5 Written Questions

1. sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude
2. to tear or wear off the skin of; to censure strongly; denounce
3. form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders
4. great depth; depth of intellect, feeling or meaning; something profound or abstruse
5. song of joy or triumph; a fervant expression of joy

5 Matching Questions

1. bulwark
2. fiat
3. expatriate
4. exhort
5. stygian

1. a fortification; barricade; wall
2. b very dark
3. c to send into exile
4. d arbitrary order; authorization
5. e to urge by strong appeals

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. blessing
   1. malign
   2. venal
   3. benison
   4. tepid
2. neat; skillful
   1. dearth
   2. extol
   3. dross
   4. deft
3. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
   1. paean
   2. rife
   3. shard
   4. cozen
4. shameful; very bad
   1. renege
   2. impeccable
   3. reprehensible
   4. untenable
5. long burst of gunfire
   1. fusillade
   2. turpitude
   3. ironclad
   4. fiat

5 True/False Questions

1. debacle → disaster

   True        False

2. cogitate → to tear or wear off the skin of; to censure strongly; denounce

   True        False

3. vigilant → clearly wrong

   True        False

4. placid → song of joy or triumph; a fervant expression of joy

   True        False

5. minatory → threatening; menacing

   True        False