Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of 'Brood'?

• a family of young animals

• to think over in a worried way

• to ponder

• to meditate

What does 'Culminate' mean?

• to reach a high point

• to end

• to begin

• to initiate

What is a 'Drone'?

• a loafer

• a buzzing sound

• a remote-control device

• a male bee

What does it mean to 'indulge'?

• to give in to a wish

• to deny

• to refuse

• to pamper

What does 'literate' mean?

• able to read and write

• having knowledge

• unlettered

• ignorant

What is 'Luster'?

• the quality of giving off light

• brightness

• dullness

• tarnish

What is an 'oration'?

• a public speech

• a formal occasion

• an address

• a lecture

What does 'peevish' mean?

• cross

• complaining

• agreeable

• pleasant

What does it mean to 'singe'?

• to burn slightly

• to incinerate

• to scorch

• to char

What does 'upright' mean?

• vertical

• good

• honest

• horizontal