5 Written Questions

1. respect
2. to treat as a celebrity
3. inclined to dispute or disagree
4. thinly scattered or distributed
5. argumentative; quarrelsome

5 Matching Questions

1. rife
2. transmute
3. evanescent
4. surfeit
5. truculent

1. a vanishing; fading away
2. b prevalent, abundant
3. c transform
4. d fiercely savage; brutal
5. e an excessive amount

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a flat, dull, or trite remark
   1. platitude
   2. placate
   3. mitigate
   4. abate
2. resistant to authority
   1. rampant
   2. recalcitrant
   3. prescient
   4. vacillate
3. to reduce in degree of intensity
   1. berate
   2. abate
   3. placate
   4. assail
4. to waver in mind or opinion
   1. placate
   2. vacillate
   3. exculpate
   4. mitigate
5. shameful
   1. litigious
   2. ignominious
   3. contentious
   4. atrocious

5 True/False Questions

1. unerring → undeviating accuracy

   True        False

2. wheedle → to scold

   True        False

3. placate → to reduce in degree of intensity

   True        False

4. encumbrance → something burdensome

   True        False

5. effacious → effective

   True        False