Vocabulary Quiz Unit 10

What does dilapidated most likely mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• badly-built

• run-down

• chaotic

• inflammable

Which word is closest in meaning to surplus as it is used in paragraph 1?

• overabundance

• stock

• supply

• shortage

What is the meaning of grueling as it is used in paragraph 2?

• dutiful

• long

• busy

• tortuous

Which word means the opposite of futile in paragraph 2?

• laborious

• effective

• hopeful

• ineffective

Hospitable comes from the Latin word hospes.

Hospes most likely means

• law

• obligation

• permission

• host

Draw a line from each phrase to the boldface word it defines.

• to avoid or get out of doing work

• bellow

• a wild animal's den; a hideout

• shirk

• someone living off another

• parasite

• a loud, angry roar

• lair

Select the item that means the same as the boldface word. dismantle the system

• disassemble

• displace

• disrupt

• disable

Select the item that means the same as the boldface word. lavish praise

• unwarranted

• extravagant

• stingy

• lukewarm

Select the item that means the same as the boldface word. botch the presentation

• postpone

• complete

• attend

• bungle

Select the item that means the same as the boldface word. veto the scheme

• delay

• endorse

• reject

• develop