Unit 9 - Vocabulary Quiz

Select the word that best matches the meaning:

The _____ of a monarch happens when he or she suddenly falls from power.

• estimate

• poll

• downfall

• vicinity

Select the word that best matches the meaning:

To love and treasure something is to _____ it.

• soothe

• poll

• cherish

• displace

Select the word that best matches the meaning:

If I _____ an object, I move it out of position.

• cherish

• displace

• soothe

• poll

Select the word that best matches the meaning:

A(n) _____ person cares about other people’s needs and feelings.

• considerate

• brisk

• identical

• improper

Select the word that best matches the meaning:

To roughly judge the number of people living in a country is to _____ the population of that country.

• cherish

• soothe

• estimate

• humiliate

Select the word that has almost the same meaning as the word in boldface:

improper shoes for hiking.

• new

• unsuitable

• sturdy

• flimsy

Select the word that has almost the same meaning as the word in boldface:

soothe my fright.

• quiet

• cause

• share

• mock

Select the word that has almost the same meaning as the word in boldface:

humiliate the cheater.

• discourage

• disgrace

• discuss

• disgust

Select the word that has almost the same meaning as the word in boldface:

conduct a poll

• raid

• survey

• search

• band

Select the word that has almost the same meaning as the word in boldface:

lives in the vicinity

• castle

• woods

• hospital

• area