Vocabulary Quiz Level G Unit 1

What is the definition of "arrogate"?

• To work on excessively; to thrash soundly

• To claim or take without right

• Hackneyed, trite, commonplace

• Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way

Which word means "hackneyed, trite, commonplace"?

• Acquisitive

• Arrogate

• Banal

• Belabor

What does the word "belabor" mean?

• To work on excessively; to thrash soundly

• To claim or take without right

• Hackneyed, trite, commonplace

• Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way

What does the word "coherent" mean?

• To change from liquid to solid

• To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

• Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole

• A formal expression of praise

What does "eschew" mean?

• To avoid, shun, keep away from

• To change from liquid to solid, thicken

• A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

• Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole

What is the meaning of the word "germane"?

• Irrelevant

• Appropriate

• Insatiable

• Offensive

What is the definition of "largesse"?

• Generosity in giving

• Refusing to compromise

• Offensive

• Relevant

Which word is an adjective that means refusing to compromise?

• Insatiable

• Invidious

• Intransigent

• Germane

Which word means offensive and tending to cause bitterness and resentment?

• Invidious

• Germane

• Largesse

• Insatiable

What is the definition of "reconnaissance"?

• A) A survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

• B) To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

• C) Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

• D) To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise