Word Mini-Quiz

Choose the word that best completes the meaning 
of the sentence. The answers are listed below - 
no cheating!

1. The three-year-old was _______ in his refusal to 
taste the broccoli.

a. recondite
b. didactic
c. fortuitous
d. resolute
e. genteel

2. We _______ the fine print in the document but were
unable to find the clause the lawyer had mentioned.

a. scrutinized
b. reconciled
c. exculpated
d. cajoled
e. accrued

3. A state in which one can see, hear, feel, smell, and
taste little or nothing is known as _______ deprivation.

a. aggregate
b. subversive
c. sensory
d. sensual
e. sensuous



4. The children tried to be _______ about the fact that
their parents couldn't afford to give them Christmas 
presents, but you could tell that they were really 
quite depressed inside.

a. tangential
b. abysmal
c. stoic
d. disingenuous
e. eclectic

5. We felt repeatedly _______ by the impersonal and 
inflexible bureaucracy in our attempt to win an 
exemption to the rule.

a. vindicated
b. stymied
c. deluged
d. reiterated
e. gesticulated

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