Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "adjunct"?

• A male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse

• Something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential

• To howl or screech like a cat

• Absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible

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

• Intolerant

• Inflexible

• Open-minded

• Stubborn

What is the antonym of "poltroon"?

• Craven

• Dastard

• Chicken

• Gallant

What is the antonym of "quasi"?

• Kind of

• As if

• Totally

• Seemingly

Failure to stand up for your rights is not being “prudent” or “moderate”; it is the behavior of a ______.

• poltroon

• bellwether

• supine

• noisome

A superintendent is at the head of the _______ of educators responsible for the schooling of our children and young people.

• hierarchy

• vignette

• adjunct

• proselyte

With penetrating insight and a marvelous ear for dialogue, the author gave us in a few words an unforgettable _______ of a confused but hopeful adolescent.

• adjunct

• vignette

• proselyte

• raillery

As the family set up their tent, a distant _______ of an unseen and mysterious creature sent the children running for the comfort of their parents’ arms.

• caterwauling

• poltroon

• effete

• ribald

A lauded short story writer and novelist, Ernest Hemingway was far from _______, as he also thrived in such endeavors as bullfighting, hunting, and skiing.

• effete

• ribald

• quasi

• supine

Choose the word from this unit that is the same or most nearly the same in meaning as the boldface word or expression in the phrase: shocked by the foul atmosphere.

• noisome

• ribald

• effete

• supine