Vocabulary Quiz

What type of person might be DEMURE?

• A kindergarten teacher who is bubbly and energetic

• Someone who is very intelligent and likes to research scientific methods

• An aggressive professional wrestler

• A monk

The angry crowd screamed and __________ when the pop singer forgot the words to her own song.

• jeered

• rebuked

• sauntered

• sinewy

Which two words are nearly the same in meaning?

• corpulent and sinewy

• jeered and rebuked

• demure and aggressive

• sinewy and muscular

Which choice is a situation in which a person might be CRESTFALLEN?

• posing for a picture

• getting dumped on prom night

• learning to drive

• winning a state championship

Which of the following things is NOT acrid?

• a flower

• vinegar

• bleach

• sweaty football jerseys

From the distant shore, we thought we saw a great __________ poke through the surface of the water, but it turned out to be a submarine.

• tumult

• rebuke

• leviathan

• bastion

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rebuke' correctly?

• She decided to rebuke the old chair with a fresh coat of paint.

• The teacher's rebuke was gentle but firm, reminding the students to focus.

• He rebuked the cake for being too sweet and decided not to eat it.

• The rebuke of the mountain was a sight to behold, covered in snow.

Which choice fits the word CORPULENT?

• a) a bear about to hibernate for the winter

• b) a ballet dancer

• c) a stray dog

• d) an Olympic runner

She never lets bullies affect her; she is completely ________________ to their teasing.

• a) ineffectual

• b) tacit

• c) blatant

• d) impervious

Even though the invading army had the best technology and the greatest number of troops, they could not succeed in tearing down the walls of the ______________ .

• a) talisman

• b) corpulent

• c) enmity

• d) bastion