Vocabulary Power Plus Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Exercises for Higher Achievement — Book H, Lesson Seven

5 Written Questions

1. easily annoyed; peevish
2. impossible to dispute or disprove
3. capable of existing or working together
4. very talkative
5. a small part of a system that represents the whole

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. polite and refined in manner, as from vast social experience
   1. ornate
   2. scoff
   3. arid
   4. urbane
2. to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach
   1. volatile
   2. tantalize
   3. wanton
   4. ornate
3. lacking water or rainfall; very dry
   1. wanton
   2. quip
   3. ornate
   4. arid
4. a witty remark, sometimes sarcastic; to make a witty or clever remark
   1. quip
   2. scoff
   3. ornate
   4. arid
5. filled with; laden; emotionally distressed or distressing
   1. arid
   2. urbane
   3. wanton
   4. fraught

5 True/False Questions

1. deplore → to mock with contempt

   True        False

2. volatile → capable of existing or working together

   True        False

3. wanton → wastefully excessive; reckless and indifferent toward morality, decency, or justice

   True        False

4. scoff → lacking water or rainfall; very dry

   True        False

5. ornate → polite and refined in manner, as from vast social experience

   True        False