Front Desk Vocabulary Quiz #4

Avery, Isla, and Noah are playing a game where they have to guess the meaning of different words. Can you help them figure out what the verb 'confiscate' means?

• To seize by an authority

• To provide free of charge

• To treat a group unfairly

• To break down or decompose

Ethan and Jackson are having a debate about the meaning of 'syntax'. Evelyn is asked to be the judge. What does the noun 'syntax' refer to?

• The way words are put together in language

• To seize by an authority

• To provide free of charge

• To treat a group unfairly

Nora, Noah, and Aiden are planning a surprise party and they want to 'comp' the food for all their friends. Can you guess what 'comp' means in this context?

• To seize by an authority

• The way words are put together in language

• To provide free of charge

• To treat a group unfairly

Ava, Michael, and Aiden are playing a game of 'Word Meaning Challenge'. Ava picked the word 'discriminatory'. Can you help them understand what it means?

• Is it to seize by an authority?

• Does it mean the way words are put together in language?

• Or, does it mean to treat a group unfairly?

• Perhaps, is it something harsh or grating?

Avery, Luna, and Henry are in a band. They describe their lead singer's voice as 'raspy'. What does the adjective 'raspy' mean?

• To seize by an authority

• The way words are put together in language

• Harsh or grating

• Not proud or arrogant

Evelyn, Maya, and William are playing a word game. They come across the noun 'complicated'. What does it mean?

• Easy to understand or do

• Not easy to understand or do

• Having a lot of details or small parts that make something difficult to understand or do

• Not having a lot of details or small parts that make something difficult to understand or do

Hannah, Olivia, and Ava are on a treasure hunt. They found a map with a riddle that says, 'To reach the treasure, you must first 'acquire' the key.' What does 'acquire' mean in this context?

• To give up the key

• To obtain or get the key

• To break down or decompose the key

• To treat the key unfairly

David, Noah, and Priya are having a debate. David thinks 'humble' refers to the way words are put together in language. Noah believes it's about seizing something by an authority. Priya, on the other hand, thinks it's about the words a person knows or uses. Who do you think is correct?

• David's definition of 'humble'

• Noah's definition of 'humble'

• Priya's definition of 'humble'

• None of them

Anika, Emma, and Nora are playing a word game. They came across the noun 'bliss'. Can you help them understand what it means?

• To seize by an authority

• Complete happiness

• Not simple or easy to understand or do

• Not proud or arrogant

Aiden, Harper, and Emma are playing a game of word opposites. They are stuck on one word - 'descend'. The antonym of 'descend' is​ (a)   ​ .

• To seize by an authority
• The way words are put together in l
• To treat a group unfairly
• to go or move upward upon or along; climb; moun