Grade 5 - vocabulary - set 11

What does the word "Gist" mean?

• A detailed explanation

• A main idea

• A small part

• A confusing statement

Which word means "seemingly slick and clever, but lacking sincerity"?

• Grievous

• Glib

• Gregarious

• Guile

What is the meaning of "Gratuitous"?

• For no reason or at no cost

• Very expensive

• Highly valuable

• Difficult to obtain

Which word describes someone who is sociable and enjoys the company of others?

• Grievous

• Gregarious

• Hackneyed

• Harrow

What does "Grievous" mean?

• Causing joy

• Causing grief or pain; serious

• Causing laughter

• Causing confusion

Which word means "cunning; shrewdness"?

• Guile

• Gist

• Gratuitous

• Glib

What does "Hackneyed" mean?

• Original and new

• Unoriginal, overused

• Difficult to understand

• Very rare

Which word means "to torment or cause suffering and agony"?

• Harrow

• Hierarchy

• Heterogeneous

• Hypothesis

What is a "Hierarchy"?

• A random list

• A way to rank or place things in order

• A collection of similar items

• A type of puzzle

What does "Heterogeneous" mean?

• Made up of similar elements

• Made up of dissimilar elements

• Made up of identical elements

• Made up of random elements