Week 1: Vocabulary Quiz

Use the new words in the proper blanks: The pickets agreed to ______ against the law that curtailed their freedom.

• inveigh
• Aspire

• nettle

• overt

• relegate

Answer explanation

Inveigh means to attack verbally

Use the new words in the proper blanks: When they tried to ______ the star to a minor role she was furious.

• aspire

• inveigh

• relegate

• nettle

• overt

Answer explanation

relegate means to assign to an inferior position

Use the new words in the proper blanks: Poe's hero watched the rats ______ across his inert body.

• lethal

• scurry

• incisive

• precipitate

• stereotype

Use the new words in the proper blanks: The jockey received a ______ kick from the fractious horse.

• lethal

• scurry

• incisive

• precipitate

• stereotype

Use the new words in the proper blanks: The director was ousted from his ______ when he angered the mayor.

• stentorian

• singular

• valor

• bias

• sinecure

Use the new words in the proper blanks: The word 'surrender' is anathema to people of ______.

• stentorian

• singular

• valor

• bias

• sinecure

Use the new words in the proper blanks: A viable peace was brought about as a result of the diplomat's ______ contribution.

• singular
• stentorian

• valor

• bias

• sinecure

Match the new words with their meanings: singular

• prejudice

• soft job

• courage

• extraordinary

• loud

Match the new words with their meanings: bias

• prejudice

• soft job

• courage

• extraordinary

• loud

Match the following

• to irritate or annoy

• overt

• open

• aspire

• to strive for

• nettle

• to assign to a lower position

• relegate

• attack verbally

• inveigh