LotF: Chapter 4-8 Vocab. Quiz

Matching: Match the correct definition to the vocabulary word.

• Mutinously

• Not producing the desired effect

• Malevolently

• In a way that shows a person will not obey the orders of somebody in authority

• Ineffectual

• Intense and passionate feeling

• Tremulous

• Shaking or quivering slightly

• Fervor

• In a way that causes harm

Palled

• To become overwhelmed

• To become infatuated with someone

• To become less interesting

• To become less difficult

Diffidently

• Showing a lack of confidence in one's own ability

• Demonstrating a strong urge to disobey an authority figure

• Acting in a self-righteous manner

• Inflating one's self-image

Interminable

• Boring

• Endless

• Intrusive

• Inappropriate

Derisive

• To express uncertainty through questioning

• To express contempt through ridicule

• To express appreciation through affirmations

• To express sadness through pity

Demure

• Outgoing & comical

• Blunt & jarring

• Fruitless & wasteful

• Reserved & modest

Sentence Evaluation: Read each of the three sentences for the vocabulary word. Choose the sentence that uses the word correctly.

11. (a)   inarticulate

a. His attitude was so inarticulate that the assistant principal had no choice but to suspend him.

b. Usually courageous and well-spoken, I still become quite inarticulate in front of an audience.

c. As inarticulate as I sometimes feel, I still know I can conquer my fear of heights.

• His attitude was so inarticulate that the assistant principal had no choice but to suspend him.

• Usually courageous and well-spoken, I still become
• As inarticulate as I sometimes feel, I still know I can conquer my fear of heights.

Sentence Evaluation: Read each of the three sentences for the vocabulary word. Choose the sentence that uses the word correctly.

12. (a)   glowered

a. She glowered at her accuser in an attempt to intimidate him.

b. After the induction ceremony, my family glowered at me with praise.

c. Happily, she glowered at her friend, for reassurance.

• She glowered at her accuser in an attempt to intimidate him.

• After the induction ceremony, my family glowered at me with praise.

• Happily, she glowered at her friend, for reassurance.

Sentence Evaluation: Read each of the three sentences for the vocabulary word. Choose the sentence that uses the word correctly.

13. (a)   impervious

a. After the altercation, the friends were wildly impervious and never spoke again.

b. It’s common in the middle of winter to see teenagers in shorts, apparently impervious to the cold.

c. Impervious to the virus, she had lingering symptoms for almost six months.

• Sentence A

• Sentence B

• Sentence C

Sentence Evaluation: Read each of the three sentences for the vocabulary word. Choose the sentence that uses the word correctly.

14. (a)   obscured

a. His view of the recital was obscured by a very tall man sitting in front of him.

b. Bathed in sunlight, the dog was obscured across the endless white sand.

c. Obscured by fear, she called her doctor right away to make an appointment.

• His view of the recital was obscured by a very tall man sitting in front of him.

• Bathed in sunlight, the dog was obscured across the endless white sand.

• Obscured by fear, she called her doctor right away to make an appointment.