Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "ominous" mean?

• A strong wish for something

• Comfort or relief from sorrow or grief

• Threatening; signaling trouble, danger, or disaster

• To make the same as everyone or everything else

What is the meaning of "nurturer"?

• A person who tends to the needs of someone, especially a child

• With extreme care about details

• An act or instance of breaking a rule or law

• Something that limits

Which word means "to give up"?

• Regulated

• Prohibited

• Relinquish

• Petitioned

What is the definition of "scrupulously"?

• With uncertainty

• With extreme care about details

• A strong wish for something

• A violation of a law or duty

What does "transgression" refer to?

• A formal request

• A violation of a law or duty

• Accuracy or exactness

• Something very unusual and remarkable

What does "yearning" mean?

• The highest point; the top

• A strong wish for something

• An act or instance of breaking a rule or law

• Comfort or relief from sorrow or grief

My cassette player is ___________ now that we have all our music online.

• obsolete
• regulated

• rueful

• ominous

Comfort or relief from sorrow or grief

• phenomenon

• relinquish

• solemn

• solace

Use the word regulated in a sentence.

Use the word tentatively in a sentence.