5 Written Questions

1. (v.) to kill or destroy a large part of
2. (adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
3. (adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
4. (v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
5. (adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by

5 Matching Questions

1. attenuate
2. benign
3. askance
4. oscillate
5. shambles

1. a (adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
2. b (v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
3. c (adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
4. d (n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
5. e (v.) to make thin or slender, to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
   1. obsequious
   2. obtuse
   3. luminous
   4. benign
2. (v.) to go without, abstain from, give up
   1. fraught
   2. benign
   3. foible
   4. forgo
3. (adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
   1. inure
   2. cavil
   3. sporadic
   4. forgo
4. (n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter, or quack
   1. fraught
   2. shambles
   3. charlatan
   4. oscillate
5. (n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw
   1. cavil
   2. foible
   3. forgo
   4. inure

5 True/False Question

1. cavil → (v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n.) a trivial objection or criticism
   

   True        False

2. reconnoiter → (v.) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
   

   True        False

3. penitent → (adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
   

   True        False

4. rebuff → (v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check
   

   True        False

5. luminous → (v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
   

   True        False