5 Written Questions

1. a person who hates or despises people
2. equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
3. the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
4. fragment, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
5. one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

5 Matching Questions

1. putative
2. dilettante
3. affront
4. inexorable
5. decorous

1. a well behaved, dignified, socially proper
2. b an open or intentional insult; a slight; to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront
3. c a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way
4. d inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
5. e generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. blunt, not coming to a point; slow or a dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180; not causing a sharp impression
   1. slough
   2. furtive
   3. obtuse
   4. portend
2. to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
   1. allege
   2. allay
   3. chary
   4. cabal
3. living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
   1. onerous
   2. mendacious
   3. gregarious
   4. decorous
4. to do without, abstain from, give up
   1. fatuous
   2. garish
   3. forgo
   4. tyro
5. secret agreement or cooperation
   1. paucity
   2. acclamation
   3. collusion
   4. illusory

5 True/False Questions

1. ebullient → one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step like formation or arrangement

   True        False

2. canard → a false rumor, fabricated story

   True        False

3. laconic → limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

   True        False

4. bestial → beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility

   True        False

5. Askance → with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

   True        False