English Vocab 1- 3

5 Written Questions

1. bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
2. to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
3. to have an intense dislike or hatred for
4. used so often as to lack freshness or originality
5. to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

5 Matching Questions

1. ingratiate
2. permeate
3. peculate
4. prerogative
5. nominal

1. a to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use
2. b a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
3. c to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
4. d To spread through, penetrate, soak through
5. e existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
   1. ascribe
   2. lurid
   3. lassitude
   4. assuage
2. Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
   1. ferment
   2. stringent
   3. intrinsic
   4. transcend
3. (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process
   1. expiate
   2. peculate
   3. precipitate
   4. prerogative
4. by virtue of holding a certain office
   1. ex officio
   2. elicit
   3. expedite
   4. coalition
5. to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
   1. drivel
   2. exhort
   3. enjoin
   4. elicit

5 True/False Questions

1. intercede → to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

   True        False

2. jaded → wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

   True        False

3. interloper → One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

   True        False

4. umbrage → to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

   True        False

5. coalition → Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

   True        False