Unit 12 Vocab Quiz

A LOUD RINGING SOUND/NOISE.

Ex: From the end of the hallway, you could hear the _______ of a bell.

• enhance

• clangor

• prosaic

A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE OR PERFECTION.

Ex: I may not be a _______ of medicine, but I do try my best.

• winsome

• contiguous

• paragon

TO RAISE TO A HIGHER DEGREE, INCREASE VALUE.

Ex: She painted and remodeled the old house to _______ the value and appearance

before selling it.

• enhance

• clangor

• extenuate

SIDE BY SIDE, TOUCHING OR NEAR.

Ex: The __________ rows of corn stretched for miles across the vast farmland.

• scintillating

• contiguous

• implicit

TO LESSEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF MAGNITUDE OF AN OFFENSE BY MAKING EXCUSES.

Ex: "Do not _________ the circumstances!" my mom said when I explained I

had been playing rather than cleaning my room.

• paragon

• enhance

• extenuate

DULL, LACKING IN DISTINCTION AND ORIGINIALITY, STRAIGHTFOWARD.

Ex: I remember his writing being clear and well-versed but also _______.

• prosaic

• implicit

• contiguous

IMPLIED OR UNDERSTOOD, WITHOUT DOUBTS OR RESERVATIONS.

Ex: She never confirmed it, but it was ________ that she didn't want to return to

the party and just wanted to go home.

• prosaic

• implicit

• scintillating

MARKED BY CONSPICUOUS OR PRETENTIOUS DISPLAY, SHOWY.

Ex: The opera's interior was so ____________,

the chandeliers shone bright above our heads and the floor was splattered with red carpet.

• extenuate

• scintillating

• ostentatious

CHARMING, ATTRACTIVE, CHILD-LIKE CHARM,

Ex: When my little sister wanted a candy, she became as

_______ as a puppy begging for a treat.

• winsome

• paragon

• implicit

SPARKLING, TWINKLING, EXCEPTIONALLY BRILLIANT.

Ex: The philosopher was known for her _____________ conversations.

• ostentatious

• scintillating

• winsome