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Peak Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean for a situation to be precarious?

a)

Safe and secure; absolutely secure and stable

b)

Silly

c)

Dangerous, risky; lacking in security or stability

2.

What does pelting mean?

a)

To collect animal pelts as a hobby

b)

To climb a mountain

c)

Beating against; repeatedly hurling an object toward

3.

What does demoralizing mean?

a)

Depriving of spirit or energy; disheartening

b)

To climb a mountain

c)

To face sideways

d)

To persevere

4.

What does it mean to be audacious?

a)

To listen to audio nonstop

b)

To be fearless and daring; bold; risk-taking

c)

To be scared; weak; cowardly

5.

What is an alleged crime?

a)

A crime that is asserted without proof

b)

A crime that is proven with plenty of proof

c)

A crime that is felony

d)

A crime that is not very serious

6.

What does it mean when someone is enunciating?

a)

Mumbling words indistinctly

b)

Stating words clearly and distinctly

c)

Chewing loudly

7.

Denouement

a)

The beginning part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are introduced and matters are begun and unresolved.

b)

The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

c)

A French word for the math term "denominator"

8.

What does it mean to elicit something?

a)

To evoke or draw out from someone by actions or questions

b)

To say something clearly and distinctly

c)

To demonstrate an action in an overt and obvious way

9.

What is a demeanor?

a)

Someone's inner emotions

b)

When someone is "de meaner" character in the story

c)

Outward behavior or bearing

10.

What is the meaning of stupor?

a)

Stupidity; a foolish decision

b)

A daze; a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

c)

A feeling of guilt

11.

When someone is feeling remorseful, what emotions are they feeling?

a)

They are feeling joyful; they are expressing happiness for wise decisions

b)

They are feeling intelligent because they relearned Morse Code

c)

They are feeling sorry; they are feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

12.

What does it mean to listen to someone incredulously?

a)

You are listening in total belief and acceptance

b)

You are listening in absolute awe and wonder

c)

You are amazed by the incredible things they are saying

d)

You are listening with doubt or disbelief

13.

What does it mean to be unwavering?

a)

To be firm and determined

b)

To be untouched by the waves in the ocean, even if they are rogue

c)

To be unsure and uncertain

d)

To be frightened

14.

What is duress?

a)

A piece of clothing that one wears, typically when dur-essing up

b)

The use of comfort and peace when convincing someone to act

c)

The use of force or threats to make someone act

15.

What is wherewithal?

a)

To take away something of little value

b)

The money or other means needed for a particular purpose

c)

The place you visit to withdraw equipment and gear needed for a trip

16.

What does it mean to do something begrudgingly?

a)

To give or do reluctantly

b)

To do something eagerly

c)

To do something with one's full effort

d)

To do something for someone who holds a grudge against you

17.

What does concurred mean?

a)

When people have carried a conversation for an extended amount of time

b)

When people have reached different conclusions and are in disagreement

c)

When people have reached the same conclusion; agreed; occurred at the same time