5 Written Questions

1. the combination of parts to make a whole
2. the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
3. a speech honoring the dead
4. clear; easily understood
5. complex or complicated

5 Matching Questions

1. sordid
2. perspicacious
3. redoubtable
4. qualms
5. eclectic

1. a composed of elements drawn from various sources
2. b characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
3. c acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
4. d misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
5. e awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
   1. lucid
   2. bucolic
   3. ascetic
   4. stoic
2. to undeceive; to set right
   1. qualms
   2. pious
   3. austere
   4. disabuse
3. a force that causes rotation
   1. torque
   2. stoic
   3. sordid
   4. satire
4. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
   1. supplant
   2. virulent
   3. reticent
   4. recant
5. without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
   1. satire
   2. ascetic
   3. austere
   4. stymie

5 True/False Questions

1. culpable → deserving blame

   True        False

2. canonical → following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

   True        False

3. contentious → argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

   True        False

4. squander → sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

   True        False

5. reticent → quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

   True        False