5 Written Questions

1. abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
2. to fill with dismay or horror
3. harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly
4. a hint; a vague notion
5. sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep

5 Matching Questions

1. disparage
2. guile
3. fathom
4. inveterate
5. clandestine

1. a treacherous cunning, deceit
2. b firmly established, long-standing; habitual
3. c to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
4. d secret, concealed, underhand
5. e to understand; get to the bottom of; determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. to repeal, cancel
   1. rescind
   2. respite
   3. beset
   4. trenchant
2. to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
   1. bellicose
   2. allure
   3. alleviate
   4. allocate
3. discouraged, dejected, downcast
   1. rescind
   2. respite
   3. chagrin
   4. crestfallen
4. warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
   1. allure
   2. allocate
   3. bellicose
   4. respite
5. not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
   1. voluble
   2. allocate
   3. disparage
   4. implacable

5 True/False Questions

1. respite → to repeal, cancel

   True        False

2. vehement → to attack from all sides; hem in; harassed; troubled; studded (as with jewels)

   True        False

3. conflagration → remorse, regret

   True        False

4. allure → a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm; to entice, tempt; to be attractive to

   True        False

5. quell → to subdue, put down forcibly

   True        False