5 Written Questions

1. to smother, prevent firm breathing; to hold back or choke off
2. one who looks on or observes but does not take part
3. to approve; confirm
4. to continue steadily in a course of action; to last, remain
5. to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions

5 Matching Questions

1. flounder
2. gruesome
3. entice
4. puny
5. quibble

1. a to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
2. b to attract, tempt
3. c horrible, revolting, ghastly
4. d a petty objection; raising minor objections
5. e of less than normal strength or size; weak, sickly

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a difficult or painful experience; trial
   1. regal
   2. ordeal
   3. casual
   4. vital
2. royal, kinglike; fit for a king
   1. regal
   2. vital
   3. casual
   4. ordeal
3. sad, gloomy, unhappy
   1. parch
   2. graphic
   3. melancholy
   4. regal
4. lifelike, vivid, relating to the pictorial arts
   1. graphic
   2. casual
   3. ordeal
   4. ratify
5. happening by chance or on an irregular basis; informal
   1. casual
   2. regal
   3. canvass
   4. ordeal

5 True/False Questions

1. parch → of less than normal strength or size; weak, sickly

   True        False

2. accelerate → to speed up, cause to move faster

   True        False

3. erode → a difficult or painful experience; trial

   True        False

4. downtrodden → treated unfairly and cruelly; oppressed

   True        False

5. vital → royal, kinglike; fit for a king

   True        False