5 Written Questions

1. to increase the value or beauty of something
2. to have an influence on, to bring about a change in
3. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
4. surroundings, environment; a group of attendants, followers, retinue
5. the group following and attending to some important person

5 Matching Questions

1. ostracize
2. sinister
3. disfigure
4. convivial
5. resolve

1. a festive, sociable, having fun together, friendly
2. b to exclude from a group, banish, send away
3. c mar the appearance of; spoil
4. d cause to go into a solution, firmness of purpose, or to bring to an end
5. e suggesting or leading to evil or harm

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence, not harmful to health
   1. hermit
   2. repel
   3. benign
   4. enhance
2. a person who lives alone, often far from a community
   1. crest
   2. infect
   3. benign
   4. hermit
3. easily fooled, tricked, or cheated
   1. retinue
   2. disfigure
   3. inveigle
   4. gullible
4. to push away, disgust, to drive back
   1. retinue
   2. repel
   3. crest
   4. resolve
5. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave, to reach the top of something
   1. repel
   2. crest
   3. crony
   4. affect

5 True/False Questions

1. cavalcade → procession of horses, vehicles or ships: dramatic sequence

   True        False

2. furbelow → a ruffle on a garment of clothing, or something showy or superfluous; a bit of showy ornamentation.

   True        False

3. ploy → a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent, a tactic in a game

   True        False

4. wasteland → uncultivated or desolate country, or absent of spiritual or emotional worth

   True        False

5. inveigle → contaminate with a disease or germs, to taint or affect quality, character, or condition unfavorably

   True        False