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Vocab 10 - The Hobbit Week 4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word "vagabond"? Example: We traveled light, like vagabonds.

a)

a person who wanders from place to place

b)

a person who spends winters in Mexico

c)

light and flightless insects

d)

fast-moving sports competitors

2.

What is the meaning of the word "promontory"? Example: We ventured up to the promontory for a better view.

a)

high land that juts into a body of water

b)

a building's top lookout

c)

a long, stone, medieval staircase

d)

an elevator

3.

What is the meaning of the word "vintage"? Example: "...but this wine, it would seem, was the heady vintage of the great gardens of Dorwinion" (The Hobbit, chapter 9).

a)

the year or place in which wine is produced

b)

an old object that becomes trendy again

c)

furniture made from tarnished brass

d)

a long vacation

4.

What is the meaning of the word "waylay"? Example: "It is true that we were wrongfully waylaid by the Elven-king and imprisoned without cause..."

a)

to stop, interrupt, or trouble someone

b)

to trap and capture

c)

to torture and kill

d)

to wrongfully conspire against

5.

What is the meaning of the word "enmity"? Example: There is enmity between the goblins and the dwarves.

a)

a strong feeling of hostility or opposition

b)

cutthroat competition

c)

fierceness

d)

a negotiated truce

6.

What is the meaning of the word "ominous"? Example: The large, gray clouds looked ominous and we feared a thunderstorm.

a)

threatening or doomy

b)

exciting and joyful

c)

loud and chaotic, clamorous

d)

comical or funny

7.

What is the meaning of the word "desolate"? Example: The mountains were heavily populated, but the valley was strangely desolate.

a)

bleak, empty, bare

b)

a crowded and beautiful landscape

c)

colorful

d)

wet and freezing cold

8.

What is the meaning of the word "marauding"? Example: We caught them marauding around the village borders.

a)

setting small fires

b)

searching for things to steal or attack

c)

organizing merry social gatherings

d)

campaigning for presidency

9.

What is the meaning of the word "perplexed"? Example: The old, orange businessman was perplexed when someone used big, high-level words.

a)

completely baffled or puzzled

b)

smart and confident

c)

sickened and afraid

d)

barely able to stand

10.

What is the meaning of the word "antiquated"? Example: We found an antiquated plumbing system inside the old building.

a)

old-fashioned or outdated

b)

brand-new and shiny

c)

clamorous and steaming

d)

broken or badly damaged