Vocabulary Semester 2

Which word from the list means "wealthy" or "rich"?

• pious

• affluent

• ungainly

• nuance

What is the meaning of the word "antiquity"?

• modern times

• ancient times

• kindness

• noise

Which term refers to "flattering speech or actions designed to persuade"?

• blandishment

• dispatch

• heretical

• succulent

To "chasten" someone means to:

• praise them

• punish or discipline them

• ignore them

• entertain them

Which word best describes "politeness" or "courtesy"?

• civility

• raucous

• mercurial

• repugnant

If someone is described as "congenial," they are:

• unfriendly

• pleasant and agreeable

• noisy

• rebellious

Which word from the list means "skillful and quick"?

• deft

• sporadic

• iconoclast

• terrestrial

If you "dispatch" a message, you:

• delay it

• send it quickly

• ignore it

• rewrite it

Which word means "to involve someone deeply in a conflict or argument"?

• embroil

• expurgate

• garner

• chasten

If a book is "expurgated," what has happened to it?

• It has been made longer

• Offensive parts have been removed

• It has been translated

• It has been illustrated