Question

1. how would you flee a bear that was chasing you? a. with impudence b. with alacrity c. with tranquillity d. with integrity
2. who is most likely to receive an admonition? a. a sweepstakes winner b. an honor roll student c. a child who runs out into the street d. a driver who has just won the indianapolis 500
3. to which kind of person would you prefer to tell a secret? a. timorous b. noxious c. monitory d. discreet
4. what might you feel riding the world’s largest and fastest roller coaster? a. misapprehension b. vertigo c. tranquillity d. integrity
5. what kind of feeling would you have floating down a river on a raft? a. tranquillity b. misfortune c. innocence d. iniquity
6. what is a soothsayer most likely to have? a. vertigo b. a premonition c. a misgiving d. a misdemeanor
7. how would you feel if someone tried to sell you a new car for fifty dollars? a. skeptical b. irreproachable c. innocuous d. venerable
8. this could be just a long string of bad luck. a. integrity b. misapprehension c. misgiving d. misfortune
9. which word is the opposite of “a few”? a. rudiment b. misnomer c. myriad d. remnant
10. if someone took your basketball without asking, they would ______ it. a. misappropriate b. monitor c. misprize d. misrepresent
11. what would you consider a rude person to be? a. indigenous b. skeptical c. misbegotten d. obnoxious
12. special tanker trucks are needed to carry this kind of liquid, gas, or other material. a. innocuous b. noxious c. discreet d. venerable

Explanation:

1. When fleeing a bear, one would move quickly. "Alacrity" means liveliness and eagerness, which is appropriate for a fast - paced escape.
2. A child who runs out into the street is doing something dangerous and would likely receive an admonition (a warning or scolding).
3. A "discreet" person is careful and secretive, making them a good choice to tell a secret to.
4. Riding a large and fast roller coaster can cause a feeling of dizziness, which is "vertigo".
5. Floating down a river on a raft is a peaceful activity, likely to evoke a feeling of "tranquillity".
6. A soothsayer is someone who predicts the future, and they are likely to have a "premonition" (a forewarning).
7. If someone tries to sell a new car for fifty dollars, it seems too good to be true, so one would be "skeptical".
8. A long string of bad luck is "misfortune".
9. "A few" implies a small number, and "myriad" means a countless or extremely great number, which is the opposite.
10. Taking someone's basketball without asking is "misappropriating" it, which means using something wrongly or without permission.
11. A "rude" person can be considered "obnoxious", which means extremely unpleasant.
12. Special tanker trucks are needed for dangerous substances. "Noxious" means harmful or poisonous, so such substances would require special transport.

Answer:

1. b. with alacrity
2. c. a child who runs out into the street
3. d. discreet
4. b. vertigo
5. a. tranquillity
6. b. a premonition
7. a. skeptical
8. d. misfortune
9. c. myriad
10. a. misappropriate
11. d. obnoxious
12. b. noxious