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MDG Vocab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As Rainsford swam ashore, the air was so humid it was almost _____.

a)

uncanny

b)

tangible

c)

droll

d)

amiable

2.

Zaroff’s love of fine food and wine made him seem a(n) _____ person.

a)

amenity

b)

quarry

c)

disarming

d)

cultivated

3.

He saw nothing wrong with hunting a large _____.

a)

quarry

b)

scruple

c)

imperative

d)

amenity

4.

What does "uncanny" mean in the following?: an uncanny coincidence

a)

surpassing the ordinary or normal

b)

in a manner affording no ease or reassurance

c)

a sudden and complete disaster

d)

perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch

5.

What does "droll" mean in the following?: a droll, self-mocking grin

a)

without change, in every case

b)

surpassing the ordinary or normal

c)

diffusing warmth and friendliness

d)

comical in an odd or whimsical manner

6.

The long nap gave her a new sense of _____.

a)

lacerate

b)

cultivated

c)

vitality

d)

affable

7.

______, they choose to hunt.

a)

precariously

b)

invariably

c)

uncanny

d)

debacle

8.

The jungle weeds had been _______ beyond recognition.

a)

lacerated

b)

cultivated

c)

debacled

9.

What does "affable" mean in the following?: a most thoughtful and affable host

a)

comical in an odd or whimsical manner

b)

without change, in every case

c)

diffusing warmth and friendliness

d)

surpassing the ordinary or normal

10.

What does "precariously" mean in the following?: a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller, living one

a)

a sudden and complete disaster

b)

cut or tear irregularly

c)

the property of being able to survive and grow

d)

in a manner affording no ease or reassurance