5 Written Questions

1. something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace
2. inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
3. fatal injury or ruin
4. a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
5. to fill with consternation or dismay

5 Matching Questions

1. auspicious
2. apropos
3. beleaguered
4. adorn
5. archaic

1. a to the point
2. b of, relating to, or characteristic of words and language that were once common but are now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period
3. c to lend beauty to; decorate
4. d favorable
5. e to harass; beset

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts
   1. amalgam
   2. apathy
   3. avant-garde
   4. avarice
2. any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues
   1. belie
   2. blight
   3. burgeon
   4. bog
3. greed
   1. archaic
   2. avarice
   3. amalgam
   4. adorn
4. one that precedes another
   1. belligerent
   2. ambivalent
   3. automaton
   4. antecedent
5. swiftness of action or motion; speed
   1. celerity
   2. banality
   3. avarice
   4. belie

5 True/False Questions

1. arduous → to the point

   True        False

2. bog → a wetland

   True        False

3. affectation → behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality

   True        False

4. ambivalent → having opposing attitude or feelings about something

   True        False

5. aloof → distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

   True        False