American Literature - Vocabulary Enhancement - Quiz 1

Which vocabulary word means

"a great misfortune or disaster; deep distress or misery"?

• disdain

• calamity

• writhe

• derogatory

Which vocabulary word means

"to treat with contempt; despise or scorn"?

• disdain

• calamity

• rueful

• writhe

Which vocabulary word means

"character flaw or minor weakness"?

• calamity

• rueful

• foible

• disdain

Which vocabulary word means

"A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality, perceptions"?

• enmity

• empathy

• mollify

• paradigm

Which vocabulary word means

"to twist into coils or fold as to distort"?

• disdain

• foible

• writhe

• paradigm

Which vocabulary word means

"the face as indication of mood, emotion, or character"?

• countenance

• paradigm

• mollify

• enmity

Which vocabulary word means

"identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives"?

• enmity

• empathy

• benevolent

• calamity

Which vocabulary word means

"generous; kindly"?

• empathy

• enmity

• benevolent

• foible

Which vocabulary word means

"to soothe in temper; reduce intensity"?

• empathy

• benevolent

• rueful

• mollify

Which vocabulary word means

"mutual hatred"?

• mollify

• paradigm

• enmity

• countenance