Question

vocabulary quiz - unit 3
vocabulary quiz - unit 3
part a: multiple choice (choose the best answer)

1. which word means an enemy or opponent?

a) ally b) adversary c) craven d) muse

1. to make someone feel isolated or unfriendly is to:

a) exhilarate b) alienate c) harass d) perpetuate

1. a clever trick or skillful device is called:

a) artifice b) precedent c) demise d) sojourn

1. to compel or force someone is to:

a) coerce b) redress c) muse d) liquidate

1. which adjective means cowardly?

a) urbane b) inclement c) craven d) fallow

1. the word culinary relates to:

a) cooking b) punishment c) farming d) weather

1. the death of a person in a lofty position is called:

a) demise b) muse c) exhilaration d) precedent

1. which word means to cheer, enliven, or give spirit to?

a) alienate b) exhilarate c) harass d) liquidate

1. unseeded land or inactive period is described as:

a) punitive b) fallow c) negligible d) urbane

1. which word means to disturb, annoy, or trouble repeatedly?

a) coerce b) harass c) perpetuate d) redress

Explanation:

1. "Adversary" means an enemy or opponent. "Ally" is a friend or supporter, "craven" is a coward, and "muse" is a source of inspiration.
2. "Alienate" means to make someone feel isolated or unfriendly. "Exhilarate" means to make someone very happy and excited, "harass" means to trouble repeatedly, and "perpetuate" means to make something continue.
3. "Artifice" is a clever trick or skillful device. "Precedent" is an earlier event or action, "demise" is death, and "sojourn" is a temporary stay.
4. "Coerce" means to compel or force someone. "Redress" means to correct or remedy, "muse" is as described before, and "liquidate" means to get rid of or settle accounts.
5. "Craven" means cowardly. "Urbane" means polite and sophisticated, "inclement" means (of weather) bad, and "fallow" has other meanings like unseeded land.
6. "Culinary" relates to cooking. The other options are unrelated.
7. "Demise" is the death of a person, especially in a lofty position. The other words have different meanings.
8. "Exhilarate" means to cheer, enliven, or give spirit to. The other words have different definitions.
9. "Fallow" describes unseeded land or an inactive period. The other adjectives do not fit this meaning.
10. "Harass" means to disturb, annoy, or trouble repeatedly. "Coerce" is about forcing, "perpetuate" is about continuing, and "redress" is about correcting.

Answer:

1. B. adversary
2. B. alienate
3. A. artifice
4. A. coerce
5. C. craven
6. A. cooking
7. A. demise
8. B. exhilarate
9. B. fallow
10. B. harass