4 Written Questions

1. v. lower; degrade; humiliate. Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however, she refused to ----- herself.
2. adj. detest; hate. She ----- all forms of bigotry.
3. v. subside or moderate. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to -----.
4. n. abnormality; departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder. It remain the consensus among investors on Wall Street that current high oil prices are a temporary ----- and that we shall soon see a return to cheap oil.

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. v. assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage. She was unwilling to ----- him in the swindle he had planned.
   1. abet
   2. abash
   3. abate
   4. abhor
2. n. suspended action. The deal was held in ----- until her arrival.
   1. abate
   2. aberrant
   3. abeyance
   4. abase
3. v. embarrass. He was not at all ----- by her open admiration.
   1. abhor
   2. abase
   3. abate
   4. abash

3 True/False Question

1. abdicate → v. renounce; give up. When Edward VIII ----- the British throne, he surprised the entire world.
   

   True        False

2. aberrant → v. assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage. She was unwilling to ----- him in the swindle he had planned.
   

   True        False

3. abbreviate → v. subside or moderate. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to -----.
   

   True        False