5 Written Questions

1. to hate very, very much; I ________ laziness.
2. embarrass; She will be ________ if they notice her torn clothes.
3. to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce; They ________ ice cream from their diet.
4. not something typical; Such a huge wave is an ________ .
5. hard to understand; His ________ lectures were difficult to follow.

5 Matching Questions

1. absolved
2. abdicate
3. acrid
4. acerbic
5. acquiesce

1. a sour; severe; acid in temper, mood, or tone; Although she was smiling, her ________ tone of voice made us all uncomfortable.
2. b to accept; to agree; After the long discussion, they decided to ________ rather than to continue the argument.
3. c harshly pungent, bitter; The ________ smoke filled the firemen's lungs.
4. d to step down from a high position; He will be forced to ________ his throne if he is proven guilty.
5. e to forgive or free from blame; She was ________ for killing the King.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. to reduce; After the rain ________ , we saw a rainbow.
   1. abnegated
   2. abdicate
   3. abashed
   4. abated
2. hopeless; defeated; Some people live in ________ poverty.
   1. abstract
   2. abhor
   3. abated
   4. abject
3. bottomless; She couldn't tolerate the ________ situation any longer.
   1. abated
   2. abdicate
   3. abysmal
   4. abashed
4. honor; He received ________ every time he appeared in public.
   1. absolute
   2. accolades
   3. accosted
   4. absolved
5. unlimited, ruled by no one or nothing else; He ruled with ________ authority.
   1. absolute
   2. abstruse
   3. abdicate
   4. absolved

5 True/False Questions

1. abortive → to forgive or free from blame; She was ________ for killing the King.

   True        False

2. accosted → to speak to someone aggressively; He ________ her in the dark alley and took her purse.

   True        False

3. abstinent → theoretical; I think that ________ art is just a lot of splattered paint that brings out the imagination in a person.

   True        False

4. abridged → to shorten; to condense; Because I have so little time, I usually read the ________ version of the new novels.

   True        False

5. abstract → hard to understand; His ________ lectures were difficult to follow.

   True        False