Week 4 Review (ADV)

What is the meaning of "Belligerent"?

• Comfort, relief in time of sadness

• Hostile and aggressive

• Capable of being touched; real, concrete

• A deliberately deceptive movement

What does "Belittle" mean?

• To make something seem less important

• To criticize or punish severely

• To mock or jeer at

• To frighten, especially by threatening someone

What does "Castigate" mean?

• To criticize or punish severely

• To make fun of

• To promote or make widely known

• To comfort in time of sadness

She disdainfully looked at me in disgust. What is "Disdain"?

• A cut or tear

• The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect

• A state of uncontrolled excitement

• The most worthless part

He threw a feint punch at his opponent's face. What is does "Feint" mean?

• A deliberately deceptive movement

• A person who is eighty to eighty-nine years old

• A cut or tear

• Hostile and aggressive

What does "Frenzy" mean?

• A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior

• To mock or jeer at

• To criticize or punish severely

• Comfort, relief in time of sadness

Which phrase means "to challenge someone"?

• To rule the roost

• Feeling no pain

• To throw down the gauntlet

• Hobson's choice

Which phrase means "to be the boss"?

• To rule the roost

• Feeling no pain

• To throw down the gauntlet

• Hobson's choice

If someone is "feeling no pain," what are they likely experiencing?

• Happiness

• Intoxication

• Fear

• Sadness

What does it mean if you have "Hobson's choice"?

• You have many options

• You have no choice at all

• You have a choice to take what's available or nothing at all

• You have a choice between two bad options