5 Written Questions

1. grossly wicked or vile
2. to refuse to buy, or deal with as a protest; an instance of the same
3. to persuade or obtain by flattery or deceit; to coax
4. calmness or evenness of temper
5. developing unusually early; advanced; gifted

5 Matching Questions

1. thwart (v)
2. exploit (v/n))
3. buttress (n/v)
4. bungle (v)
5. trenchant (adj)

1. a to use to greatest possible advantage; a brilliant or heroic deed
2. b to mismanage or make a mess of; to mangle
3. c a support or reinforcement; to support or reinforce
4. d perceptive and forceful; cutting
5. e to block or frustrate

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the beginning of something
   1. atone (v)
   2. chagrin (n)
   3. inception (n)
   4. bravado (n)
2. to put off or postpone
   1. abhor (v)
   2. usurp (v)
   3. abet (v)
   4. defer (v)
3. to puzzle completely; to prevent from achieving a goal
   1. delude (v)
   2. baffle (v)
   3. defer (v)
   4. appall (v)
4. to close formally; to put off to another time; to suspend/conclude
   1. atone (v)
   2. badger (v)
   3. usurp (v)
   4. adjourn (v)
5. showing signs of old age, esp. advanced mental/physical deterioration
   1. secular (adj)
   2. senile (adj)
   3. sanguine (adj)
   4. avid (adj)

5 True/False Questions

1. fickle (adj) → courteous and agreeable in manner; easy to talk to or approach

   True        False

2. sanguine (adj) → reddish or ruddy; cheerfully confident or optimistic; from "blood"

   True        False

3. atrocity (n) → unquestionable honesty or uprightness; integrity

   True        False

4. promulgate ( v) → to make an accurate line-drawing; to describe in detail

   True        False

5. allege (v) → to mislead or deceive

   True        False