Vocabulary Quiz Level C Unit 5

What is the definition of 'prodigal'?

• wastefully extravagant

• lavishly abundant

• self-indulgent

• all of the above

What does the word 'cower' mean?

• to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

• to be inaudible

• to show disdain

• to be aghast

What is an epitaph?

• a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

• an apparition

• something plausible

• an addendum

What is the meaning of 'jurisdiction'?

• an area of authority or control

• a common person

• to assert

• a feeling of contempt

What does 'facetious' mean?

• humorous, not meant seriously

• indiscriminate

• an addendum

• something plausible

What is a plebeian?

• belonging to the lower class

• an apparition

• to show disdain

• a common person

What does it mean to 'disdain' someone?

• to look upon with scorn

• to refuse scornfully

• to cower

• to be indiscriminate

What does it mean to 'pulverize' something?

• to grind or pound to a powder or dust

• to intrigue

• something plausible

• to assert

What does it mean to be 'aghast'?

• filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

• to cower

• something plausible

• volatile

What does 'volatile' mean?

• highly changeable, tending to become violent or explosive

• something plausible

• nearness, closeness

• to assert