Voracious Vocabulary 8th Question Preview (ID: 53521)


Wordly Wise 3000 Book 8 Lesson 1. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The Huge Corporation's offer to buy the Petite Company met with a rebuff. This means...
a) envelopment
b) acceptance
c) evasion
d) turn down

Which is an example of someone with resilience?
a) someone who gets good grades in school
b) someone who is very talented artist and writer
c) someone who gets well quickly after an illness
d) someone who is able to memorize facts easily

In the spring, our town has a pervasive scent of flowers blooming. This means that the scent
a) is lovely
b) is unpleasant
c) can be smelled throughout town
d) is too sweet

Drivers experienced a rebuff as they traveled down the highway. The highway was
a) many lanes wide
b) closed due to landslide
c) the quickest route to the nearest city
d) recently paved

Our puppy is avid for our attention. This means that she
a) is greedy for attention
b) stands at attention
c) doesn't obey commands
d) is very obedient

From his brusqueness on the phone, I could tell that Dan was upset. Dan spoke
a) absentmindedly
b) in a silly way
c) abruptly
d) about unfamiliar topics

When people demean themselves they
a) cause others to disprespect them
b) get ready to face a challenge
c) brag about their accomplishments
d) think they are better than other people

To evoke a response means to
a) expect a response
b) produce a response
c) hope for a response
d) reject a response

I was in excruciating pain after I fell on my leg. The pain was
a) mild
b) due to an accident
c) extreme
d) bearable

Merriment pervades our town during the holidays. To pervade means to
a) light up
b) appear in some parts
c) interrupt
d) spread thorughout

To inaugurate someone is to
a) elect that person to office in a landslide victory
b) install that person in office in a formal ceremony
c) ask that person to run for office
d) invite that person to a dinner party at the White HOuse

The movie's music and costumes are evocative of London in the 1960s. This means that the music and costumes
a) were created in London during the 1960's
b) were probably not created in London during the 1960's
c) are very different from those of 1960's London
d) help viewers imagine London during the 1960's

When soldiers rebuff an attack they
a) call off the attack
b) drive their enemy back
c) declare an end to the war
d) flee from their enemy

Rosemary has been through some hard times, but she is resilient enough to
a) recover and move on with her life
b) feel very depressed for a long time
c) feel angry with those who caused her troubles
d) understand other people's pain

Where would you be likely to encounter air turbulence?
a) in a hotel
b) in a classroom
c) on an airplane
d) in an auditorium

What is an inauguration?
a) a formal installation ceremony
b) a formal political announcement
c) the end of a person's political career
d) a formal dance for the president of theUnited States

Which describes a period of turbulence?
a) an uneventful time
b) a time when people make great progress
c) a long-ago time
d) a time of great disturbance

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