The word that means: willing to please, or tending to consent to others' wishes
What is complaisant
100
The word that means: a group of persons or things arranged in order or rank
What is hierarchy
100
The word that means: abundance
What is cornucopia
100
Identify the part of speech of the word "you" in the following sentence:
You should realize that William Shakespeare was a literary genius.
What is a pronoun
100
Identify the part of speech of the word "theater" in the following sentence:
In Shakespeare's time, the theater was small and open to the sky.
What is a noun
200
The word that means: excessively greedy
What is avaricious
200
The word that means: secret, concealed
What is clandestine
200
The word that means: an exceptionally handsome young man
What is Adonis
200
Identify the part of speech of the word "was" in the following sentence:
You should realize that William Shakespeare was a literary genius.
What is a verb
200
Identify the part of speech of the word "to" in the following sentence:
In Shakespeare's time, the theater was small and open to the sky.
What is a preposition
300
The word that means: cheap, gaudy, showy
What is tawdry
300
The word that means: out-going
What is extrovert
300
The word that means: warlike
What is bellicose
300
Identify the part of speech of the word "completely" in the following sentence:
There was no front curtain to hide the stage completely and separate the actors from their audience.
What is an adverb
300
Identify the part of speech of the word "small" in the following sentence:
In Shakespeare's time, the theater was small and open to the sky.
What is adjective
400
The word that means: excessive admiration of oneself
What is narcissism
400
The word that means: romantically idealistic, impractical
What is quixotic
400
The word that means: music composed of abrupt, distinct, emphatic parts of sound
What is stacatto
400
Identify the part of speech of the word "after" in the following sentence:
We will be studying Shakespeare after midterm exams.
What is a preposition
400
Identify the part of speech of the word "more" in the following sentence:
With no scenery to be changed, the action of the play could flow more quickly.
What is an adverb (modifying the adverb quickly)
500
The word that means: proud
What is bumptious
500
The word that means: crushed by a feeling of guilt
What is contrite
500
The word that means: pretended courage
What is bravado
500
Identify the part of speech of the word "quietly" in the following sentence:
Shakespeare lived quietly and gained a reputation as a polite, good-natured man and loyal friend
What is an adverb
500
Identify the part of speech of the word "and" in the following sentence:
There was no front curtain to hide the stage completely and separate the actors from their audience.