5 Written Questions

1. Saying a lot in a few words.
2. To make an accurate line drawing or diagram of; to portray or describe in detail.
3. No longer in use; outmoded.
4. To analyze, explain, interpret, or understand.
5. To decorate or enhance.

5 Matching Questions

1. diligent
2. culpable
3. ominous
4. liability
5. paradox

1. a a. A seemingly self-contradictory statement that, on closer examination, proves worthy of belief. b. Someone or something that is full of contradictions and inconsistencies.
2. b Foreshadowing evil; menacing or threatening.
3. c Hardworking; thorough and persistent.
4. d a. A debt or obligation, especially of a financial nature. b. A hindrance or handicap.
5. e At fault; blameworthy.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a. A highly select group of superior individuals. b. Select; superior.
   1. dire
   2. elite
   3. libel
   4. erudite
2. Fat and bulky.
   1. diligent
   2. concise
   3. complacent
   4. corpulent
3. To banish or exclude from a group; to shun.
   1. ostracize
   2. malice
   3. lucrative
   4. erudite
4. a. An intentionally obscure statement; a riddle b. Someone or something that is puzzling or mysterious.
   1. elite
   2. enigma
   3. phobia
   4. elicit
5. The point at which the plot of a novel or drama is finally resolved; the outcome or solution of a complex sequence of events.
   1. devout
   2. dormant
   3. denouement
   4. demure

5 True/False Questions

1. plaintive → Profitable

   True        False

2. discourse → No longer in use; outmoded.

   True        False

3. premise → a. A statement upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. b. To state or assume as the basis for something else; to offer in advance as an explanation of, or introduction to, something else.

   True        False

4. envisage → To have a mental image of something, especially when the thing does not yet exist; to conceive of.

   True        False

5. precarious → Developing unusually early.

   True        False