NYTimes Vocabulary 5/10

Which word means "a deep, covered dish used for serving soup or stew"?

• Tureen

• Chortle

• Quasi

• Enshrine

What does the word "tetchy" mean?

• Very happy

• Easily irritated or short-tempered

• Deep in thought

• Resembling something

Which word best fits the following sentence? "After hearing the joke, she couldn't help but ________ with delight."

• Enshrine

• Chortle

• Quasi

• Tureen

If something is "quasi-legal," what does that mean?

• It is completely legal

• It is partly or almost legal

• It is sacred

• It is very loud

Which word describes a continuing sound or echo caused by an initial event?

• Reverberation

• Tureen

• Tetchy

• Chortle

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "enshrine."

• The chef enshrined the soup in a large pot.

• The constitution enshrines the rights of citizens.

• The children enshrined with laughter.

• The room was enshrined with echoes.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to "chortle"?

• To cry softly

• To laugh gleefully, often with a snorting sound

• To whisper quietly

• To shout angrily

Select the word that would best complete the sentence: "The ________ of the loud noise could be heard throughout the building."

• Tureen

• Reverberation

• Quasi

• Tetchy

Which word would you use to describe someone who is "partly or almost" something?

• Quasi

• Tetchy

• Enshrine

• Chortle

Which sentence uses the word "tetchy" correctly?

• The tetchy soup was delicious.

• He became tetchy after waiting in line for an hour.

• The tetchy echoed through the hall.

• She tetchied with laughter.