Wordly Wise 9 Lessons 1-2 Quiz

She bewailed the loss of her friend.

Bewailed most closely means _.

• applauded

• regretted

• embraced

• denied

The chief justice dressed with a touch of flamboyance.

Flamboyance most closely means _.

• showiness

• tastefulness

• dignity

• brightness

Four years of a foreign language seemed an insuperable requirement for admission to college.

Insuperable most closely means _.

• reasonable

• silly

• unattainable

• minor

The meteorologist predicted intermittent rain for this weekend.

Intermittent most closely means _.

• periodic

• constant

• unusual

• driving

"Early to bed, early to rise" is an example of a maxim.

Maxim most closely means _.

• saying

• cliche

• principal

• advice

Sandy's diet was destitute of nutritional value as she didn't eat vegetables.

The antonym of destitute is _.

• lacking

• without

• needful

• full

I stumbled through the terminal door, _ by my two heavy suitcases.

• deduced

• traversed

• exhorted

• encumbered

We abandoned our idea of traveling up the Amazon River when we learned that such a trip would be _ with danger.

• incontrovertible

• fraught

• haphazard

• arrayed

Disposing of garbage by converting it into energy is an _ idea.

• inexplicable

• incontrovertible

• ubiquitous

• ingenious

His statement that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing is _.

• incontrovertible

• deduce

• alacrity

• encumber