TWG ch 7-8 (1) Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "jittery" mean?

• A) A person used by others for their own purposes

• B) Nervous; unable to relax

• C) Lively, cheerful, self-confident

• D) Having no meaning; making no sense

What is an "intern"?

• A) An unpleasant person

• B) A student or trainee of a specific job

• C) A person who does not tolerate others with different opinions

• D) Sharp powers of judgment

Which word describes someone who is "lively, cheerful, self-confident"?

• A) Pompous

• B) Jaunty

• C) Shrewd

• D) Inscrutable

What does "pompous" mean?

• A) Lacking culture or manners

• B) Irritatingly self-important and grand

• C) Impossible to understand or interpret

• D) Writing or speaking that is nonsense or has no meaning

What does the term "louse" refer to?

• A) A person who does not tolerate others with different opinions

• B) An unpleasant person

• C) A student or trainee of a specific job

• D) Having no meaning; making no sense

What does "shrewd" mean?

• A) Nervous; unable to relax

• B) Sharp powers of judgment

• C) Lively, cheerful, self-confident

• D) A person used by others for their own purposes

What is a "pawn" in the context of this vocabulary list?

• A) A person who does not tolerate others with different opinions

• B) A student or trainee of a specific job

• C) A person used by others for their own purposes

• D) An unpleasant person

What does "nonsensical" mean?

• A) Lively, cheerful, self-confident

• B) Sharp powers of judgment

• C) Having no meaning; making no sense

• D) Irritatingly self-important and grand

What does "gibberish" refer to?

• A) Writing or speaking that is nonsense or has no meaning

• B) Impossible to understand or interpret

• C) Lacking culture or manners

• D) Nervous; unable to relax

What does "crude" mean?

• A) A person used by others for their own purposes

• B) Sharp powers of judgment

• C) Lacking culture or manners

• D) An unpleasant person