5 Written Questions

1. Foolish voters! They thought I'd just become the Supreme Dictator, but now I'm also the ________ Minister of Platypuses.
2. SYNONYM of impinge
3. ANTONYM of acclaim
4. ANTONYM of worsen
5. NOUN: one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

5 Matching Questions

1. ex officio
2. lassitude
3. epitome
4. drivel
5. aplomb

1. a SYNONYM of composure
2. b SYNONYM of torpor, languor
3. c OPPOSITE of not directly elected/gained
4. d NOUN: an instance that represents a larger reality
5. e SYNONYM of balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot
   
   (HINT: if the synonym given sounds funny and it doesn't sound like a verb, it's for this word)
   
   SYNONYM of slaver

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. VERB: to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
   1. exhort
   2. epitome
   3. drivel
   4. aplomb
2. Due to his efforts to __________ himself to the staff, he's now being called an obsequious suck-up.
   1. ingratiate
   2. infringe
   3. permeate
   4. surmise
3. NOUN: matters involving the supernatural
   1. callow
   2. exhort
   3. occult
   4. aplomb
4. ADJECTIVE: mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means
   1. aplomb
   2. exhort
   3. occult
   4. callow
5. In Spanish, you use "ser" to describe _____ properties and "estar" to indicate properties which aren't part of one's nature.
   1. interloper
   2. infringe
   3. inveigh
   4. intrinsic

5 True/False Questions

1. infringe → The weight of a compound is NOT an ______ property.

   True        False

2. lassitude → Man, Rajat is so lazy. He is like the _______ of laziness.

   True        False

3. aplomb → ANTONYM of confusion and abashment

   True        False

4. aplomb → NOUN: poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity; POSITIVE CONNOTATION

   True        False

5. infringe → SYNONYM of immanent

   True        False