Vocabulary Quiz: Quiz 1-5

What does the word "bewail" mean?

• To praise highly

• To express deep regret or sorrow over

• To set free from slavery

• Without resources or possessions

Which word means "without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life"?

• Emancipate

• Extol

• Destitute

• Detract

What is the meaning of "detract"?

• To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

• To express deep regret or sorrow over

• To praise highly

• To set free from slavery

Which word is defined as "to set free from slavery; to liberate"?

• Extol

• Bewail

• Emancipate

• Detract

What does "extol" mean?

• To express deep regret or sorrow over

• Without resources or possessions

• To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of

• To praise highly

Which of the following words is a verb?

• Destitute

• Emancipate

• Extol

• Both B and C

If someone is described as "destitute," what are they lacking?

• Freedom

• Praise

• Resources or possessions

• Regret

Which word would you use to describe the act of taking away from the value of something?

• Emancipate

• Extol

• Detract

• Bewail

If a person is "emancipated," what has happened to them?

• They have been praised highly

• They have been set free from slavery

• They have been left without resources

• They have been taken away from value

Which word would you use to describe someone expressing deep regret or sorrow?

• Extol

• Emancipate

• Detract

• Bewail