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Question 1
What does 'austere' mean?
- practicing self-denial
- favorable
- full of suspicion
- willing to take risks
Question 2
What does "abstruse" mean?
- Difficult to understand; incomprehensible
- Harsh in tone
- Easily persuaded
- Shapeless
Question 3
True or False: "Apathy" means an intense feeling of dislike or aversion.
- True
- False
Question 4
The word meaning "markedly different from an accepted norm" is __________.
Fill in the blank
Question 5
Which word means "easily persuaded"?
- amenable
- adamant
- apathetic
- acerbic
Question 6
What is an "accolade"?
- An award or praise granted as a special honor
- A formal warning or reprimand
- A bitter feeling of ill will
- A random, groundless decision
Question 7
True or False: "Ameliorate" means to make something bad better.
- True
- False
Question 8
A mixture of multiple things is called an __________.
Fill in the blank
Question 9
What does "antithetical" mean?
- Sharply contrasted in character or purpose
- Open to more than one interpretation
- Serving to warn
- Based on a random, groundless decision
Question 10
Which word describes a deviation from what is normal or expected?
- aberration
- amalgam
- accolade
- aesthetic
Question 11
True or False: "Arcane" means requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
- True
- False
Question 12
What does "admonish" mean?
- To warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding
- To praise highly
- To confuse or bewilder
- To make something bad better
Question 13
The noun meaning "a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement" is __________.
Fill in the blank
Question 14
What does 'arduous' mean?
- Demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance
- Showing artistic skill
- Practicing self-denial
- Looking suspiciously or disapprovingly
Question 15
Which word means 'with a look of suspicion or disapproval'?
- askance
- auspicious
- audacious
- artful
Question 16
'Artful' can mean 'clever in a cunning way'.
- True
- False
Question 17
A person who practices great self-denial is called an ________.
Fill in the blank
Question 18
Which word describes someone willing to be bold in social situations or to take risks?
- audacious
- austere
- arduous
- askance
Question 19
'Auspicious' means unfavorable.
- True
- False
Question 20
Which word is closest in meaning to 'auspicious'?
- favorable
- suspicious
- bold
- self-denying
Question 21
Aggressive boldness in social situations is ________.
Fill in the blank
Question 22
What does 'artful' mean when it refers to showing artistic skill?
- exhibiting artistic skill
- clever in a cunning way
- practicing self-denial
- looking with suspicion
Question 23
According to its definition, 'auspicious' is the opposite of ________.
Fill in the blank
Question 24
'Audacious' means unwilling to take risks.
- True
- False
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