5 Written Questions

1. a fellow countryman
2. talking to oneself, monologue
3. conquered, overpowered
4. foresight, knowledge of a future event
5. lacking moral or sexual restraint

5 Matching Questions

1. preclude
2. buttress
3. elicit
4. subtle
5. peruse

1. a to read or examine
2. b make impossible
3. c to bring out a response, to evoke
4. d a support or prop
5. e delicate, elusive, not obvious

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. easing of pain, guilt or intensity
   1. prosaic
   2. conciliate
   3. assuage
   4. palliate
2. contempt, intense dislike
   1. assuage
   2. archaic
   3. finesse
   4. disdain
3. not essential or vital
   1. meticulous
   2. pugnacious
   3. extraneous
   4. licentious
4. land or rock projecting into water
   1. proclivity
   2. promontory
   3. prodigy
   4. summon
5. a strong defense
   1. elicit
   2. bulwark
   3. chimera
   4. sluggard

5 True/False Questions

1. dissemble → disguise, pretend

   True        False

2. utopian → to treat one as a celebrity

   True        False

3. irresolute → indecisive, unsure how to proceed

   True        False

4. ingratiate → to make an effort to gain favor

   True        False

5. garnish → the highest points, peak

   True        False