Animal Farm Chapter 1 - 3 Vocabulary Test

Hence it is weaker and the edge cannot be so acute. In the sentence above, acute has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• Intense
• Sharp
• Perceptive
• Critical

Horace was an acute thinker and a frank speaker on the problems of life. In the sentence above, acute has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• dire
• urgent
• keen
• placid

“The overwhelming response from students is ________. One, they don’t feel they know enough, and two, they don’t really care,” he said.

• apathy
• ensconced
• dissentient
• plaited

That night, he receives a cryptic message and develops an other-worldly ability. In the sentence above, cryptic has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• disturbing
• compelling
• pleasing
• mystifying

The enmity between Harry and Malfoy was at its highest point ever. In the sentence above, enmity has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• rigidity
• animosity
• susceptibility
• commonality

ensconce means to:

• fix firmly
• reduce in size
• call together
• celebrate boisterously

gambol has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• make a point
• pass off
• take root
• run around

maxim means:

• rewording for the purpose of clarification
• a list or register of events
• a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
• something serving to conceal plans

She parted her hair in the middle, ________ it, and pinned it round her head. Type the only word only in all lowercase.

Under Demetrius’s guidance, the groundwork was laid for what was to become the preeminent scholarly institution in the Greek world. In the sentence above, preeminent has the same or almost the same meaning as:

• modern
• secretive
• leading
• structured