Vocab List #6 Quiz

We all agreed that Ray had the most experience, so we appointed him as our group leader.

appoint means...

• to prepare someone for a job

• to choose someone for a job

• to remove someone from a position

Samir's progress astonished all his teachers. He learned so much in one rear.
astonish means...

• to surprise very much

• to be strong

• to confuse

Until Lisa spent a year in Italy, she had no concept of life in other countries.

concept means...

• a plan

• a suggestion

• an idea

Gary is excited by extreme speeds. He probably likes

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The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has a secret passage, and

• no one knows what it leads to.

• no one knows how to read it.

• no one knows his true name.

• no one knows how to turn it on.

Which of the following activities does NOT offere much of a challenge?

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I was having so much fun at my cousin's that I decided to __________ my stay.

• extend

• mere

• challenging

• astonished

___________ curiosity made me take another quick look at the TV star before we left the restaurant.

• passage

• calculate

• mere

• extend

Weather conditions near the ocean grew __________ violent, so we had to cancel our travel plans and stay closer to home for our vacation.

• the beach

• ocean

• tiny

• extremely

I asked the movers to lift all the furniture and not ___________ anything across the hardwood floor.

• lift

• drag

• dance

• read