5 Written Questions

1. (n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
   syn: (v.) tackle, confront, struggle with
2. (n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain
   syn: (v.) tie up, chain up, leash
   ant: (v.) untie, let loose
3. (adj.) not having or using, lacking
   syn: wanting, bereft
   ant: full, teeming, abounding
4. (v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
   ant: stop, quell, squelch, quash
5. (n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior
   syn: (n.) cream of the crop, upper crust
   ant: (n.) rank and file, dregs of society

5 Matching Questions

1. willful
2. perturb
3. comply
4. prodigious
5. perspective

1. a (n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
   syn: viewpoint, sense of proportion
2. b (v.) to yield to a request or command
   syn: submit to, consent to, acquiesce in
   ant: reject, refuse, decline
3. c (adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
4. d (v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
   syn: upset, agitate, anger, irritate
   ant: delight, gladden, please
5. e (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
   syn: gigantic, tremendous, astounding
   ant: puny, minuscule, insignificant

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
   syn: contend, rival
   1. tether
   2. elite
   3. vie
   4. devoid
2. (v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
   syn: apportion, parcel out, allocate
   1. elite
   2. unison
   3. allot
   4. amass
3. (n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord
   syn: harmony, concord, assent
   1. unison
   2. amass
   3. vie
   4. elite
4. (adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand
   syn: pertinent, germane, applicable
   ant: unconnected, extraneous
   1. elite
   2. devoid
   3. allot
   4. relevant
5. (n.) long life, long duration, length of life
   ant: brevity, transience
   1. devoid
   2. longevity
   3. vie
   4. elite

5 True/False Questions

1. amass → (v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
   syn: accumulate, pile up, garner
   ant: scatter, dissipate, squander, waster

   True        False

2. incapacitate → (v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
   ant: stop, quell, squelch, quash

   True        False

3. skittish → (adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
   syn: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle
   ant: bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

   True        False

4. audacious → (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
   syn: gigantic, tremendous, astounding
   ant: puny, minuscule, insignificant

   True        False

5. myriad → (adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number
   syn: (adj.) innunmerable, countless
   ant: (adj.) few, scant, sparse

   True        False