GBA Vocab Quiz 1

What does "bristly" mean?

• Smooth and soft

• Having or covered with protective barbs or spines

• Shiny and bright

• Wet and slippery

What does "instinctive" mean?

• Planned and calculated

• Unthinking

• Hesitant and unsure

• Slow and deliberate

What does "stifle" mean?

• Encourage and support

• Smother or suppress

• Expose and reveal

• Expand and grow

What is the meaning of "revel"?

• Ignore and neglect

• Take delight in

• Fear and avoid

• Dislike and detest

What does "mantra" mean?

• A random thought

• A commonly repeated word or phrase

• A secret message

• A loud noise

Which word means "walk leisurely and with no apparent aim"?

• Bristly

• Tender

• Saunter

• Instinctive

What does the word "prod" mean?

• To relax

• To urge on; cause to act

• To ignore

• To sleep

What is the opposite of "prod"?

• Urge

• Push

• Discourage

• Motivate

walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

• saunter

• cumbersome

• earnest

• mantra

Which of the following situations involves "prodding"?

• Telling someone to relax

• Encouraging a friend to try a new activity

• Ignoring a question

• Sleeping through an alarm