Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "affluence" mean?

• The act of dividing something into parts

• A steep, narrow waterfall

• Wealth; riches; prosperity

• The beginning, start of something

What is the meaning of "arrears"?

• Quick and skillful in movement

• Unpaid or overdue debts

• Good-humored, in high spirits

• Not movable; not moving

What does "cascade" refer to when used as a noun?

• A partition

• A steep, narrow waterfall

• The smallest possible amount

• A change or innovation

What does it mean to "cringe"?

• To divide into parts or shares

• To shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness

• To be jovial and merry

• To be immobile and not moving

Which word describes someone who is cranky and ill-tempered?

• Crotchety

• Jovial

• Nimble

• Martial

What does "format" refer to?

• The beginning or start of something

• The size and shape, or arrangement of something

• A method of innovation

• A type of partition

What does "immobile" mean?

• Blocked so that nothing can go through

• Not movable; not moving

• The act of introducing a new idea

• Fond of fighting; warlike

What is the meaning of "impassable"?

• The lowest permissible amount

• Blocked so that nothing can go through

• Quick and skillful in movement

• Something that divides

What is an "innovation"?

• A steep, narrow waterfall

• Something new, a change

• A partition

• The beginning of an attack

How would you describe a "jovial" person?

• Not moving

• Good-humored, in high spirits

• Cranky, ill-tempered

• Blocked so that nothing can go through