Vocabulary Quiz "As you like it"

What is the definition of the term "counsel" as used in the document?

• To idealize or revere as being godlike

• Advice; guidance

• To earnestly deny or reject something

• Several; of multiple or many kinds

How is the term "deify" used in a sentence according to the document?

• The sailors agreed to forswear alcohol throughout the voyage.

• On that island we discovered divers reptiles that were unfamiliar to us.

• The student thought the commencement speaker provided good counsel.

• Media can sometimes deify celebrities by making them seem more like gods than human beings.

What does the adjective "divers" mean in the context of the document?

• Advice; guidance

• To idealize or revere as being godlike

• (archaic, literary) several; of multiple or many kinds

• To earnestly deny or reject something

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the term "forswear."

• The student thought the commencement speaker provided good counsel.

• Media can sometimes deify celebrities by making them seem more like gods than human beings.

• On that island we discovered divers reptiles that were unfamiliar to us.

• The sailors agreed to forswear alcohol throughout the voyage.

What does the word "penury" mean?

• Wealth and prosperity

• Extreme poverty; pennilessness

• Generosity in giving

• A state of confusion

What does "scrumptious" best describe?

• A type of fabric

• A delicious meal

• A scenic view

• A large building

"Gargantuan" is best used to describe something that is:

• Very small

• Very large

• Very old

• Very fast

"Dusk" refers to which time of the day?

• Noon

• Midnight

• Morning

• Evening

Which word would best describe a view that is very beautiful and picturesque?

• Tranquil

• Scenic

• Humble

• Desolate

If a forest is described as "verdant," what does it mean?

• It is very dry.

• It is full of animals.

• It is lush and green.

• It is very cold.