5 Written Questions

1. overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile (I believe that his _____ behaviour toward is grandmother is to ensure being included in the will)
2. Careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent (Her ________ behavior left no doubts as to her integrity)
3. incontrovertibly (Just about anything could set off his ____ temper)
4. enthusiasm, fervor (To the delight of his students, he brought great _____ to the teaching profession)
5. exalted, noble, uplifting (The romantic dinner, which included delicious food, soft music, and a beautiful setting, was simply ____)

5 Matching Questions

1. deplete
2. blasphemous
3. affinity
4. empirical
5. fallow

1. a based on obsevation or experiment and not on theory (We need some ________ data to make our case solid)
2. b irreverent, profane (Telling that sacrilegious joke is _________)
3. c a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship (Having suffered hiself, he felt a(n) ________ for the homeless)
4. d inactive, plowed but not sowed (In order for land to be productive, it must lie ______ occasionally)
5. e to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value (Our oil reserves have been ___________ because of years of drilling and pumping)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude (After the loss, the coach's remarks were _____)
   1. laconic
   2. despotic
   3. acquiesce
   4. fallow
2. having a lofty generous and courageous spirit (The ______ of the king endeared him to his subjects)
   1. affinity
   2. magnanimity
   3. veracity
   4. laconic
3. very principled, very careful and concientious (The _____ police officer never took a bribe, and he ceaselessly tried to prevent crime)
   1. scrupulous
   2. extraneous
   3. sublime
   4. obsequious
4. to give in, to comply (I was so desperate I had to _______ to his demands)
   1. sublime
   2. acquiesce
   3. laconic
   4. deplete
5. an increase in number, multiplication (Many are afraid of nuclear _____ and the possibility that a terrorist country will explode a bomb)
   1. veracity
   2. proliferation
   3. corroboration
   4. sublime

5 True/False Questions

1. surreptitious → very principled, very careful and concientious (The _____ police officer never took a bribe, and he ceaselessly tried to prevent crime)

   True        False

2. buttress → to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value (Our oil reserves have been ___________ because of years of drilling and pumping)

   True        False

3. incontrovertible → indesputable (The district attorney was looking for _____ evidence to prove that the accursed arsonist burnt the bank)

   True        False

4. hyperbole → incontrovertibly (Just about anything could set off his ____ temper)

   True        False

5. corroboration → confirmation (Fortunately, I had some _________ for my whereabouts on the night of the crime)

   True        False