5 Written Questions

1. conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
2. inactive, sluggish, dull
3. one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)
4. a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
5. done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious

5 Matching Questions

1. evanescent
2. resuscitate
3. nebulous
4. slovenly
5. astute

1. a vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
2. b cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
3. c to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
4. d shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
5. e untidy, dirty, careless

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong dununciation (aften used adjectivally without the article)
   1. astute
   2. anathema
   3. avarice
   4. abate
2. extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
   1. astute
   2. nebulous
   3. penury
   4. novice
3. deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
   1. culpable
   2. novice
   3. abate
   4. adulation
4. to review a series of facts; to sum up
   1. recapitulate
   2. astute
   3. resuscitate
   4. equivocate
5. to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
   1. avarice
   2. astute
   3. anathema
   4. abate

5 True/False Questions

1. irresolute → unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

   True        False

2. supposition → praise or flattery that is excessive

   True        False

3. dilatory → tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

   True        False

4. equivocate → to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

   True        False

5. adulation → tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

   True        False