Vocabulary Builder #1

Vocabulary Builder #1

Please read each question carefully and select the correct answer by clicking on the corresponding button. The answer key will be provided after the quiz is scored. Streeeetch that mind!

1.

What would you expect if you were visiting an English household and they announced "bangers and mash" for supper?

Spaghetti and tomato sauce
Sausages and potatoes
Roast beef and gravy
Ham and peas
I don't know
2.

Which of the following creatures is a biped?

A human
A horse
A spider
A snake
A tiger
I don't know
3.

Despite Juan's reassuring words, his corrugated brow indicated that he was deeply concerned for his brother's welfare. What is a synonym for CORRUGATED?

Worried
Wrinkled
Aged
Seamless
Vexed
I don't know
4.

Barry's contentious remarks caused Jasmine's face to flush in anger, but she simply nodded and smiled in order to avoid a senseless argument. What does CONTENTIOUS mean?

Rude
Loud
Sexist
Quarrelsome
Discourteous
I don't know
5.

Where would one traditionally wear a sou'wester?

At sea
In the dessert
On a safari
In the farm fields
In space
I don't know
6.

What is a pedagogue?

A politician
A parent
A teacher
A leader
A musician
An environmentalist
I don't know
7.

The luxurious opulence of the royalty was reflected in the prince's castle, with its ruby studded gateways and gold-plated turrets. What is the opposite of OPULENCE?

Sedulity
Penury
Affluence
Fruition
Denervation
I don't know
8.

Farmer Dill, who was of a saturnine disposition and physically twisted and bent from toiling in the fields, showed no emotion as he accepted the county fair award for his delectable vegetables. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to SATURNINE?

Ungrateful
Gloomy
Uncommunicative
Cordial
I don't know
9.

From whom would you expect avuncular advice?

A teacher
A grandfather
An aunt
An uncle
A cousin
I don't know
10.

Anna was a beautiful woman. She had high cheekbones and piercing black eyes and her hair cascaded down her back in thick chestnut curls. Her hands were thin and bony in contrast to her ample hips, softly rounded belly, full breasts and womanly thighs. Which of the following words would best describe Anna's figure?

Gaunt
Lean
Obese
Zaftig
Lanky
Corpulent
I don't know
11.

His bellicose disposition alienated his friends, frightened his mother, and repelled women. What is a synonym for BELLICOSE?

Covetous
Belligerent
Suspicious
Irritable
Immoderate
I don't know
Appreciate everything you have, no matter how minor it may seem.
"Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength."
Sigmund Freud
Remember, negative expectations create self-fulfilling prophecies.
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