Vocabulary Quiz Wild Rice

What does the word "amiss" mean?

• To be of use

• Something is wrong or faulty

• Extremely strange

• To criticize severely

Which word describes something that is extremely strange or unusual?

• Bizarre

• Contagious

• Tedious

• Spontaneous

What does "chastise" mean?

• To help

• To float or hang suspended

• To criticize or punish severely

• To change

Which word means "easily passed from one person to another"?

• Dialect

• Contagious

• Modify

• Loll

What does "culminate" mean?

• To feel or express disapproval

• To reach the highest point or final stage

• To be lazy or idle

• To sink or settle down

Which word means "to feel or express disapproval or regret"?

• Deplore

• Avail

• Preposterous

• Tedious

What is a "dialect"?

• A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation

• A type of punishment

• A spontaneous action

• A type of modification

What does "hover" mean?

• To criticize severely

• To float or hang suspended over

• To be of use

• To change

Which word means "to be lazy or idle"?

• Loll

• Modify

• Culminate

• Deplore

What does "modify" mean?

• To criticize or punish

• To change

• To reach the highest point

• To express regret