Dictionary Skills UIL

A tithe is what percent of a given amount?

• 1%

• 10%

• 30%

• 50%

Which of the following describes a garter snake?

• has poisonous fangs

• feeds on leafy vegetables

• is a pit viper

• has strips along the back

An egregious mistake is

• unnoticeable

• glaring

• understated

• minute

In which of the four seasons does the vernal equinox occur?

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• winter

A Lett is a member of a people closely related to

• Liberians

• Latvians

• Laotians

• Lithuanians

Epinephrine is also known as

• Tylenol

• insulin

• adrenaline

• jejunum

When a person is frazzled, he or she is

• tired

• angry

• sad

• happy

Which of the following sets of words derive from the same source?

• ensemble, orchestra

• cook, kitchen

• martial, mascot

• porpoise, portfolio

The chemical symbol for tin is

• Ge

• Ti

• Sn

• Ta

The Statue of Liberty was designed by

• Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

• John Charles Fremont

• Paul Cezanne

• Frederic Auguste Bartholdi