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Identify the meaning of the word Vain
A. A tube of many that carries blood to the heart
B. To have a high opinion of one's own appearance
C. That flat parts on a feather
D. To have no purpose
Correct answer
b) to have a high opinion of one's own appearance
Fill in the blank.
Lindsey was eating dinner with her family when her dog began to _____ very loudly. They were having steak that night and it's his favorite.
What word goes in the blank?
a) yell
b) bark
c) run
d) speak
Correct answer
b) bark
Jamie and her mom were on a walk, Jamie had trouble keeping up with her brisk pace.
What does the word brisk mean?
a) traditional
b) fast
c) strenuous
d) tough
Correct answer
b) fast
What word would you use to make this connotation positive?
Kim was ____ about winning the contest.
a.)sad
b.)happy
c.)nervous
d.)mad
b.)happy
Which connotation is used in this sentence?
I wasn't displeased, but I wasn't elated either about my grade
a) Negative
b) Positive
c) Neutral
Correct answer
c) neutral
Identify the meaning of the word optimal?
a) worst
b) favorable
c) enough
d) inadequate
Correct answer
b) favorable
The dress was ruined, there was glue and gunk all over it. The dry cleaner said it was incorrigible, she couldn't fix it.
What does the word incorrigible mean?
a) can be repaired
b) perfect condition
c) used up
d) cannot be fixed
Correct answer
d) cannot be fixed
When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted.
What does the word flabbergasted mean?
a) astonished
b) dull
c) stupid
d) shaken
Correct answer
a) astonished
Max was sad about his cat running away.
what is the connotation of this sentence?
a.)Negative
b.)Positive
c.)Neutral
Many students disregard their homework, that is, they don’t care about it at all.
What does disregard mean?
a) to work together
b) to give attention
c) to listen carefully
d) to show no care or attention
Correct answer
d) to show no care or attention
What does the word archaic mean?
a) fresh
b) modern
c) ancient
d) old fashion
Correct answer
d) old fashion
The boy had a winning streak, he won each game time after time, he had this haughtiness to him, he thought he was superior.
What does the word haughtiness mean?
a) kind look
b) arrogant look
c) mean look
d) tired look
Correct answer
b) arrogant look
What does the word abhor mean?
a) talkative
b) admire
c) cite
d) disgusted
Correct answer
d) disgusted
What word would make this a positive connotation?
Billy was _____ about his baseball game that would start in a few seconds.
a.)Untroubled
b.)mad
c.)spooked
d.)unsatisfied
a.)Untroubled
The woman needed to take an Advil, she looked through her capacious bag, there was so many things in there it was hard to find.
What does the word capacious mean?
a) smooth
b) rough
c) tiny
d) spacious
Correct answer
d) spacious
Identify the meaning of the word surrogate?
a) finished
b) original
c) substitute
d) genuine
Correct answer
c) substitute
The woman had a bad day, she was being impudent, no one wanted to be around her.
What does the word impudent mean?
a) tired
b) kind
c) rude
d) sarcastic
Correct answer
c) rude
He disdains experts and gets his information from popular media instead
What does the word disdain mean?
a) avail
b) admiration
c) respect
d) unworthy
Correct answer
d) unworthy
What word has a neutral connotation?
a.)Stormy
b.)Sunny
c.)Gloomy
d.)Partly Cloudy
d.)Partliy Cloudy
What word mean a rude, aggressive personality
a) Diverse
b)Abdicate
c) Aggressive
d) Truculent
Correct answer
c) aggressive
Identify the meaning of the word vagabond.
a) wanderer
b) stationary
c) rooted
d) fixed
Correct answer
a) wanderer
After serious flooding in the northeast of Thailand, fatal diseases; such as, malaria, hepatitis and cholera, are often widespread, killing a large number of people.
What does the fatal mean?
a) deadly
b) fearful
c) ill
d) harmful
Correct answer
a) deadly
We can only conjecture about what was in the student's mind, why did he pull the fire alarm?
What does the word conjecture mean?
a) guess
b) factual
c) narrow
d) harsh
Correct answer
a) guess
What word makes a positive connotation?
a.)irate
b.)dejected
c.)gleeful
d.)disconsolate
c.)gleeful
Use the following sentence to identify the meaning of the word conciliate
You are all the time trying to conciliate rival claims
a) Angry; aggressive
b) Resolve
c) Fight
d) Hate
Correct answer
b) resolve