Vocabulary Quiz

Incline:

• A slope or slant

• A sharp pain

• A threat or danger

• A temporary substitute

Premonition:

• A strong feeling that something is about to happen

• A song sung by a lover

• A state of mind in which someone is not fully conscious

• A feeling of anger caused by something unjust

Capricious:

• Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

• Continuing firmly or obstinately

• Bending easily; flexible

• A threat or danger

Anguish:

• Expression of sympathy

• Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

• A feeling of anger caused by something unjust

• A state of mind in which someone is not fully conscious

Smoldering:

• Burning slowly, without flame but producing smoke and heat

• A threat or danger

• A temporary substitute

• A feeling of anger caused by something unjust

Mesmerize:

• To hypnotize or fascinate

• To gather together

• To move in waves or with a wavelike motion

• To protect someone from a disease

What does "monotonous" mean?

• Tediously uniform or unchanging

• Strange and frightening

• Covered with a hard outer layer

• A threat or danger

What is the meaning of "demeanor"?

• Outward behavior or appearance

• A person in charge of a group of workers

• Interwoven, as in hair or rope

• A sudden sharp pain

How would you describe something done "gingerly"?

• In a careful and cautious manner

• Not yielding or giving in

• Crowded closely together

• Strange and frightening

What does "eerie" mean?

• Strange and frightening

• Covered with a hard outer layer

• A threat or danger

• A temporary substitute