Lesson 6 Vocabulary

5 Written Questions

1. to waste away, to wither
2. violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
3. scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
4. something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct
5. skillfully busy or occupied

5 Matching Questions

1. garrulous
2. insolence
3. cursory
4. conciliate
5. rancor

1. a insulting or contemptuous behavior
2. b talkative, rambling
3. c superficial, casual, hastily done
4. d to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship
5. e bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. lacking in seriousness or importance
   1. garrulous
   2. impetuous
   3. infamous
   4. frivolous
2. secret
   1. conciliate
   2. industrious
   3. clandestine
   4. vacillating
3. state of being forgotten
   1. oblivion
   2. derision
   3. levity
   4. vivid
4. fit for plowing, tillable
   1. rancor
   2. enmity
   3. arable
   4. atrophy
5. to free, to disentangle
   1. enmity
   2. extricate
   3. antiquated
   4. conciliate

5 True/False Questions

1. antiquated → obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

   True        False

2. vivid → excessive frivolity, flippancy

   True        False

3. enmity → excessive frivolity, flippancy

   True        False

4. ascendancy → domination; growing power

   True        False

5. sycophant → to waste away, to wither

   True        False