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5 Written Questions

1. unchangeable; changeless.
2. to contract into folds or wrinkles; pucker: to ___one's lips
3. firm, strict, or uncompromising: ____discipline
4. supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly _____at midnight
5. to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. fol. by up): to ____all one's courage.

5 Matching Questions

1. brandish
2. portentous
3. fidget
4. reconcile
5. subdue

1. a to overpower by superior force; overcome; to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.).
2. b ominously significant or indicative: a _____defeat
3. c to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: _________his sword, he rode into battle.
4. d to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to _____hostile persons.to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was _____to his fate.
5. e to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. to make a characteristic short, sharp sound, as small birds and certain insects.
   1. chirp
   2. crow
   3. thorn
   4. stern
2. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was _____to action by courageous words.
   1. purse
   2. tug
   3. rouse
   4. grope
3. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
   1. parley
   2. tug
   3. bustle
   4. tangle
4. having the odor of decaying flesh
   1. putrid
   2. crow
   3. purse
   4. summon
5. to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize
   1. rouse
   2. snigger
   3. wicker
   4. domineer

5 True/False Question

1. bog → a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage ____; a ___of secrecy.
   

   True        False

2. tug → wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
   

   True        False

3. parley → to contract into folds or wrinkles; pucker: to ___one's lips
   

   True        False

4. wicker → a disrespectful laugh
   

   True        False

5. grope → to touch or rub lightly in passing.
   

   True        False