Vocabulary Challenge Week of 11/7

What does the word 'curtail' mean?

• reduce or limit

• ignore or disregard

• expand or enlarge

• accelerate or speed up

Which word means 'believable or reasonable'?

• credible

• illogical

• plausible

• absurd

What is the definition of 'personification'?

• A figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given human-like qualities or characteristics.

• A figure of speech in which human qualities or characteristics are attributed to non-human entities or objects.

• A figure of speech in which non-human entities or objects are given animal-like qualities or characteristics.

• A figure of speech in which animal qualities or characteristics are attributed to non-animal entities or objects.

What does the term 'idiom' refer to?

• A type of musical instrument

• A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning

• A type of dance

• A type of food

Which word means 'a female head of a family or tribe'?

• matron

• patriarch

• heir

• matriarch

What is the meaning of 'lucid'?

• obscure and complicated

• blurry and hard to comprehend

• confusing and difficult to understand

• clear and easily understood

Which word describes 'dishonest or fraudulent' behavior?

• trustworthy

• honest

• sincere

• deceptive

Which word means 'not based on reason or logic'?

• illogical

• unreasonable

• illogical

• irrational

What is the definition of 'logic'?

• The study of emotions and the principles and methods used to distinguish correct emotions from incorrect emotions.

• The study of reasoning and the principles and methods used to distinguish correct reasoning from incorrect reasoning.

• The study of language and the principles and methods used to distinguish correct language from incorrect language.

• The study of mathematics and the principles and methods used to distinguish correct mathematics from incorrect mathematics.

What does the word 'curtail' mean?

• accelerate or speed up

• ignore or disregard

• reduce or limit

• expand or enlarge