5 Written Questions

1. (v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
2. (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundemental, basic
3. (n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
4. (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
5. (n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl.) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

5 Matching Questions

1. undulate
2. dissemble
3. taciturn
4. suppliant
5. emulate

1. a (adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor
2. b (v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
3. c (v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
4. d (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
5. e (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
   1. devious
   2. evince
   3. avid
   4. credence
2. (adj.) tending to find fault, especially in petty, nasty, or hairsplitting; (n.) petty, nagging criticism
   1. carping
   2. verdant
   3. avid
   4. verbiage
3. (n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
   1. celerity
   2. propriety
   3. overt
   4. cavort
4. (adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
   1. incendiary
   2. verbiage
   3. verdant
   4. invidious
5. (n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
   1. utopian
   2. temporize
   3. encomium
   4. devious

5 True/False Questions

1. largesse → (adj.) tending to find fault, especially in petty, nasty, or hairsplitting; (n.) petty, nagging criticism

   True        False

2. belabor → (adj.) capable of being held or defended

   True        False

3. temporize → (v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

   True        False

4. utopian → (adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

   True        False

5. verdant → (adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

   True        False