5 Written Questions

1. not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity.
2. illegal traffic, smuggled goods;
3. beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome.
4. bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm.
5. a rule of conduct or action. SYN: principle, maxim

5 Matching Questions

1. aspersion
2. caveat
3. sepulchral
4. amorphous
5. axiomatic

1. a shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion.
2. b funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal.
3. c a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
4. d a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior.
5. e self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. to punish severely; to criticize severely
   1. castigate
   2. extricate
   3. erudite
   4. caveat
2. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality.
   1. vapid
   2. aura
   3. flout
   4. caveat
3. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply.
   1. insular
   2. fetter
   3. infer
   4. ennui
4. a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
   1. sedulous
   2. heinous
   3. demagogue
   4. cajole
5. weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
   1. flout
   2. vapid
   3. heinous
   4. ennui

5 True/False Questions

1. erudite → scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic.

   True        False

2. gossamer → thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

   True        False

3. straitlaced → extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical.

   True        False

4. remonstrate → to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly.

   True        False

5. transient → able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly.

   True        False