Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 12

What does the word "assuage" mean?

• To make something more intense

• To make an unpleasant feeling less intense

• To express strong disapproval

• To draw out a response

Which of the following best describes the word "elicit"?

• To suppress a reaction

• To draw out a response, answer, or reaction

• To express approval

• To make something worse

What does "expostulate" mean?

• To agree with someone

• To express strong disapproval or to persuade

• To feel offended

• To improve a situation

What is the meaning of "umbrage"?

• A feeling of joy

• A feeling of offense or annoyance

• A special privilege

• A narrow-minded attitude

What does "prerogative" refer to?

• A common right shared by everyone

• A special right or privilege exclusive to an individual or group

• A feeling of being offended

• A lack of sophistication

Which of the following best describes "provincial"?

• Pertaining to a city; sophisticated

• Pertaining to a province; often suggesting narrow-mindedness

• Deserving praise

• To make something better

What does "meritorious" mean?

• Deserving criticism

• Deserving praise or recognition

• To guess without evidence

• To express disapproval

What is the meaning of "ameliorate"?

• To make something worse

• To make something better or improve a difficult situation

• To express strong disapproval

• To draw out a response

What does "inveigh" mean?

• To speak or write with great hostility

• To express approval

• To make something better

• To feel offended

What is the meaning of "surmise"?

• To know something with certainty

• To suppose or guess something without having enough evidence

• To express strong disapproval

• To make an unpleasant feeling less intense