9th Lit/Comp Unit 13 Vocabulary Quiz

Members of the _________ country club must pay thousands of dollars in fees to be a part of the well-heeled association.

• affluent

• superfluous

• leven

• mellifluous

Because I have already answered your question several times, answering it again would be ________.

• affluent

• superfluous

• leven

• mellifluous

At night the stream outside our cabin makes a(n) _______ sound that is very peaceful to our ears.

• affluent

• superfluous

• leven

• mellifluous

____________________: to make less heavy or serious

• affluent

• superfluous

• leaven

• mellifluous

Because getting this job is very important to you, you should not approach it with _______.

• levity

• alleviate

• elapse

• collapse

__________: to make less painful or dangerous

• levity

• alleviate

• elapse

• collapse

Hours would ___________ before we could even get to the movie theater.

• levity

• alleviate

• elapse

• collapse

Feeling the bridge sway under them, the drivers were terrified that it was about to ________ under them.

• levity

• alleviate

• elapse

• collapse

To avoid having a(n) _____________, the patient should rest and take his medications.

• relapse

• recede

• concession

• cede

When the storm quiets, the waters will _________ from the beach.

• relapse

• recede

• concession

• cede