Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "plodding" mean?

• Fast-moving and exciting

• Slow-moving and unexciting

• Sparsely occupied

• Abundant in numbers

What is the definition of "deserted"?

• Full of life and activity

• Sparsely occupied or unoccupied, desolate

• Filled with people

• Covered with vegetation

What does "immigrated" mean?

• To leave a country permanently

• To come to live permanently in a foreign country

• To visit a country temporarily

• To travel for leisure

What does "privations" refer to?

• Abundance of resources

• State in which essential things are scarce or lacking

• Excessive wealth

• Luxurious living conditions

What is the meaning of "respiratory"?

• Relating to digestion

• Relating to organs of respiration

• Relating to circulation

• Relating to the nervous system

What does "convalescing" mean?

• To become ill

• To recover health and strength over time

• To deteriorate in health

• To remain in a stable condition

What is "leprosy"?

• A fast-growing disease affecting the heart

• A slow-growing disease affecting nerves, skin, eyes, and nose

• A common cold

• A type of cancer

What does "bedridden" mean?

• Active and mobile

• Confined to bed by sickness or old age

• Engaged in physical activity

• Traveling frequently

What does "hypocrisy" refer to?

• Sincerity in beliefs

• Practice of claiming moral standards to which one's behavior does not conform

• Consistency in actions and beliefs

• Honesty in all situations

What is a "sanatorium"?

• A place for leisure activities

• An establishment for medical treatment of convalescing people

• A school for children

• A government building