Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "assurance" mean?

• Uncertainty or doubt

• A pledge or self-confidence

• A place of safety for political fugitives

• A control panel for an electrical device

Which word is defined as "an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc."?

• Console

• Asylum

• Dross

• Dwindle

What is the meaning of "console" as a verb?

• To make larger or wider

• To lessen or diminish

• To comfort

• To turn out to be highly toxic

The word "dilate" is used to describe the action of:

• Becoming less or diminishing

• Expanding or enlarging

• Producing refuse or waste products

• Seeking asylum

What is the antonym of "dwindle"?

• Decrease

• Shrink

• Proliferate

• Aggravate

What does the word 'flippant' mean?

• Showing a serious and respectful attitude

• Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful

• Willing to fight; quarrelsome

• Extremely intense or violent

What is the noun form of 'institute' as used in the learning material?

• A debt

• An organization for the promotion of learning

• A serious and respectful attitude

• A synonym for 'freedom'

The word 'preposterous' is best defined as:

• Furious and violently intense

• Ridiculous and senseless

• Quarrelsome and fond of fighting

• Resistant to disease

What does 'pugnacious' mean?

• Ridiculous and senseless

• Quarrelsome, fond of fighting

• Free from disease

• Lacking in seriousness

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'rabid'?

• Plausible

• Restrained

• Fanatical

• Congenial