5 Written Questions

1. deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
2. extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
3. untidy, dirty, careless
4. cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
5. to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

5 Matching Questions

1. anathema
2. adulation
3. avarice
4. supposition
5. equivocate

1. a praise or flattery that is excessive
2. b an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
3. c a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
4. d something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
5. e to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
   1. anathema
   2. evanescent
   3. avarice
   4. astute
2. inactive, sluggish, dull
   1. novice
   2. penury
   3. astute
   4. torpid
3. to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
   1. resuscitate
   2. astute
   3. recapitulate
   4. equivocate
4. done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
   1. pretentious
   2. nebulous
   3. penury
   4. egregious
5. conspicuous, standing from the mass; glaring, flagrant, blatant
   1. irresolute
   2. pretentious
   3. egregious
   4. nebulous

5 True/False Questions

1. novice → a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

   True        False

2. recapitulate → to review a series of facts; to sum up

   True        False

3. astute → shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

   True        False

4. irresolute → unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

   True        False

5. dilatory → tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

   True        False