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Chapter 1-2 TKAM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Assuaged

a)

Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

b)

Intensify a feeling

c)

Anger someone

d)

Question

2.

piety

a)

concealed; secret

b)

physically strong, fit, and active

c)

the quality of being religious or reverent;

a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence

d)

a continuing sound, especially of a person's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation

3.

Brethren

a)

having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance

b)

with sincere and intense conviction; seriously

c)

a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction

d)

fellow Christians or members of a male religious order

4.

Strictures

a)

a restriction on a person or activity

b)

a small hole in a tire resulting in an escape of air

c)

a large or excessive amount of (something)

d)

(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

5.

lest

a)

intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation

b)

give shares of (something); deal out

c)

keep (something) from happening or arising

d)

with the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of

6.

Dictum

a)

a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

b)

a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle

7.

chattels

a)

(in general use) a personal possession

b)

talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters

c)

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

d)

extremely unpleasant

8.

taciturn

a)

absolutely necessary or important; essential

b)

offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled

c)

reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

d)

the maximum amount that something can contain

9.

imprudent

a)

not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

b)

done on purpose; deliberate

c)

not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash

d)

unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless

10.

tyrannical

a)

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

b)

exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

c)

existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established

d)

the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

11.

malevolent

a)

of extreme force, degree, or strength

b)

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

c)

a person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection or as a mark of rank

d)

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

12.

prediliction

a)

the action of inflicting something unpleasant or painful on someone or something

b)

a thing predicted; a forecast

c)

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

d)

a greater liking for one alternative over another or others

13.

nebulous

a)

eat small quantities of food at frequent but irregular intervals

b)

in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy

c)

indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events

d)

come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events

14.

condescended

a)

treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority

b)

the action of leading a group of people or an organization

c)

a large number

d)

show feelings of superiority; be patronizing

15.

apprehensively

a)

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

b)

an individual or organization that pays some or all of the costs involved in staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising

c)

capable of bending easily without breaking

d)

infinite or unending time

16.

illicitly

a)

transport or carry to a place

b)

the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers

c)

in a way that is contrary to or forbidden by law, rules, or custom

d)

deeply upset and agitated

17.

pronouncement

a)

a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance

b)

a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration

c)

a natural ability to do something

d)

(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense

18.

entailment

a)

settle the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular group, usually one family:

b)

ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

c)

remain in one place in the air

d)

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

19.

Vexation

a)

of little importance; trivial

b)

recognize the full worth of

c)

courteous, kind, and pleasant

d)

the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

20.

sojourn

a)

cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious

b)

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

c)

a temporary stay

d)

make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others