5 Written Questions

1. (noun) a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
2. (noun) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
3. (adj) characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
4. (noun) one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
5. (adj) pointlessly talkative; talking too much

5 Matching Questions

1. acerbic
2. divulge
3. hubris
4. inimical
5. amenable

1. a (noun) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
2. b (adj) agreeable; responsive to suggestion
3. c (adj) having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
4. d (adj) damaging; harmful; injurious
5. e (verb) to disclose something secret

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (noun) a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold
   1. alchemy
   2. flout
   3. laconic
   4. glib
2. (verb) to slight or belittle
   1. desiccate
   2. disparage
   3. obstinate
   4. divulge
3. (adj) stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
   1. desiccate
   2. obstinate
   3. disparage
   4. obfuscate
4. (adj) not capable of change
   1. intractable
   2. immutable
   3. inimical
   4. amenable
5. (adj) about to happen; impending
   1. astringent
   2. indifferent
   3. immutable
   4. imminent

5 True/False Questions

1. intractable → (adj) not capable of change

   True        False

2. astringent → (adj) about to happen; impending

   True        False

3. flout → (adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

   True        False

4. desiccate → (verb) to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

   True        False

5. aggrandize → (adj) having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

   True        False