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Vocabulary Quiz Quest

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Here is a quiz of some vocabulary words from the book, Black Boy written by Richard Wright.

1

Allay

To relieve, ease
To leave, go away from
To distract

2

Ardent

To exercise
Passionate, fervent
What a pirate says when he makes a dent in someone's car

3

Placid

To be placed in acid
Pleasantly calm
Humid, dry

4

Copious

To make copies at kinks
To be an avid reader
Large quantity or number, abundant

5

Abide

A fear of smoothies
To act in accord with, do what is supposed to be done
To be anxious or nervous

6

Nonchalant

What you say to someone in France when you want to order french fries
Coolly unconcerned, casual indifference
Warm, or jolly in manner

7

Solace

Sharp, angular weapon of mass destruction
That one James Bond movie
Something that gives you comfort, relief, consolation

8

Palatial

Cave like
Palace like
A cold liquid or gel

9

Imperative

Humorous, witty comment
Abnormal
Necessary required

10

Surreptitiously

A strawberry frozen yogurt
To evade or run away from
Acting stealthily, slyly

11

Contrite

Unexpected, surprised
Contradictory, opposite
Feeling guilty and ready to atone for one's sins or wrong doings

12

Invective

scarlet, or reddish in hue
Conducts heat
An insulting word or expression

13

Sonorous

Sound level in which whales communicate
Having or producing a deep, rich, melodious sound
An ending or completion

14

Guise

Costumes decorated with sequence
Assumed appearance or pretense
Cloth or fabric like material

15

Verdant

Inexperienced, unsophisticated
The act of choosing a mate in the bird kingdom
Rough texture or feeling

16

Aspiration

Tiredness, fatigue
Strong desire, ambition
Water evaporating to the atmosphere

17

Suffuse

The thread coming out of a candle used to light it, wick
Sad, depressed, lonely
Spread or flush through out

18

Injunction

Authoritative warning or order
Confusion, misunderstandings
The merging of several roads

19

Disdain

Light or foggy in color, clear
A bad stain
To look or treat with scorn or contempt

20

Articulate

Another name for art critics
Expressed fluently or coherently
Loud or obnoxious

21

Conviction

Heavy
To go around in circles until one feels dizzy
The state of being found or proven guilty

22

Placate

Annoyed, irritated
To act in a play
To appease or pacify

23

Extol

To donate, give without getting something in return
To exit, get out of
To praise

24

Latent

Dormant, waiting to take affect
The act of being late
Unsafe, hazardous

25

Castigate

To destroy, get rid of, throw away
To choke
To criticize or reprimand severely

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