5 Written Questions

1. (v.) to burn to ashes
2. (adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
3. (v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
4. (n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange
5. (adj.) favorable; fortunate

5 Matching Questions

1. rebut
2. dissolute
3. dissent
4. succumb
5. jeer

1. a (v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement
2. b (adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior
3. c (v.) to give way to superior force, yield
4. d (v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision
5. e (v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. careful, cautious
   1. diffuse
   2. dissent
   3. morose
   4. circumspect
2. (v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke
   1. fabricate
   2. brigand
   3. reprimand
   4. eminent
3. (v.) to run off and hide
   1. brigand
   2. abridge
   3. alien
   4. abscond
4. (v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
   1. trite
   2. diligent
   3. incinerate
   4. proliferate
5. (adj.) chief in importance, above all others
   1. brazen
   2. paramount
   3. daunt
   4. surmount

5 True/False Questions

1. credible → (adj.) believable

   True        False

2. brigand → (adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

   True        False

3. hoodwink → (v.) to strengthen, build up

   True        False

4. sully → (v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right

   True        False

5. abridge → (v.) to make shorter

   True        False