Vocabulary Level D Unit 11
Choose the best answer for each item below. Score an 85% or better and receive 5 Bonus Points toward the next Vocabulary Test! You may take the quiz as many times as you need in order to reach the goal of 85% or better. Read each item carefully before choosing your answer. There are 25 items (worth 4 points each). Don't forget to put your name below before you start!Good luck!
- 1.The seriousness in the principal's question made the student's voice ______________ in a fearful reply.
- A.
Recoil
- B.
Quaver
- C.
Divulge
- D.
Efface
- E.
None of the above
- 2.A synonym for demure is:
- A.
Shy
- B.
Brief
- C.
Bold
- D.
Enhance
- E.
Forestall
- 3.Relentless means:
- A.
Quick
- B.
Wasteful
- C.
Lawful
- D.
Without pity
- E.
None of the above
- 4.Brevity is a(n):
- A.
Noun
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Verb
- D.
Verb and adjective
- E.
Noun and adjective
- 5.A word that means a devaluation or a belittling:
- A.
Deterioration
- B.
Denunciation
- C.
Disparagement
- D.
Depreciation
- E.
None of the above
- 6.Recoup means:
- A.
Lose
- B.
Forfeit
- C.
Make up for
- D.
Recover
- E.
Both C and D apply
- 7.Reek means:
- A.
Stench
- B.
Fowl odor
- C.
Smell
- D.
Stink
- E.
All of the above
- 8.An antonym for staccato is:
- A.
Abrupt
- B.
Flowing
- C.
Disjointed
- D.
Smooth
- E.
Both B and D apply
- 9.A law is a:
- A.
Reek
- B.
Recoil
- C.
Recoup
- D.
Statute
- E.
None of the above
- 10.What is a synonym for recoil?
- A.
Supporter
- B.
Flinch
- C.
Stench
- D.
Kick
- E.
Both B and D apply
- 11.Over the many years the once green and yellow tractor ______________ to nothing but rust.
- A.
Reeked
- B.
Squandered
- C.
Deteriorated
- D.
Recoiled
- E.
Comported
- 12.A small stream:
- A.
Brevity
- B.
Forestall
- C.
Comport
- D.
Rivulet
- E.
None of the above
- 13.Rainsford heard several distinct gunshots off in the distance...crisp, ______________.
- A.
Relentless
- B.
Garbled
- C.
Concise
- D.
Staccato
- E.
Recoiled
- 14.A synonym for forestall is:
- A.
Supporter
- B.
Flinch
- C.
Hinder
- D.
Prevent
- E.
Both C and D apply
- 15.I am not the type of person to _______________ secrets between us!
- A.
Comport
- B.
Concise
- C.
Squander
- D.
Divulge
- E.
None of the above
- 16.Brief is a synonym for:
- A.
Brevity
- B.
Concise
- C.
Demure
- D.
Statute
- E.
Deteriorate
- 17.To shake or tremble:
- A.
Garble
- B.
Rivulet
- C.
Recoil
- D.
Squander
- E.
Quaver
- 18.A synonym for demure is:
- A.
Agreeable
- B.
Shy
- C.
Quiver
- D.
Flinch
- E.
Bold
- 19.A synonym for ________________ is a lowering in value.
- A.
Quaver
- B.
Proponent
- C.
Squander
- D.
Depreciation
- E.
Deterioration
- 20.To squander is to:
- A.
Spend foolishly
- B.
Comport
- C.
Save prudently
- D.
Adhere to law
- E.
None of the above
- 21.To divulge is to:
- A.
Tell
- B.
Reveal
- C.
Make up for
- D.
Both A and B apply
- E.
Both B and C apply
- 22.To express much in a few words is:
- A.
To recoil
- B.
To divulge
- C.
To be concise
- D.
Brevity
- E.
To quaver
- 23.Comport means:
- A.
To conduct
- B.
To concur
- C.
To agree
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
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