Vocabulary Quiz: The Golden Touch

What does the verb "bequeath" mean?

• To receive a gift

• To give or hand down a valuable possession

• To borrow something

• To sell an item

Which word describes something that is too many to count?

• Diminutive

• Insatiable

• Innumerable

• Paltry

What does the verb "burnished" mean?

• Covered with gold

• Polished by rubbing

• Filled with delight

• Expressing grief

Which word means generous and charitable?

• Beneficent

• Avarice

• Vex

• Mortification

What does the adjective "lustrous" describe?

• Very small

• Reflecting light evenly and efficiently

• Filled with delight

• Expressing hatred

What is the meaning of the adjective "diminutive"?

• Very large

• Very small

• Very bright

• Very dull

What does the verb "gilded" mean?

• Covered thinly with gold leaf or paint

• Polished by rubbing

• Filled with delight

• Expressing grief

Which word means filled with delight?

• Enraptured

• Dolefully

• Contemptuously

• Disconsolately

What does the verb "vex" mean?

• To calm or soothe

• To bother or distress

• To give or hand down

• To express grief

What is the meaning of the noun "perplexity"?

• Calm or peace

• Confusion or bewilderment

• Hatred or disapproval

• Embarrassment or shame