7 Written Questions

1. any sudden convulsion, as of laughter, rage, sneezing; a fit or spasm
2. standing out from the rest, noticeable, conspicuous, prominent; pointing outward, projecting, as an angle: One of the more ____________ features of the man is his long, shaggy beard. -or- We landed on the narrow ___________ which jutted out from the mainland.
3. to try, to attempt, to endeavor, to make an effort to perform: The drunken man __________________ed the short distance from the couch to the door with the grace of a pinball in a pinball machine.
4. Rapidity of motion, swiftness, speed: I was impressed with the ___________________ of his response.
5. calm; that which cannot be disturbed or agitated: the pilot remained ______________________ even as the Cessna began to lose altitude
6. Weakly, slowly, feebly, without animation: On a saturday morning, he ________________________ raised his head from the pillow, asked what time it was, and then promptly fell back to sleep
7. having or showing a fixed, firm purpose; determined, bold, firm, steady, resolved, unwavering.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coureous in manners, polite, suave, elegant or refined: The _______________ young gentleman threw his coat upon the mud puddle so that his date would not soil her new shoes.
   1. essay
   2. urbane
   3. emanate
   4. semblance
2. High in excellence, exalted, majectic, noble; inspiring awe or heroic or lofty feeling and the like through grandeur, beauty, etc.: The _______________ was the only description for the mastery of eagle in flight.
   1. salient
   2. urbane
   3. sublime
   4. semblance
3. habitually silent
   1. salient
   2. reticent
   3. tacit
   4. resolute
4. Lying flat;; thrown or fallen to the ground; submission: The _______________ bodies littered the ground upon the battle field.
   1. remonstrate
   2. prostrate
   3. resolute
   4. urbane
5. Making no sound, saying nothing; silent; unspoken; not expressed or declared openly, but implied: her approval was no spoken but ____________________, expressed in her smile and her acceptance of my gift
   1. salient
   2. essay
   3. tacit
   4. reticent
6. a temporary departure from the main subject in talking or writingl deviation from a regular course, as the ___________ of s ship or plane: Mr lent's _____________________- and colorful stories are always welcomed by his students, as they eat up time.
   1. digression
   2. acumen
   3. resolute
   4. essay

6 True/False Question

1. remonstrate → Lying flat;; thrown or fallen to the ground; submission: The _______________ bodies littered the ground upon the battle field.
   

   True        False

2. emanate → Coureous in manners, polite, suave, elegant or refined: The _______________ young gentleman threw his coat upon the mud puddle so that his date would not soil her new shoes.
   

   True        False

3. acumen → Quickness of perception, keenness of mind; sagacity
   

   True        False

4. indomitable → not easily discouraged, defeated, or subdued; unyielding, unconquerable: The young man's _______________ spirit would not be quenched even after his fifth rejection from as many young girls.
   

   True        False

5. obsequious → having or showing a fixed, firm purpose; determined, bold, firm, steady, resolved, unwavering.
   

   True        False

6. semblance → to issue from a source, to flow forth: The light, we soon discovered, _____________ from a small apparatus on the bottom of the space ship.
   

   True        False