Vocabulary Quiz

After finishing the painting, the artist signed his name in big letters with a playful __________________.

• flourish

• onslaught

• catastrophe

• quenched

Has the ability of human beings to produce new inventions __________________ our ability to use them wisely?

• quenched

• outstripped

• flourished

• insubordinately

When the musicians failed to arrive and the air-conditioning conked out, we realized that the party was becoming a __________________.

• flourish

• catastrophe

• onslaught

• prudent

With eager students and able teachers, learning will __________________, even though the school building may be old and shabby.

• flourish

• outstrip

• quenched

• abnormal

Even though you may think your supervisor is wrong, you won't be able to hold your job if you act __________________.

• prudently

• insubordinately

• quenched

• abnormal

The high spirits with which we had begun the hike were soon __________________ when it began to rain.

• outstripped

• quenched

• flourished

• prudent

There's nothing like pure water to _______________ your thirst.

• quench

• flourish

• increase

• ignore

Doesn't it seem _______________ for a bright young person to show no interest in taking part in any school activities?

• abnormal

• insubordinate

• normal

• expected

We have made some progress in cleaning up our community, but that is certainly no reason to _______________ our efforts.

• decrease

• swerve

• increase

• abandon

The first _______________ of the disease is marked by a severe fever and the appearance of an ugly rash all over the body.

• onslaught

• decrease

• symptom

• cure