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5 Written Questions

1. the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
2. of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy
3. a green faintly translucent quartz
4. harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
5. January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ

5 Matching Questions

1. evanescent
2. xenophobe
3. nihilism
4. circumnavigate
5. quotidian

1. a to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water
2. b occurring every day
3. c one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin
4. d a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
5. e tending to vanish like vapor

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. generally incompetent and ineffectual
   1. deciduous
   2. fatuous
   3. feckless
   4. churlish
2. of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl
   1. churlish
   2. euro
   3. hubris
   4. belie
3. of the same or a similar kind or nature
   1. deleterious
   2. homogeneous
   3. hypotenuse
   4. hegemony
4. joking or jesting often inappropriately
   1. facetious
   2. deleterious
   3. abstemious
   4. auspicious
5. marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
   1. abstemious
   2. deleterious
   3. facetious
   4. obsequious

5 True/False Question

1. quasar → any of a class of celestial objects that resemble stars but whose large redshift and apparent brightness imply extreme distance and huge energy output
   

   True        False

2. supercilious → joking or jesting often inappropriately
   

   True        False

3. equinox → exaggerated pride or self-confidence
   

   True        False

4. nonsectarian → not having a sectarian character
   

   True        False

5. deciduous → very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall
   

   True        False