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5 Written Questions

1. n. an expression of praise - syn: tribute; extolment - ant: denunciation
2. n. an object that receives respect or devotion - syn: charm; talisman
3. n. an opening; a groove; a split
4. v. (1) to increase the range of; to expand - syn: enlarge; augment; enrich - ant: decrease; diminish (2) to make appear larger - syn: exaggerate; embellish - ant: belittle; devalue
5. v. to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

5 Matching Questions

1. garner
2. nebulous
3. idolatry
4. sedition
5. delineate

1. a adj. hazy; vague; uncertain - syn: cloudy; indistinct; obscure - ant: distinct; precise
2. b v. to gather; to acquire - syn: harvest
3. c n. rebellion or resistance against the government - syn: treachery; disloyalty
4. d v. to describe, to depict
5. e n. excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. n. diplomacy; tact; artful management - syn: skill; cunning - ant: tactlessness
   1. ignoble
   2. finesse
   3. effete
   4. impale
2. v. to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
   1. extenuate
   2. obdurate
   3. censure
   4. obfuscate
3. n. a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral
   1. aegis
   2. banal
   3. knell
   4. onus
4. n. decaying flesh
   1. ferret
   2. hybrid
   3. carrion
   4. paradigm
5. adj. dried up
   1. deride
   2. delineate
   3. celibate
   4. desiccated

5 True/False Question

1. shard → n. a fragment
   

   True        False

2. amorphous → adj. lacking a sense of right and wrong - syn: corrupt; evil - ant: innocent; virtuous
   

   True        False

3. gloat → v. to look at or think about with great satisfaction - syn: revel; crow
   

   True        False

4. deign → v. to turn aside from a course; to stray - syn: digress
   

   True        False

5. bedlam → n. a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion - syn: mayhem; chaos
   

   True        False