5 Written Questions

1. praiseworthy, commendable
2. to produce, cause or give rise to
3. absence or suppression of passion, emotion; disinterest
4. whimsical, erratic
5. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior

5 Matching Questions

1. adulterate
2. audacious
3. gullible
4. loquacious
5. homogenous

1. a easily deceived or cheated
2. b talkative, chattering
3. c debase, doctor, to make impure
4. d extremely bold or daring, recklessly brave
5. e of the same kind or nature

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. make less severe (grief, pain)
   1. mitigate
   2. adulterate
   3. desiccate
   4. vacillate
2. to be indecisive or irresolute
   1. mitigate
   2. adulterate
   3. vacillate
   4. desiccate
3. using few words; brief, concise
   1. abstain
   2. pragmatic
   3. apathy
   4. laconic
4. hanging or hanging ornament
   1. engender
   2. pendant
   3. abstain
   4. laudable
5. changeable, mercurial, flighty
   1. laudable
   2. gullible
   3. volatile
   4. apathy

5 True/False Questions

1. pragmatic → practical, tough-minded, unromantic

   True        False

2. desiccate → make less severe (grief, pain)

   True        False

3. abstain → to hold oneself back voluntarily

   True        False

4. ephemeral → short-lived, fleeting

   True        False

5. corroborate → to make more certain, confirm

   True        False