5 Written Questions

1. having more than one possible meaning
2. not presently active
3. a slight or subtle degree of difference
4. make obscure or unclear
5. one that precedes and indicates or announces another

5 Matching Questions

1. incongruous
2. pompus
3. antithesis
4. redolent
5. empirical

1. a concited
2. b exact opposite
3. c oderous or smelling, fragrent
4. d derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
5. e lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
   1. acumen
   2. panacea
   3. acrimony
   4. arcane
2. to soothe or to appease, to assuage
   1. erudite
   2. polemic
   3. salient
   4. mollify
3. native to or confined to a certain region
   1. erudite
   2. endemic
   3. archaic
   4. polemic
4. intended to attract notice and impress others
   1. onerous
   2. obsequious
   3. ostentatious
   4. tenuous
5. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
   1. dearth
   2. chagrin
   3. archaic
   4. hubris

5 True/False Questions

1. efficacy → the power to produce a desired result

   True        False

2. anathema → a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

   True        False

3. banal → (adj.) Cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

   True        False

4. quotidian → everyday; commonplace

   True        False

5. transient → not lasting, enduring, lasting only a short time

   True        False