Vocabulary 13

5 Written Questions

1. a sudden and violent collapse
2. cause to indicate the same time or rate
3. (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
4. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
5. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

5 Matching Questions

1. wily
2. oracular
3. enthralled
4. ulterior
5. sluice

1. a artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
2. b obscurely prophetic
3. c filled with wonder and delight
4. d marked by skill in deception
5. e lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   1. thwart
   2. wily
   3. sluice
   4. tenacity
2. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
   1. deluges
   2. impetuous
   3. arduous
   4. rigorous
3. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur
   1. grandiose
   2. ulterior
   3. oracular
   4. arduous
4. impossible to satiate or satisfy
   1. enthralled
   2. insatiable
   3. platitudes
   4. sluice
5. floods, overwhelms
   1. arduous
   2. sluice
   3. debacle
   4. deluges

5 True/False Questions

1. arduous → difficult to accomplish

   True        False

2. microcosms → minute community

   True        False

3. brusque → artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water

   True        False

4. platitudes → a trite or banal remark esp one that is expressed as significant

   True        False

5. tenacity → hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

   True        False