5 Written Questions

1. (adj) having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
2. (n) exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
3. (adj) dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs: discontented
4. (v) (transitive sense) to incite by argument or advice: urge strongly
5. (n) a state of perplexity or doubt

5 Matching Questions

1. satiate
2. cacophony
3. tenuous
4. unequivocal
5. sophomoric

1. a (adj) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak
2. b (adj) a) leaving no doubt: unambiguous b) unquestionable
3. c (n) a) harsh or discordant sound: dissonance b) specifically: harshness in the sound of words or phrases
4. d (v) to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess
5. e (adj) conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (n) a) a question or problem having only a conjectural answer b) an intricate and difficult problem
   1. conundrum
   2. astute
   3. quandary
   4. tenuous
2. (adj) a) open to question, debatable; subjected to discussion b) deprived of practical significance: made abstract or purely academic
   1. exhort
   2. astute
   3. moot
   4. whet
3. (v) to free from allegation or blame, to exculpate
   1. ascribe
   2. caricature
   3. satiate
   4. vindicate
4. (v) to make keen or more acute: excite, stimulate
   1. moot
   2. exhort
   3. astute
   4. whet
5. (v) to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner
   1. anomaly
   2. ascribe
   3. admonish
   4. moot

5 True/False Questions

1. astute → (v) to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess

   True        False

2. ascribe → (adj) juvenile: childish, silly

   True        False

3. puerile → (v) to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author

   True        False

4. banal → (n) something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

   True        False

5. anomaly → (adj) stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy

   True        False