Vocabulary Quiz

Garson's trembling hand patted the girl's shoulder very softly, ________ of infinite tenderness.

• a leak

• an acquisition

• a dissent

• a caress

Who is most likely to display a grimace?

• a person who is giggling

• a sales clerk

• a person in physical pain

• an enthusiastic tourist guide

Clammy means:

• groggy

• blazing

• silky

• damp

Caress means:

• a gentle affectionate stroking

• the striking of one body against another

• the act of starting something

• a brilliant and notable success

Cynical means:

• noble

• honorable

• civilized

• distrustful

Dawdled means:

• scowled

• wept

• complained

• lingered

In this sentence, "The grimace on Jesse's face when Ping picks him as her partner is priceless," grimace means:

• a swaggering show of courage

• a postulated sequence of possible events

• a message written in a secret code

• a contorted facial expression

Cynical means:

• sticking fast

• believing the worst of human nature and motives

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

• lacking stimulating characteristics

Homage means:

• intrusion

• anger

• respect

• simplicity

Idle means:

• without a basis in reason or fact

• overly emotional

• meeting requirements

• following or accompanying as a consequence