continued from No. 1, 3, 4/2007
Streeeetch Your Mind!
Please read each question carefully and select the correct answer. The answer key will
be provided in the upcoming issue. Streeeetch your mind!
VOCABULARY BUILDER
1. What would you expect if you were visiting an English household and they announced
“bangers and mash” for supper?
a) Spaghetti and tomato sauce
b) Sausages and potatoes
c) Roast beef and gravy
d) Ham and peas
2. Which of the following creatures is a biped?
a) A human
b) A horse
c) A spider
d) A snake
e) A tiger
3. Despite Juan’s reassuring words, his corrugated brow indicated that he was deeply
concerned for his brother’s welfare. What is a synonym for CORRUGATED?
a) Worried
b) Wrinkled
c) Aged
d) Seamless
e) Vexed
4. Barry’s contentious remarks caused Jasmine’s face to flush in anger, but she
simply nodded and smiled in order to avoid a senseless argument. What does CONTENTIOUS
mean?
a) Rude
b) Loud
c) Sexist
d) Quarrelsome
e) Discourteous
5. Where would one traditionally wear a sou’wester?
a) At sea
b) In the dessert
c) On a safari
d) In the farm fields
e) In space
6. What is a pedagogue?
a) A politician
b) A parent
c) A teacher
d) A leader
e) A musician
f) An environmentalist
7. The luxurious opulence of the royalty was reflected in the prince’s castle, with
its ruby studded gateways and gold-plated turrets. What is the opposite of OPULENCE?
a) Sedulity
b) Penury
c) Affluence
d) Fruition
e) Denervation
8. Farmer Dill, who was of a saturnine disposition and physically twisted and bent from
toiling in the fields, showed no emotion as he accepted the county fair award for his
delectable vegetables. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to SATURNINE?
a) Ungrateful
b) Gloomy
c) Uncommunicative
d) Cordial
9. From whom would you expect avuncular advice?
a) A teacher
b) A grandfather
c) An aunt
d) An uncle
e) A cousin
10. Anna was a beautiful woman. She had high cheekbones and piercing black eyes and her
hair cascaded down her back in thick chestnut curls. Her hands were thin and bony in
contrast to her ample hips, softly rounded belly, full breasts and womanly thighs. Which
of the following words would best describe Anna’s figure?
a) Gaunt
b) Lean
c) Obese
d) Zaftig
e) Lanky
f) Corpulent
11. His bellicose disposition alienated his friends, frightened his mother, and
repelled women. What is a synonym for BELLICOSE?
a) Covetous
b) Belligerent
c) Suspicious
d) Irritable
e) Immoderate
Key to No. 4
Answers: Word Choice Quiz
1. a) adjure; 2. c) eluded; 3. a) assent; 4. d) incipient; 5. b) prophesied; 6. a)
apprised; 7. d) loath; 8. b) backward; 9. a) ingenuous; 10. c) expeditious.
to be continued
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