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I can make this promise vocab quiz 2 ch 3-10

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  • Waft means to
    separate abruptly
    blow gently
    fall vertically
    flow back or recede
  • True or false: A scornful remark is full of praise and wonder
    false
  • Is it correct to say that a cliche is truism, something that speaks the truth about something or situation
    yes
  • cliche means
    commonplace
    cantata
    mace
    parlance
  • Would it be correct to say gingerly means delicately or cautiously ?
    Yes
  • Who is most likely to wear a tulle?
    firefighter
    surgeon
    ballerina
    landscaper
  • By the recent data, it shows the rate has __________ to zero.
    meandered
    incubated
    plummeted
    infiltrated
  • Brainstorm means
    inspiration
    storm that rains down brains
    interference
    lightning inside the head
  • Good idea or bad idea: I see a feral cat outside my window. I decide to open the window and pet the cat.
    bad idea
  • What is synonym of plummet?
    drop sharply
    recall from memory
    unite into one
    pass by
  • what word best describes what is in the picture?
    controller
    pile
    sprig
    package
  • Which of the following would most likely strew the ground?
    an airplane landing on the tarmac
    a bust traveling down an empty street
    lightning during a storm
    confetti after a parade
  • muse means to
    redirect
    whirl about
    react
    reflect
  • Dissect means to
    move outward
    set securely or deeply
    move inward
    break down into components to analyze
  • Who is likely to croon
    a taxi driver in heavy traffic
    teacher during an exam
    father with a lullaby
    a boy playing mine craft
  • Which isn't a cliche
    easy as pie
    don't play with fire
    beauty is skin deep
    dragons bite with teeth
  • Which is correct
    furrowed leg
    furrowed arm
    furrowed brow
    furrowed eyelash
  • preventative means
    stubbornly obstructive
    operating with minimal intervention
    contributing to the prevention of something
    required as a prior condition for study
  • If you are susceptible then it means it is likely to happen to you: True or False
    True
  • Someone who is likely to walk gingerly is doing so in order to
    keep from making noise
    follow steps of another
    break in his shoes
    exercise his legs
  • Which would the remnant describe?
    a connection between two things as they move together
    a hole that gas can escape from
    a small inexpensive article
    a piece of cloth left over after the rest has been used
  • A prosperous person lives on the street and has no money or home. true or false
    false
  • a synonym of gawk would be
    gape
    swelter
    glance
    atrophy
  • Which is a synonym of vintage
    a person's own signature
    a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
    a fine-textured white gypsum used for carving
    a speech sound that is not a
  • Which is more likely to be clammy
    ears
    hands
    eyes
    knees
  • Which word means literal?
    explicit
    wistful
    impalpable
    incoherent
  • prosperous means
    self-centered
    half-baked
    bad-tempered
    well-off
  • When might you get cold feet?
    when there are hints that things are not going well
    When it is cold outside
    When you have gathered the nerve to follow though
    when you are coming down with a cold
  • synonym for clammy
    blazing
    silky
    damp
    groggy
  • Which behaves aimlessly?
    a deer roaming for water
    a lioness stalking prey
    a cat wondering around the house
    a bear nosing about for berries
  • Who is most likely to dissect something
    a bricklayer
    a medical student
    a hair stylist
    a patient in a hospital
  • Susceptible means
    completely wanting or lacking
    yielding readily to or capable of
    happening at regular intervals
    shining intensely
  • furrow your brow means to
    scorch
    rectify
    propel
    crease
  • True or false: brainstorming is the process of trying to think of ideas
    true
  • scornful means
    acquainted
    sovereign
    contemptuous
    exacting
  • Is true that gnarled means knotty?
    yes
  • True or false: If I put up a literal barrier to keep the world out then I actually built a real wall.
    True
  • haphazard is the same as winsome. True or false
    False; haphazard means random: he arranged the legos haphazardly on the table
  • feral means
    immature
    embarrassing
    holy
    undomesticated
  • cold feet means timidity: True or False
    true
  • Does anticipation equate to expectation
    yes
  • Which is likely to plummet?
    eagle seeking prey
    a squirrel gathering nuts
    dog chasing a rabbit
    A cat chasing a mouse
  • Remnant means
    reluctance
    remainder
    repetition
    replacement
  • Does gnarled mean rough, rugged and knotty or something really awesome
    rough, rugged, knotty
  • Which is often used with the word vintage?
    extinct species
    autumn leaves
    chapstick
    red wine
  • True or false: The lego pieces were strewn all over the floor.
    True
  • croon means
    climb
    sing
    hold
    drive
  • Which is an optimistic message
    The economy is strong and likely to get better
    Chances of peace are slim
    Earth is the densest planet in the solar system
    Every day your hear beats 100,000 times
  • anticipation means
    philosophical studies of moral values
    being new or surprising
    time of day following sunset
    act of predicting
  • gnarled means
    characterised by mutiny
    used of old trees or often old people's hands
    kept sacred
    lacking grace in movement
  • If Leo strew his legos on the floor then it means he
    neatly stored them
    scattered them
    organised them carefully
    put them all in one place