Vocabulary Practice 1

1. Which word does not belong.

 vigorous, stalwart, determined, unfaltering, steadfast, tarry

2. Give a synonym of edicts as it is used in the following sentence.

Just days before my father died he issued various edicts through Alastor.

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3. Antonyms of the word bestow include remove, withdraw, and take away. Which of the following is a synonym of bestow?

a.  stall
b.  grant
c.  surrender
d.  determined

4. Choose the best word to complete the sentence from the vocabulary list above.

The head of Janus was clearly carved in the medal, and the __________ of his faced looked evil under the magnifying glass.

5. Which word can replace the word surrender in the following sentence?

If I didn't surrender to starvation, I would be here for a long time, with hateful mistresses and with Hattie ordering me about.
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6. Complete the following analogy:

Neat is to sloppy as  hurry is to _________.

neat : sloppy :: hurry : ____________.

7. On our way out of the __________ --a collection of live wild animals on exhibition --, Char said, "Tonight I shall triple the guard around the ogres. And soon I shall catch a centaur and give it to you."

a.  menagerie
b.  stalwart
c.  leer
d.  chivalry

8. Give a synonym for chivalry in the following sentence.

You have the kind of gently soul that excepts the rules of chivalry.

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9.  Which of the following items should not be in a menagerie ?

a.  gnomes
b.  centaurs
c.  kitten
d.  ogres

10. Choose the best word from the list above to complete the sentence.

"Best not _______________, little mistress," Bertha said.