5 Written Questions

1. flexible, not stubborn
2. a respite, a postponement of a sentence
3. using few words, brief, to the point
4. obvious
5. stubborn, willful

5 Matching Questions

1. creditable
2. rescind
3. hasten
4. repudiate
5. resignation

1. a shun, eschew
2. b retract, repeal
3. c hurry, accelerate, rush
4. d acceptance of fate
5. e praiseworthy

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
   1. enshroud
   2. tedium
   3. tenacious
   4. ensconse
2. self indulgence, pleasure-seeking
   1. ensconse
   2. hedonism
   3. laconic
   4. tedium
3. difficult to understand, obscure
   1. ensconse
   2. abstruse
   3. abstain
   4. obdurate
4. tearful, sad
   1. lackluster
   2. lachrymose
   3. tawdry
   4. laceration
5. to moderate, soften
   1. hasten
   2. tawdry
   3. tedium
   4. temper

5 True/False Questions

1. ensconse → stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose

   True        False

2. plausible → flexible, not stubborn

   True        False

3. abstemious → desist, go without, withdraw

   True        False

4. tawdry → to moderate, soften

   True        False

5. lackluster → hurry, accelerate, rush

   True        False