Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the word "brisk"?

• Energetic, lively, fast; cool and fresh

• Slow, dull, sluggish

• To make calm; to ease pain or sorrow

• A severe shortage of food over a large area

Which of the following is a synonym for "soothe"?

• To excite, upset; to hurt, worsen

• To quiet, pacify; to comfort, relieve

• To disapprove, denounce, blame

• To numb, shock, astound, baffle, bewilder

What does the word "condemn" mean?

• To make sure, safe, or certain; to guarantee

• To criticize a person or action as wrong, guilty, or evil; to judge as guilty and to punish

• An urgent request for help; the answer given in a law court by a person accused of a crime

• Not strong or solid; poorly made; not convincing

Which of the following is an antonym for "famine"?

• Hunger, starvation, scarcity, want

• Feast, plenty

• To risk, endanger

• To praise, admire, honor, applaud, approve

What is the meaning of the word "ensure"?

• To make sure, safe, or certain; to guarantee

• To criticize a person or action as wrong, guilty, or evil; to judge as guilty and to punish

• To make calm; to ease pain or sorrow

• A state of confusion

Which of the following is a synonym for "plea"?

• To numb, shock, astound, baffle, bewilder

• An appeal, cry, petition, prayer

• To confirm, insure

• Thin, light, weak, rickety, feeble; shabby, shoddy

What does the word "flimsy" mean?

• Not strong or solid; poorly made; not convincing

• To make sure, safe, or certain; to guarantee

• To make calm; to ease pain or sorrow

• A severe shortage of food over a large area

Which of the following is a synonym for "daze"?

• To numb, shock, astound, baffle, bewilder

• To quiet, pacify; to comfort, relieve

• To disapprove, denounce, blame

• To risk, endanger

What is the meaning of the word "monotonous"?

• Exciting and varied

• Dull as a result of not changing in any way

• Considerate toward others

• Quick and skillful in movement

Which of the following is a synonym for "courteous"?

• Rude

• Polite

• Monotonous

• Sluggish