Vocabulary Test #3

What is the definition of dissimulation?

• to disguise, to pretend

• a hiding of one's true feelings

• wisdom, intelligence

• the use of arm and hand movements to communicate

"word": wisdom, intelligence

What is the definition of deathwatch beetles?

• insects that make a tapping sound with their heads

• a watch that tells the death of a beetle

• small wooden beams supporting the floor

What does "waned" mean?

"word": awful drumming

The boat builder selected a "word" of teak wood for the deck.

"word": rested

• waned

• dissemble

• suavity

• reposed

"word": to disguise, to pretend

What is the definition of the word "suavity"?

The jokes are told with so much "word" that the actors seem to be performing in some kind of new sign language.