Week 12-Core 2 & 3

Which of the following would most likely be considered arduous?

• a ride in the country

• a big meal

• a 15-mile run

• a mournful song

“You and your brother have everything, Prince Maven,” I whisper in a voice so fervent it might be a prayer.

Source: Red Queen

In this sentence, fervent means:

• intense

• quiet

• moral

• steady

As the yelling reached a particular keening cacophony, the more hulking of the two whistled and demanded a cease-fire: “You should call a time out and every one of you should go to the bathroom and chill out.”

Source: New York Times

In this sentence, cacophony means:

• a loud harsh or strident noise

• a period of temporary inactivity

• a feeling of ardent love

• revelry; joy in celebration

In this sentence, cacophony means:

• serenity

• cruelty

• noise

• desire

In this sentence, conceive means to:

• gossip

• oppose

• plead

• think

Which of the following is an example of contemptuous behavior?

• interviewing a controversial author

• contacting an old classmate

• booing a public speaker

• welcoming an honored guest

Which of the following is most likely considered dilapidated?

• an abandoned house

• a homesick child

• a rejected girlfriend

• an over-ripe piece of fruit

He and his wife Joyce bought a dilapidated mansion, Great Witchingham Hall, which is still the headquarters of his company.

Source: BBC

In this sentence, dilapidated means:

• quaint

• licensed

• convertible

• ramshackle

The 69-page report carries 22 proposals, such as increasing spending on digitizing books, creating Internet portals to aggregate online content, cutting the tax for online cultural sales, and setting up bodies to ensure artists are paid for works downloaded from the Web.

Source: BusinessWeek

In this sentence, aggregate means to:

• suppress or crush completely

• take illegally

• be superior or better than some standard

• gather in a mass, sum, or whole

Strauss’s effervescent send-up of Viennese high society is considered a high point of the operetta genre.

Source: New York Times

In this sentence, effervescent means:

• cruel

• lively

• modern

• classic