VOCABULARY 14 Question Preview (ID: 34065)


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A SYCOPHANT is...
a) a flatterer who tries to win favor by saying all the right things
b) a special type of hydraulic device used for vacuuming large amounts of water
c) an angry dog
d) an angry dog's owner

VICISSITUDES are...
a) Sudden power outages
b) Sudden or unexpected changes in life
c) large changes in tide patterns
d) oceanic earthquakes causing tsunamis

To be in the VANGUARD means
a) To be against new legislation
b) To be a warrior
c) To be against war
d) To be in the lead or forefront

If someone acts PRETENTIOUS, that means he is
a) addicted to playing pretend games like Cowboys and Indians, Dungeons and Dragons, etc.
b) extremely depressed
c) trying to act more important than he really is
d) trying to convince his boss to give him a raise

A VICARIOUS experience is...
a) done in a hurry
b) done through someone else
c) exhilirating
d) illegal

A PROFUSION is a ...
a) large quantity or amount
b) intrusion of large people
c) an unbearable odor
d) someone who loves to combine two types of music, like jazz and rock

If something is TAWDRY, that means that it is...
a) very elegant
b) refined
c) cheap and showy looking
d) excellent

CHRONIC means...
a) something that you wait for, but never comes
b) something that never goes away or keeps coming back
c) a short chronicle of events
d) anything sculpted from marble

PRODIGIOUS is...
a) disgusting
b) wonderful or amazing
c) terminally ill
d) empty

Ponderous means...
a) always considering the consequences
b) always daydreaming
c) intense heat from being enclosed for long periods
d) Too heavy or large to carry

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