5 Written Questions

1. to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
2. desterous; deft
3. intricate; complex
4. a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
5. very talkative

5 Matching Questions

1. rhetoric
2. conjecture
3. callous
4. inscrutable
5. perspicacious

1. a emotionally hardened; unfeeling
2. b difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
3. c inference; guess
4. d the art of using language effectively and persuasively
5. e shrewd; clear-sighted

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
   1. enigma
   2. erudition
   3. euphemism
   4. lucid
2. lacking cohesion or connection
   1. inscrutable
   2. circumspect
   3. ascertain
   4. incoherent
3. to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known info
   1. extrapolate
   2. pragmatic
   3. adroit
   4. disseminate
4. to find out, as though investigation or experimentation
   1. adroit
   2. ascertain
   3. pedantic
   4. astute
5. having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
   1. astute
   2. didactic
   3. disseminate
   4. disaffected

5 True/False Questions

1. insinuate → to scatter widely, as in sowing seed

   True        False

2. pragmatic → very productive; producing great qualities

   True        False

3. rudimentary → deep, extensive learning

   True        False

4. effusive → showing excessive emotion; overflowing

   True        False

5. erudition → very productive; producing great qualities

   True        False