Vocabulary I
Which word means to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions?
a. abjure
b. inculcate
c. incognito
d. gauche
b. inculcate
In the fall, there is nothing more visually appealing than a ______ forest and its vibrant leaf-covered ground.
a. factitious
b. gauche
c. deciduous
c. deciduous
a. gerrymander
b. circumnavigate
c. loquacious
a. gerrymander
"Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese" is an example of which of the following?
a. consonance
b. alliteration
c. assonance
c. assonance
"Black bug bit a big black bear" is an example of what?
a. consonance
b. allusion
c. alliteration
c. alliteration
Which word means to travel around, either by plane or ship?
a. gerrymander
b. kinetic
c. circumnavigate
d. homogeneous
c. circumnavigate
After he faked his death, he attended his own funeral _____ to see what people were saying about him.
a. incognito
b. loquacious
c. abstemious
a. incognito
Which word means relating to the motion of bodies and their forces?
a. epiphany
b. factitious
c. kinetic
c. kinetic
Kitchen is for cooking as the bedroom is for sleeping is an example of what?
a. metaphor
b. analogy
c. alliteration
b. analogy
"He struck a streak of bad luck" is an example of what?
a. idiom
b. consonance
c. metaphor
b. consonance
Which word means to be socially awkward, or lacking proper social behaviors?
a. gauche
b. diffident
c. abstemious
d. loquacious
a. gauche
The police were able to make an arrest because the _____ burglar had left his wallet at the scene of the robbery.
a. diffident
b. feckless
c. homogeneous
b. feckless
Which word means the dominance or leadership of one social group over others?
a. abstemious
b. hegemony
c. diffident
b. hegemony
"I've been to the dentist many times, so I know the drill" is an example of what?
a. pun
b. metaphor
c. idiom
a. pun
"Is it time for your medication or mine?" is an example of what?
a. sarcasm
b. idiom
c. metonymy
a. sarcasm
Which word means to formally reject or disavow a belief?
a. abstemious
b. gerrymander
c. inculcate
d. abjure
d. abjure
While Jared was shy and reserved, his twin brother Michael was outgoing and _____.
a. factitious
b. diffident
c. loquacious
c. loquacious
Which word means modest or shy because a lack of self-confidence?
a. diffident
b. abstemious
c. gauche
a. diffident
"It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets" is an example of what?
a. hyperbole
b. irony
c. sarcasm
a. hyperbole
"After the protests maybe Washington will listen to the voters" is an example of what?
a. allusion
b. simile
c. metonymy
c. metonymy
Which word means a divine manifestation?
a. epiphany
b. kinetic
c. diffident
d. feckless
a. epiphany
If our country is to defeat terrorism, we must stand as one ______ people instead of as separate races.
a. abstemious
b. homogeneous
c. feckless
b. homogeneous
Which word means not self-indulgent, especially when eating or drinking?
a. loquacious
b. abstemious
c. feckless
b. abstemious
"Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk" is an example of what?
a. metaphor
b. imagery
c. first person point of view
b. imagery
"I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine..." is an example of what?
a. first person point of view
b. allusion
c. metaphor
a. first person point of view