Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "palpable" mean?

• Capable of being touched or felt

• Something that helps to provide comfort

• Marked by unaffected simplicity

• A great disaster

Which term describes something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment?

• Naive

• Amenity

• Futile

• Gargoyle

What does "condone" mean?

• To regard or treat as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless

• A sophisticated, widely traveled person

• A spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure

• Marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal

Which word is defined as "marked by unaffected simplicity"?

• Tangible

• Affable

• Naive

• Zealous

What does "futile" mean?

• Serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

• A great disaster

• Capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch

• Game hunted with hawks

What is a "cosmopolite"?

• A spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure

• A sophisticated, widely traveled person

• A sense of terror

• A great disaster

Which term means "a great disaster"?

• Debacle

• Gargoyle

• Quarry

• Suspense

What is a "gargoyle"?

• A spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter

• A sophisticated, widely traveled person

• A sense of terror

• A great disaster

What does "zealous" mean?

• Being pleasant and at ease in talking to others

• Marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal

• Capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch

• Game hunted with hawks

Which word means "being pleasant and at ease in talking to others"?

• Tangible

• Affable

• Naive

• Zealous