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ENG II HMH Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word 'poignant'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

2.

What is the meaning of the word 'wizened'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

3.

What is the meaning of the word 'beleaguered'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

4.

What is the meaning of the word 'fluent'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

5.

What is the meaning of the word 'compulsion'?

a)

forced obligation

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

6.

What is the meaning of the word 'implicit'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Understood, but not expressed

7.

What is the meaning of the word 'reaffirmation'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

The act of verifying or endorsing again

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

8.

What is the meaning of the word 'resilience'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Ability to return to a normal state after a change or an injury

9.

What is the meaning of the word 'precarious'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Dangerously insecure

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

10.

What is the meaning of the word 'insular'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Narrow-minded or detached from others

d)

Able to express oneself clearly and easily

11.

What is the meaning of the word 'sedately'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

In a calm and dignified manner

12.

What is the meaning of the word 'tepid'?

a)

Emotionally moving or stimulating

b)

Shrunken and wrinkled

c)

Troubled with many problems

d)

Neither hot nor cold; lukewarm