought by a bride to a husband

• C. A tall aquatic plant found near water

• D. Abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or disease

How would you define the word 'emancipated'?

• A. In a careful or cautious manner

• B. Lacking or deficient in emotions or feeling

• C. To move away from; to become more distant

• D. Restored, returned to strength, vigor or life

What is the meaning of the term 'gingerly'?

• A. Raging or furious; violent in action

• B. A measure or estimate of distance

• C. In a careful or cautious manner

• D. Lacking or deficient in emotions or feeling

What does the word 'gauge' refer to?

• A. A measure or estimate of distance

• B. Anything taken dishonestly

• C. A temporary or substitute shelter

• D. An article of trade or commerce

What is the meaning of the term 'looting'?

• A. A person who flees a country for safety

• B. To steal by force

• C. A forepart of a boat or ship; the bow

• D. A measure or estimate of distance

What does the word 'makeshift' mean?

• A. A temporary or substitute shelter

• B. To move away from; to become more distant

• C. In a serious, earnest or grave manner

• D. Lacking or deficient in emotions or feeling

How would you define the term 'monotonous'?

• A. Raging or furious; violent in action

• B. A measure or estimate of distance

• C. Tedious or unvarying; lacking in variety

• D. Extremely or completely dry by sun, heat, or wind

What is the meaning of the word 'numbness'?

• A. A nutritious root starch

• B. Lacking or deficient in emotions or feeling

• C. Anything taken dishonestly

• D. An article of trade or commerce

What does the term 'papyrus' refer to?

• A. A person who flees a country for safety

• B. To steal by force

• C. A tall aquatic plant found near water

• D. A measure or estimate of distance