Vocabulary 4.3 Quiz

What is your name?

1. A common _________ for “die” might be to “pass away” or “go to the other side.”

• defunct
• perfunctory
• euphemism
• hapless

2. The police made a _________ search for the missing handbag, but they did not really expect to find it.

• defunct
• perfunctory
• euphemism
• hapless

3. Once again, my younger brother has become the _________ victim of a silly practical joke.

• defunct
• perfunctory
• euphemism
• hapless

4. I could not find a forwarding address or phone number for the __________ organization because it no longer existed.

• defunct
• perfunctory
• euphemism
• hapless

5. The tabloid journalist was responsible for spreading the __________ about the movie star’s affair.

• impeccable
• canard
• nadir
• irreparable

6. We always consulted my older sister about what to wear because she had __________ taste in clothing.

• impeccable
• canard
• nadir
• irreparable

7. Incapable of being repaired or rectified

• impeccable
• canard
• nadir
• irreparable

8. The lowest point; rock bottom

• impeccable
• canard
• nadir
• irreparable

9. Trickery; deceptive practices

• chicanery
• tantamount
• subsist
• omnipresent