5 Written Questions

1. to open up a topic for discussion; break a surface
2. self-satisfied
3. mistress
4. saintly; bestowing happiness
5. beyond comprehension; mysterious; secret

5 Matching Questions

1. calumny
2. anglophile
3. cassandra
4. baffled
5. curt

1. a a false accusation of crime or offense; maliciously reported to slander another; slander
2. b puzzled
3. c lover of england
4. d one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist; one who utters unheeded prophecies
5. e terse

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. lacking, sadly experiencing loss
   1. affect
   2. advent
   3. bereft
   4. abject
2. equipment, clothing
   1. accoutrements
   2. cauterize
   3. astringent
   4. acumen
3. to dedicate, to bless
   1. concubine
   2. celerity
   3. convivial
   4. consecrate
4. drawing tissues together
   1. ambivalent
   2. castigate
   3. brine
   4. astringent
5. talking together, a conversation
   1. callow
   2. cogent
   3. baleful
   4. colloquy

5 True/False Question

1. bemoan → to moan about, to regret
   

   True        False

2. caustic → corrosive; cutting; causing a burning or stinging sensation as from intense emotion; sarcastic
   

   True        False

3. desiccate → to dry out completely
   

   True        False

4. denigrate → to defame, ridicule
   

   True        False

5. anglophobia → dislike of england
   

   True        False