Week 1 Quiz

Tom Buchanan is described in Chapter 1 as now being "a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a ___________________ manner" (Fitzgerald 7).

• supersillyous

• supercillious

• supercylous

• supercilious

Match the following

• labyrinth

• To ___________ the beauty of the artwork, the museum used special lighting to highlight its intricate details.

• extemporizing

• Without any prior preparation, she excelled at __________ her speech, impressing the audience with her ability to speak spontaneously.

• innuendo

• There is a David Bowie film called the _________________ that features a huge maze with lots of twists and turns.

• accentuate

• Someone who is really suspicious and tries to hide meaning

His vision had deteriorated, so he scheduled an appointment with an ______ to get his eyes examined.​ (a)   ​ ​

• oculist
• occulist
• occulast
• aculist

The roof of the warehouse was made of _____ metal, which helped channel rainwater away from the building.

• corrugted

• corrugated

• corrigated

• corigated

Click on ALL context clues: (3)

The committee had to allocate the budget wisely, carefully deciding how to distribute funds among various projects.​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​

• budget
• distribute
• funds
• committee
• wisely
• carefully