Tone and Word Choice Quiz: Vocabulary Support

What is the meaning of the word "enduring"?

• to be short-lived

• continuing for a long time; lasting

• to fade

"it could have been a prominent Jewish notary..."

What is the meaning of the word "prominent"?

• big or exaggerated

• unknown

• important; famous.

"it could have been a prominent Jewish notary..."

What is the meaning of the word "notary"?

The word comes from the Latin nota, meaning shorthand scribe, clerk,

• a person authorized to perform acts in legal affairs, in particular witnessing signatures on documents

• a person who handles finances for wealthy families

Match the following

cold case - (a)   ​

forensically​ ​ (b)  

circumstantial ​ ​ (c)  

archives ​ (d)  

• a case remains open & unsolved after 3 years
• use of tests that police use to solve crimes
• may suggest someone's guilt, but can't prove it
• collection of historical documents/records

What is the possible meaning of the word emigrate?

(HINT: This is a different word than immigrate, but has similar meaning.)

• leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

• to refuse to leave

• to be removed from one's situation due to physical need

emigrate ​ ​ (a)  

indexing ​ (b)  

peculiar ​ (c)  

saga​ (d)  

• leave own country to settle in another
• statistical measure for tracking economic data
• different from the usual or normal
• a long, involved story, series of incidents

Match the following words to their definitions:

• stop trading with another country

• embargoed

• a business or organization

• agencies

• relating to work in an office

• provenance

• place of origin

• clerical