Vocabulary Context and Usage Quiz

What does the word "billow" mean in the context of the provided text?

• To shrink or contract

• To rise up or swell out as with the wind

• To remain still

• To fall down

Which of the following best defines "doggedness"?

• Easily discouraged

• Persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious

• Quick to give up

• Indifferent

What are "entrails" as described in the text?

• External features

• Internal organs, specifically intestines

• Bones

• Muscles

The term "evanesced" means:

• Intensified

• Faded away

• Appeared suddenly

• Solidified

What does "exotic" refer to in the context of the text?

• Common and familiar

• Of foreign origin or character; not native to an area

• Ordinary

• Local

Define "heresy" as used in the text.

• A widely accepted belief

• Opinion or doctrine that goes against an orthodox principle, especially of a religious system

• A traditional practice

• A scientific fact

What does "imminent" mean?

• Unlikely to happen

• It will happen

• Happened in the past

• Impossible

The word "infallibility" refers to:

• The quality of being unreliable

• The quality of being trustworthy or not being able to fail or do wrong

• The ability to make mistakes

• The tendency to deceive

What does "iridescent" mean in the context of the text?

• Dull and colorless

• Displaying a play of lustrous changing colors like those of the rainbow

• Monochrome

• Transparent

Define "precariously" as used in the text.

• Safely

• Dangerously

• Comfortably

• Securely