Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 14

5 Written Questions

1. (adj) amusingly odd
2. (v) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
3. (v) to praise
4. (adj) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
5. (n) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

5 Matching Questions

1. dissonant
2. rescind
3. whet
4. magnanimous
5. alleviate

1. a (adj) generous in forgiving, above small meanness
2. b (adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
3. c (v) to relieve, make more bearable
4. d (v) to sharpen, put an edge on
5. e (v) to repeal, cancel

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (adj) required, obligatory
   1. droll
   2. laud
   3. magnanimous
   4. mandatory
2. (n) an order issued by someone in authority
   1. droll
   2. loll
   3. edict
   4. whet
3. (adj) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
   1. phlegmatic
   2. whet
   3. alleviate
   4. elucidate
4. (adj) lively, sprightly, full of energy
   1. vivacious
   2. loquacious
   3. magnanimous
   4. laud
5. (adj) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
   1. nondescript
   2. edict
   3. rescind
   4. alacrity

5 True/False Questions

1. loquacious → (adj) talkative, wordy

   True        False

2. loll → (adj) amusingly odd

   True        False

3. appall → (v) to fill with dismay or horror

   True        False

4. antithesis → (adj) required, obligatory

   True        False

5. elucidate → (v) to relieve, make more bearable

   True        False