Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 9

What is the meaning of the word "assurance"?

• A place of safety

• A pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

• To make or become larger or wider

• Resistance to disease

Which word describes an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.?

• Asylum

• Console

• Institute

• Realm

What does the word "console" mean?

• To lessen, diminish

• To comfort

• To twist out of shape

• To reward, pay, reimburse

What is the definition of "dilate"?

• To make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

• To make young again; to make like new

• To establish, set up

• To expose to danger; to dare

Which word means "refuse, waste products"?

• Dwindle

• Dross

• Liability

• Sparse

What does "flippant" mean?

• Genuine, excellent

• Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

• Quarrelsome, fond of fighting

• A risky or daring undertaking

What is the meaning of "immunity"?

• A debt; something disadvantageous

• Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

• A kingdom; a region or field of study

• An abnormality

Which word is defined as "to reward, pay, reimburse"?

• Rejuvenate

• Remunerate

• Warp

• Venture

What does "sterling" mean?

• Meager, scant; scattered

• Ridiculous, senseless

• Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

• Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme

What is the definition of "warp"?

• To twist out of shape; an abnormality

• To make young again; to make like new

• To establish, set up

• To comfort