Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice Quiz

Definition: To cry and sniff in a feeble or fretful way (verb).

• Whimper

• Snivel

• Meager

• Sombre

Definition: Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner.

• Waggish

• Puckish

• Mean; Base

• Puerile

Definition: Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

• Insipid

• Dubious

• Tedious

• Listless

Definition: Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.

• Illustrious

• Sagacious

• Voracious

• Loquacious

Definition: Childishly silly and trivial.

• Puerile

• Naive

• Ingenuous

• Otiose

Definition: Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.

• Solemn

• Meager

• Somber

• Monotone

Definition: Giving an impression of vague unworldliness.

• Invigle

• Awry

• Dread

• Fey

Definition: To say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner (verb).

• Sniveled

• Nestled

• Retorted

• Retrieved

Definition: To anticipate with great apprehension or fear (verb).

• Dread

• Yield

• Aghast

• Uttered

Definition: Lacking in quantity or quality.

• Somber

• Meager

• Otiose

• Insipid