MIDTERM EXAM WORDS

5 Written Questions

1. 
   small, worthless
2. 
   to cheat or defraud
3. 
   a monestery
4. 
   waste; odorous fumes given off by waste
5. 
   wastefully extravagant

5 Matching Questions

1. noxious
2. carp
3. penurious
4. tortuous
5. enmity

1. a
   having many twists and turns; highly complex
2. b
   miserly, stingy
3. c
   hatred, ill-will
4. d
   harmful; poisonous
5. e
   to complain

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. 
   a grouch
   1. curmudgeon
   2. forgo
   3. prodigious
   4. accretion
2. 
   lacking color
   1. placid
   2. paltry
   3. pallid
   4. rancid
3. 
   common, low class
   1. pallid
   2. prodigal
   3. utopia
   4. plebian
4. 
   to overshadow or make less important
   1. noxious
   2. eclipse
   3. besmirch
   4. restive
5. 
   a place where trees and shrubs are displayed and studied
   1. arboretum
   2. accretion
   3. abbey
   4. abet

5 True/False Questions

1. illustrious →
   famous, highly regarded

   True        False

2. fete →
   a party

   True        False

3. sedulous →
   innocent, candid, sincere

   True        False

4. proxy →
   a substitute

   True        False

5. potable →
   suitable for drinking

   True        False