ENG IV Vocab Quiz 3

Fill in the blank: Harry Potter got a ______ amount of mail from Hogwarts.

• colossal

• stupor

• impertinent

• senile

What is the definition for the vocab word used in this sentence: Terry was in such an outrageous stupor that she ran a red light and caused a wreck.

• a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

• a state of extreme happiness

• a state of deep concentration

• a state of mild confusion

Which definition is correct for the vocab word in this sentence: Since Rachel is the older sister, she should be magnanimous in her monopoly victory.

• very generous or forgiving

• very competitive

• very strict

• very indifferent

Fill in the blank: The centuries-old building, now ______ and black with soot, is a historical landmark.

• decrepit

• pristine

• magnanimous

• colossal

Fill in the blank: They gasped at the ______ of the suggestion. Of course they had to write in complete sentences in Mrs. Ford’s class! (lack of respect; rudeness)

• impertinence

• ingenuous

• stupor

• providential

Fill in the blank: Toby eyed her with wide, ______ eyes as he asked her to go out on a first date with him.

• ingenuous

• impertinent

• providential

• senile

Fill in the blank: We need to exercise ______ during school lockdowns and shelter drills.

• prudence

• impertinence

• conjecture

• stupor

What is the meaning of this vocab word: Watching “Mean Girls” always makes Susan collapse into gale of laughter.

• a noisy outburst

• a quiet whisper

• a gentle sigh

• a soft murmur

Fill in the blank: Thanks to that ______ snowstorm, Jimmy was not forced to go to school and take his biology test.

• opportune

• providential

• gale

• sacramental

Fill in the blank: Being ______ is having or showing the weaknesses of old age.

• senile

• youthful

• energetic

• vigorous