5 Written Questions

1. 
   reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations
2. to catch or entangle, as in a net; to restrain
3. 
   dead and putrefying flesh
4. (of one's mind, heart, etc.) to give doubt or apprehension to
5. a person who promotes a state of society without government or law; a person who seeks to overturn by violence all constituted forms and institutions of society and government, with no purpose of establishing any other system of order in the place of that destroyed

5 Matching Questions

1. pithy
2. yoke
3. augury
4. trite
5. transgress

1. a a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal
2. b lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale
3. c to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin
4. d the art or practice of one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs
5. e brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a singer in a choir
   1. aphorism
   2. trite
   3. chorister
   4. diviner
2. a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
   1. anarchist
   2. trite
   3. aphorism
   4. chorister
3. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another
   1. clement
   2. diviner
   3. deference
   4. demoralize
4. wretchedly bad; highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable; repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings
   1. trite
   2. yoke
   3. sate
   4. vile
5. to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of; to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder
   1. demoralize
   2. deference
   3. aphorism
   4. trite

5 True/False Questions

1. diviner → wretchedly bad; highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable; repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings

   True        False

2. lamentation → the act of feeling or expressing sorrow or regret for something; expressing grief

   True        False

3. sultry → the art or practice of one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs

   True        False

4. sententious → given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous

   True        False

5. omen → anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future

   True        False