WW 10 Lesson 1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "asperity"?

• A person who often makes attempts to be funny

• Sharpness or harshness of manner

• Excessively bright and flashy

• To stir up or urge on

Which word means "a person or thing that destroys or causes harm"?

• Buffoon

• Doleful

• Bane

• Extrovert

What does "buffoon" mean?

• A person who often makes attempts to be funny

• Mournful or full of sorrow

• To fill completely with a feeling or idea

• To provoke

Which word is defined as "mournful or full of sorrow"?

• Garish

• Doleful

• Hierarchy

• Imbue

What is an "extrovert"?

• A person whose attention is focused on others

• A person who destroys or causes harm

• A person who is excessively bright and flashy

• A person who is mournful or full of sorrow

Which word means "excessively bright and flashy"?

• Garish

• Hierarchy

• Imbue

• Instigate

What does "hierarchy" refer to?

• To fill completely with a feeling or idea

• A group or system in which positions of power are ranked

• To stir up or urge on

• Sharpness or harshness of manner

What does "imbue" mean?

• To provoke

• To fill completely with a feeling or idea

• To destroy or cause harm

• To be excessively bright and flashy

Which word means "to stir up or urge on"?

• Instigate

• Buffoon

• Doleful

• Extrovert

What does the word "penchant" mean?

• A strong attraction or leaning

• Behaving in a wild and unruly manner

• A basic principle or skill

• Not stopping or slowing down; constant