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Vocabulary Unit 1 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the verb "adulterate" mean?

a)

To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

b)

To make larger, increase

c)

To stare with open mouth

d)

To repeat something

2.

Which word describes someone who is able to use both hands equally well?

a)

Bereft

b)

Ambidextrous

c)

Dour

d)

Opulent

3.

What is the meaning of the verb "augment"?

a)

To make larger, increase

b)

To form up

c)

To cover, mask

d)

To repeat

4.

If someone is "bereft," what are they experiencing?

a)

Wealth and luxury

b)

Deprived of something; made unhappy through a loss

c)

Easily bent or influenced

d)

Experimental in nature

5.

Which verb means to position or arrange, or to utilize?

a)

Deploy

b)

Gape

c)

Gibe

d)

Reiterate

6.

What does "dour" mean?

a)

Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

b)

Easily bent, flexible

c)

Not combed, untidy

d)

Courage in facing difficulties

7.

What is the definition of "fortitude"?

a)

Wealth and luxury

b)

Courage in facing difficulties

c)

Intended to deceive or entrap

d)

Experimental in nature

8.

To "gape" means to:

a)

Stare with open mouth; open wide

b)

Repeat something

c)

Make worse by addition

d)

Be unresponsive

9.

What does "gibe" mean as a verb?

a)

To utter taunting words

b)

To cover or mask

c)

To be experimental

d)

To be wealthy

10.

What is a "guise"?

a)

An external appearance, cover, mask

b)

A hint or indirect suggestion

c)

A word for word repetition

d)

A taunting word

11.

Which adjective means "intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous"?

a)

Insidious

b)

Stolid

c)

Opulent

d)

Tentative

12.

What is the meaning of "intimation"?

a)

A hint, indirect suggestion

b)

An expression of scorn

c)

Courage in facing difficulties

d)

Not combed, untidy

13.

Which word best describes something that is "wealthy, luxurious, grandiose"?

a)

Opulent

b)

Pliable

c)

Dour

d)

Warily

14.

If something is "pliable," it is:

a)

Easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

b)

Not easily moved emotionally

c)

Experimental in nature

d)

Deprived of something

15.

What does "reiterate" mean?

a)

To say again, repeat

b)

To make larger

c)

To open wide

d)

To deceive

16.

Which adjective means "not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive"?

a)

Stolid

b)

Tentative

c)

Unkempt

d)

Insidious

17.

What does "tentative" mean?

a)

Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

b)

Wealthy and luxurious

c)

Easily influenced

d)

Stern and unyielding

18.

If someone is "unkempt," they are:

a)

Not combed, untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

b)

Easily bent

c)

Courageous

d)

Deceitful

19.

What does "verbatim" mean?

a)

Word for word; exactly as written or spoken

b)

With great care

c)

To repeat

d)

To cover or mask

20.

If someone does something "warily," how do they do it?

a)

Cautiously, with great care

b)

With luxury

c)

With hesitation

d)

With unresponsiveness