Vocabulary Unit 1 Quiz 1

Famous for his monosyllabic replies to questions and a somber and ___________ nature, President Coolidge had the nickname "Silent Cal."

• taciturn

• germane

In that moment of grief, the conventional expressions of sympathy I had always considered ___________ were surprisingly comforting.

• tenable

• banal

I am proud to have it said of me that I am stubborn and __________ when genuine moral issues are involved.

• invidious

• instransigent

Ethelred the Unready was so reluctant to face the Vikings who invaded his kingdom tha tin effect he _________ himself off the throne.

• arrogated

• temporized

What evidence can you offer to ___________ the assertion that capital punishment does not deter potential murderers?

• substantiate

• eschew

Suddenly a band of *ruffians set upon us and began to ___________ us with blows and curses.

*ruffians - violent criminals or troublemakers

• congeal

• belabor

Even a very imperfect human being may sometimes have virtues of mind or character that are worthy of ___________.

• carping

• emulation

Aristotle had such a(n) ___________ mind that his writings are a *veritable gold mine of odd and interesting information.

*veritable - real or genuine

• arrogate

• acquisitive

The mood of easy cordiality with which we began the meaning soon _________ into icy politeness.

• congealed

• temporized

The poor woman was in such a state of shock after the accident that she couldn't give a ______________ account of what had happened.

• coherent

• taciturn