"The Fall of the House of Usher" Vocabulary Quiz

The comic Fluffy has an emaciated frame.

• emaciated is used correctly

• emaciated is used incorrectly

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I went water skiing on the tarn.

• tarn is used correctly.

• tarn is used incorrectly.

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It was a solemn state of affairs when I was named the valedictorian of my class.

• solemn is used correctly

• solemn is used incorrectly

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I suffered from an acute episode of the flu.

• acute is used correctly

• acute is used incorrectly

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The ground ball hit weakly down the third-base line was a prodigious blast!

• prodigious is used correctly

• prodigious is used incorrectly

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If a nuclear reactor exploded in Tracy, it might cause mass hysteria.

• hysteria is used correctly

• hysteria is used incorrectly

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I noticed a singular occurrence: a teenager tried to pull out a cellphone in my class.

• singular is used correctly

• singular is used incorrectly

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A cold is a common malady.

• malady is used correctly

• malady is used incorrectly

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Many people experience trepidation when walking through a haunted house.

• trepidation is used correctly

• trepidation is used incorrectly

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Donald Trump often upbraids various people through his Twitter account.

• upbraid is used correctly

• upbraid is used incorrectly

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