Vocab 12

5 Written Questions

1. (adj.) clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way
2. (n.) a close and harmonious relationship
3. (v.) to defraud,cheat, or swindle; to evade payment of; to frustrate, thwart
4. (n.) a fanatical partisan; an ardent follower
5. (n.) a prophet or seer

5 Matching Questions

1. zany
2. viable
3. niggardly
4. vagary
5. debilitate

1. a (n.) one who plays the clown
2. b (v.) to make week feeble
3. c (adj.) capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
4. d (adj.) stingy; meanly small or insufficient
5. e (n.) an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (adj.) appropriate; suitable; apt
   1. pastiche
   2. impinge
   3. apposite
   4. rapport
2. (v.) to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon
   1. rapport
   2. bilk
   3. zany
   4. impinge
3. (v.) to predict, foreshadow
   1. vacuous
   2. vagary
   3. augur
   4. rapport
4. (n.) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation
   1. impinge
   2. pastiche
   3. bilk
   4. labyrinth
5. (adj.) stressing practically over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness
   1. zealot
   2. debilitate
   3. niggardly
   4. utilitarian

5 True/False Questions

1. narcissism → (adj.) devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless

   True        False

2. execrable → (adj.) utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent; extremely inferior

   True        False

3. vacuous → (n.) a prophet or seer

   True        False

4. pastiche → (v.) to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon

   True        False

5. xenophobia → (n.) undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange

   True        False