Vocabulary Quiz Week 8

Anyone who has seen the Golden Gate Bridge in the rose-gold light of sunset can attest to its beauty. Attest means:

• to declare to be true.

• to wish for.

• to forget easily.

A three-hundred-page novel written in 1939 has the odd attribute of containing no e, the most common letter in English. Attribute means:

• a tendency.

• a defect.

• a characteristic.

An experienced jeweler can easily discern whether a diamond is genuine or fake. Discern means:

• to see clearly.

• to disregard.

• to change.

I wanted to dispatch the letter as quickly as possible, so I took it to the post office instead of dropping it into a mailbox. Dispatch means:

• to represent.

• to send.

• to drive.

Our gym teacher enhanced her appearance with a more attractive hairstyle. Enhance means:

• to collect.

• to reduce.

• to improve.

How the thief entered our house was an enigma until we remembered that the cellar door had been left unlocked. Enigma means:

• a comfort.

• a puzzle.

• an error.

Mr. Ramirez, who emphasizes original thinking and freedom of expression, exemplifies the best in teaching. Exemplifies mean:

• to illustrate

• to oppose

• to show

Every morning when I was in the hospital, a volunteer wheeled in a mobile library every day.

Mobile means:

• active

• expensive

• movable

Since owls are nocturnal, they are rarely seen during the daytime. Nocturnal means:

• nosy

• busy

• of the night

When coming up from the subway, I often need to look at a street sign to orient myself.

Orient means:

• to locate

• to question

• to welcome