His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.
What is the meaning of the word Emaciation?
a. Skeleton like appearance
b. Thick like appearance
c. Tender skeleton
d. Fleshless body
a. Skeleton like appearance
100
"While swing music probably won't again dominate the popular musical scene as it once did, the sound remains a vital part of American culture..."
What is the meaning of the word vital as used above?
a. intriguing
b. interloping
c. preferential
d. important
d. important
100
After seeing the picture of the starving children, we felt compassion or pity for their suffering.
What does the word compassion mean?
a. Understanding
b. Attracted
c. Harassed
d. Unconcern
a. Understanding
100
While the exact definition may be elusive, swing music-as played by the big bands of 1930s and '40s-is as uniquely American as baseball and apple pie.
What is the meaning of the word "elusive?"
a. fleeting
b. arbitrary
c. confusing
d. placid
c. confusing
100
"The music provided a real-life soundtrack for two of America's most trying eras-the Depression and World War II."
What is the meaning of the word "eras" as used above?
a. time warp
b. time travel
c. time capsule
d. time span
d. time span
200
"During the hard years of the Depression, big-band music provided pleasure and solace for millions, as well as an important social function."
What is the meaning of the word solace as used above?
a. hatred
b. disdain
c. comfort
d. vitality
c. comfort
200
"When asked to describe swing music, he called it "as difficult to explain as the Mona Lisa's smile or the nutty hats some people wear-but it's still stimulating."
What does the word stimulating means?
a. monotonous
b. invigorating
c. melodious
d. sobering
b. invigorating
200
"Jazz also changed, evolving into other forms like bebop, which failed to capture large audiences."
What does the word "evolving" mean?
a. attract
b. liberate
c. change
d. possess
c. change
200
"Even back in the big-band heyday, band leader Benny Goodman couldn't do it. When asked to describe swing music, he called it "as difficult to explain as the Mona Lisa's smile or the nutty hats some people wear."
What does "heyday" means as used above?
a. a form of straw
b. a form of greeting
c. a form of celebration
d. a form of popularity
d. a form of popularity
200
"The Duke's musical career spanned several decades, from the 1920's until his death in 1974..."
What is the meaning of the word "spanned?"
a. lasted
b. ended
c. revived
d. halted
a. lasted
300
One theory about the disappearance of the pirate ship in the Caribbean suggests that the ships may have encountered maelstroms, large dangerous vortexes.
What is the meaning of the word maelstrom as used above?
a. problem
b. huge hazard
c. violent whirlpool
d. scary storm
c. violent whirlpool
300
"They start with the music being played by contemporary swing bands, and then they discovered the originals. These young people eventually come to appreciate what wonderful music was made during the Big Band Era."
What is the meaning of the word contemporary?
a. of that time
b. of the past
c. of their history
d. of the future
a. of that time
300
"The infectious, up-tempo beat and rich orchestration were-and-still are-tailor-made for dancing."
What us the meaning of the word infectious?
a. captivatingly contagious
b. easily transmitted
c. overwhelmingly tedious
d. slowly hypnotic
a. captivatingly contagious
300
"Though swing music came of age in the 1990's its roots go back to the blending of African and Euro-American musical traditions that flourished in New Orleans in early 1935."
What is the meaning of the word "flourished" as used above?
a. disintegrated
b. decreased
c. dispersed
d. thrived
d. thrived
300
"President Franklin Roosevelt even declared that the music could "inspire a fervor for the spiritual values in our way of life and strengthen democracy."
What does the word "fervor" mean?
a. Exuberance
b. Depression
c. Competitiveness
d. Timidity
a. Exuberance
400
The explorers landed in an alien environment, a place both foreign and strange to their beloved homeland.
What is the meaning of the word alien as used above?
a. ecological
b. affiliated
c. critical searchers
d. a foreigner
d. a foreigner
400
Unlike Barbara, who could never forgive an insult, Tuchman was magnanimous person.
What is the meaning of the word magnanimous as used above?
a. unselfish
b. selfish
c. mean-spirited
d. awesome
a. unselfish
400
Mary admonished her students and they knew they were in hot water for their actions.
What is the meaning of the word admonished?
a. Careless
b. Cautioned
c. Compliment
d. Prescribed
b. Cautioned
400
"Today, the blossoming interest in ballroom dance has continued to feed the revival of swing music, with dance clubs forming at colleges around the country."
What does the word "revival" mean?
a. rebirth
b. emphasis
c. decline
d. underdevelopment
a. rebirth
400
"...swing was the first form of jazz to be embraced by a mass audience dominating the pop charts, dance halls, radio airwaves and concert halls of america for 20 years."
What does "dominating" mean?
a. Covering
b. Exciting
c. Supplementing
d. Ruling
d. Ruling
500
The dudeen – a short-stemmed clay pipe – is found in Irish folk tales.
What is the meaning of the word Dudeen?
a. Short story
b. Irish utensil
c. a folktale
d. Clay pipe
d. Clay pipe
500
In America, she is an eminent scientist even though she is virtually unknown in England.
What is the meaning of the word eminent?
a. famous
b. ordinary
c. smart
d. unremarkable
a. famous
500
When Elizabeth heard the news of the crash, her face became a stolid mask showing no expression and betraying no emotions.
What is the meaning of the word stolid as used above?
a. upset
b. emotionless
c. embarrassing
d. breathe taking
b. emotionless
500
"...they discovered that there is no better accompaniment to dancing than the toe tapping sounds of a big band."
What does the word "accompaniment" mean as used above?
a. opposition
b. complement
c. misfit
d. choreography
b. complement
500
"...swing developed its own slang, culture and style of dress--"zoot suits" and two-toned-shoes--and young people flocked to dance marathons across the country."
What does the word "flocked" mean as used above?
a. Congregated
b. Dispersed
c. Registered
d. Escaped