Sadlier Level B: Unit 9, Set B

What does it mean to accelerate?

• To reverse

• To stop

• To speed up

• To slow down

Which word means 'happening by chance or on an irregular basis'?

• Serious

• Casual

• Structured

• Formal

What does it mean to entice someone?

• To discourage

• To ignore

• To repel

• To attract

What does it mean to flounder?

• To move quickly

• To fly effortlessly

• To swim gracefully

• To thrash about clumsily

Which word means 'relating to the pictorial arts'?

• Vivid

• Graphic

• Lifelike

• Colorful

What does it mean to parch something?

• To make wet

• To make dry and thirsty

• To boil

• To freeze

Which word means 'of less than normal strength or size'?

• Robust

• Mighty

• Puny

• Powerful

What does it mean to ratify something?

• To ignore

• To disapprove

• To confirm

• To reject

Which word means 'royal, kinglike'?

• Noble

• Regal

• Imperial

• Majestic

What does it mean to stifle something?

• To smother

• To promote

• To support

• To encourage