Vocabulary Quiz Week 4

Match the following words to the correct definitions.

• Outwardly similar or corresponding to

  something without having its genuine

  qualities

• Rebarbative

• Bloodthirsty, murderous

• Sanctimonious

• Repellent, irritating

• Spurious

• Hypocritically pious or devout

• Sanguinary

Match the following words to the correct definition.

• A short descriptive literary sketch

• Vignette

• To lie in wait or attack from ambush

• Wavelet

• A little wave; ripple

• Waylay

• Alertly watchful especially to avoid danger

• Vigilant

Match the following words to the correct definition.

• Marked by a conspicuous and sometimes

  pretentious display

• Pandemic

• Occurring over a wide geographic area and

  affecting an exceptionally high proportion of

  the population

• Nocturnal

• Active at night

• Malefactor

• One who commits an offense against the law

• Ostentatious

Match the following words to the correct definition.

• coolly and patronizingly haughty

• Recalcitrant

• difficult to manage or operate

• Savant

• a person of learning, especially in a

  specialized field

• Supercilious

is the word ' Rebarbative' a noun, verb, adverb, or adjective?

is the word 'Sanctimonious ' a noun, verb, adverb, or an adjective?

is the word 'Sanguinary ' a noun, verb, adverb, or an adjective?

is the word ' Spurious' a noun, verb, adverb, or adjective?

is the word 'Vigilant ' a noun, verb, adverb, or an adjective?

is the word 'Vignette ' a noun, verb, adverb, or an adjective?