Vocabulary Practice Week 3

endeavor plummet hoist
methodically flank vague
strewn lurk egress
convoluted vicious kiosk
refugees catastrophe  
  1. Which word does not belong with the others?
upheaval ruin misfortune calamity luck catastrophe
  1. Complete the following analogy:

ocean : sea  :: _____________ : booth

  1. Which of the following does not describe vicious?
the rebel with hatred in his heart a dog growling at a small child
a storm raging over the sea a mother rocking her baby
  1. Which of the following does NOT describe plummet?
a plane taking a nose dive a man dropping off a cliff
a mountain climber reaching the summit a meteor falling towards earth
  1. Which word from the list above best completes this sentence.

What kind of place can this be, safe from earthly _________________________?

  1. Complete the word web.

  1. What word means people in exile ?

______________________________________________

  1. Pick a good replacement word for announcement board  in the following sentence.

In Selverton Square, he saw an announcement board where the poster with his and Lina's names on it had been pinned up.

______________________________________________

  1. What does the word convoluted mean in the following sentence?

He ran a finger over their convoluted surface.

a.  cold to the touch
b.  scarred with deep scratches
c.  smooth without any bumps
d.  having numerous overlapping coils or folds

  1. Complete the word web.

 

Answer Key:

  1. luck

  2. kiosk

  3. a mother rocking her baby

  4. a mountain climber reaching the summit

  5. catastrophes

  6. hoist

  7. refugees

  8. kiosk

  9. d.  having numerous overlapping coils or folds

  10. vague