11/03 Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means to look closely at something that is difficult to see?

• Intersecting

• Girth

• Peering

• Baren

What is the meaning of the word "Girth"?

• The distance around something.

• Unable to produce plants.

• To be relaxed.

• To look very closely at something that is hard to see.

Which word means "by way of; by means of"

• Means

• Via

• Traversed

• Travel

What is the meaning of rued in this sentence:

"...Of a day I had rued"

• To feel bad about; regret

• To be mean, disrespectful.

• To love deeply.

• Fallen asleep quickly.

What is the definition of the word "Languid"?

• Coordinate lines on a globe/map.

• To move across.

• To feel bad; regret.

• Without strength or weak; relaxed

What does the word "intersecting" mean in this sentence?

The streets were intersecting at the four-way stop.

• To move across.

• Crossing or overlapping.

• To go inside of somewhere.

• To go in between nations.

What is the definition of "barren"?

• Unable to produce plants or vegetation.

• A baby bear.

• To travel through.

• To feel relaxed or calm.

What does it mean to traverse?

• To stay still.

• To travel the universe.

• To travel through; move across.

• To immigrate.