Definitions: Crossword Puzzle
Definitions: Quiz
| You answered 40% of the questions correctly! You answered 8 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 11 - Reverse Definitions - Completed: July 8, 11:56:15 AM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| ALLUDE | (v.) To refer to indirectly; To hint at or insinuate | 87% | 13% | Wrong |
| CLAIRVOYANT | (n.) Someone who has the ability to see the future; (adj.) Able to see the future; Having the ability to percieve things beyond others | 88% | 12% | Wrong |
| CONCLUSIVE | (adj.) Putting an end to debate or question; Final | 94% | 6% | Wrong |
| DISREPUTABLE | (adj.) Lacking respectability in character, appearance or behavior; Disgraceful; Shady | 89% | 11% | Wrong |
| ENDEMIC | (adj.) Native to some specified country or region | 87% | 13% | Wrong |
| EXEMPLARY | (adj.) Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation; Ideal or commendable | 90% | 10% | Right! |
| FATHOM | (n.) A unit of length equal to six feet usually used to measure the depth of water; (v.) To comprehend or understand | 85% | 15% | Wrong |
| GUILE | (n.) The quality of being crafty; Skillful deceit or treacherous cunning; Deviousness | 81% | 19% | Wrong |
| INTEGRITY | (n.) High moral standards, honesty; Adherence to a strict moral or ethical code; Soundness | 94% | 6% | Right! |
| ITINERARY | (n.) A detailed account or diary of a journey; A guidebook or route of travel | 94% | 6% | Right! |
| MISCONSTRUE | (v.) To mistake the meaning of; To misinterpret | 94% | 6% | Right! |
| OBNOXIOUS | (adj.) Very annoying, offensive or objectionable | 96% | 4% | Right! |
| PLACATE | (v.) To calm the anger of; To appease or pacify | 82% | 18% | Wrong |
| PLACID | (adj.) Serene, calm and peaceful | 89% | 11% | Wrong |
| PLAGIARISM | (n.) The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's own | 98% | 2% | Right! |
| POTENT | (adj.) Physically powerful; Highly effective | 89% | 11% | Right! |
| PRETEXT | (n.) A fictitious reason; A false excuse | 82% | 18% | Wrong |
| PROTRUDE | (v.) To push out or thrust forth; To stick out | 93% | 7% | Right! |
| STARK | (adj.) Grim or desolate, harsh; (adv.) Utterly, absolutely or completely | 85% | 15% | Wrong |
| SUPERFICIAL | (adj.) On or near the surface; Comprehending only what is on the surface, apparent and obvious | 85% | 15% | Wrong |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
Completing the Sentence
| You answered 75% of the questions correctly! You answered 15 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 11 - Sentences - Completed: July 9, 12:39:25 PM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Sentence | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| ALLUDE | I was surprised that your English teacher managed to ALLUDE to this website, even though it's not technically affiliated with the publishers of your vocab books. | 83% | 17% | Right! |
| CLAIRVOYANT | Nostradamus is supposed to be so CLAIRVOYANT that he could see the future | 95% | 5% | Right! |
| CONCLUSIVE | Unfortunately, the videotape offered CONCLUSIVE proof that I had stolen the Twinkie, so I had to repay my sister with my Cupcake. | 88% | 12% | Right! |
| DISREPUTABLE | Burping at the dinner table is such a(n) DISREPUTABLE act that many people would call your sense of decency into question. | 89% | 11% | Right! |
| ENDEMIC | Kangaroos and Koalas are both ENDEMIC to Australia, which is also the native home of more obscure animals like the jackalope. | 94% | 6% | Right! |
| EXEMPLARY | Some said that Beethoven's music was so EXEMPLARY that it should be used as a model for all classical music. | 92% | 8% | Wrong |
| FATHOM | Some of comedian's jokes are so obscure that only a genius could FATHOM why they were funny. | 90% | 10% | Right! |
| GUILE | The con-man used his GUILE to swindle me out of twenty dollars so I used my brawn to beat the snot out of him. | 88% | 12% | Right! |
| INTEGRITY | You can always trust the judgement of Moral Orel because he is the model of INTEGRITY in his community. | 91% | 9% | Right! |
| ITINERARY | Although he had made a minute-by-minute vacation ITINERARY, once we passed the gates into Disney World we all ditched him with his schedule and ran to the rides. | 93% | 7% | Right! |
| MISCONSTRUE | I used to tell people that their epidermis was showing in hopes that they would MISCONSTRUE the meaning of epidermis and check their fly. | 88% | 12% | Wrong |
| OBNOXIOUS | Although the advertisements on VocabTest.com are very OBNOXIOUS, the site does offer quite a comprehensive vocabulary experience! | 88% | 12% | Right! |
| PLACATE | When the drive-thru attendant spilled coffee on the old lady, McDonald's tried to PLACATE her by giving her $2 Million and printing the word "Hot" on every coffee cup. thereafter. | 87% | 13% | Right! |
| PLACID | With no storms or winds, Terror Lake seems a little too PLACID for nothing to happen tonight. | 87% | 13% | Wrong |
| PLAGIARISM | It was clear that her book review was so similar to a review in the newspaper that it constituted an outright PLAGIARISM. | 96% | 4% | Right! |
| POTENT | The smell of bad cologne is so POTENT in the men's bathroom, I prefer to go outside for some fresh air. | 91% | 9% | Right! |
| PRETEXT | On the PRETEXT of bird-watching, I checked out the cute guys with my binoculars at the beach. | 81% | 19% | Wrong |
| PROTRUDE | The Washington Monument seems to PROTRUDE out of the ground, as if it were jutting out of the Earth itself. | 95% | 5% | Right! |
| STARK | Looking at the Patriot missiles heading directly for our house, I realized the STARK reality of my immediate future. | 84% | 16% | Wrong |
| SUPERFICIAL | The SUPERFICIAL book report only scratched the surface of the book and didn't give the true picture, so the teacher knew the student didn't read the book. | 88% | 12% | Right! |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
Synonyms and Antonyms
| You answered 60% of the questions correctly! You answered 12 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Unit 11: Synonyms and Antonyms - Reverse Definitions - Completed: July 9, 12:48:06 PM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| allude | HINTED AT the existence of embarrassing secrets (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| clairvoyant | never claimed to be SUPERNATURALLY PERCEPTIVE (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| conclusive | the DECISIVE battle in the war (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| disreputable | a RESPECTABLE way to earn a living (ant) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| endemic | shellfish INDIGENOUS to the cape (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| exemplary | SCANDALOUS conduct (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| fathom | Failed to COMPREHEND the severity of the situation (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| guile | an advantage gained by TRICKERY (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| integrity | a well-deserved reputation for CORRUPTION (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| itinerary | a hectic SCHEDULE with no time for relaxation (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| misconstrue | deliberately MISINTERPRETED my words (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| obnoxious | DISAGREEABLE attempts to get attention (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| placate | MOLLIFIED critics of the plan (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| placid | led a TRANQUIL existence (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| plagiarism | wholesale PIRACY of another's work (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| potent | WEAK claims on our affections (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| pretext | could find no plausible EXCUSE to stay (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| protrude | signs that JUT OUT from the front of the building (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| stark | a BLEAK and barren landscape (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| superficial | a THOROUGH examination of the issues (ant) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
1. In that neighborhood of small homes, a few massive apartment buildings (ALLUDE, PROTRUDE) like giants set down in a community of dwarfs.
2. Tom Sawyer was (GUILE, PRETEXT) to get the other boys to do his work by convincing them that whitewashing the fence was fun.
3. The spectacular remains of that brilliant period stand in (DISREPUTABLE, STARK) contrast to the poverty of archaeological finds from previous areas.
4. Instead of (ALLUDING, FATHOMING) so often to your own achievements and successes, why not wait for other people to mention them?
5. Although most of us cannot hope to match Mother Teresa's pure idealism, we may regard her noble life as inspiring and (EXEMPLARY, ENDEMIC).
6. In times of crisis, the utmost care must be taken to prevent ordinary military maneuvers form being (PLACATED, MISCONSTRUED) as hostile acts.
7. A candidate for the highest office in the land should be, above all, a person of unshakable (GUILE, INTEGRITY).
8, Is it any wonder that your parents are worried, knowing that you are associating with such a (PLACID, DISREPUTABLE) group of people?
9 The prospect of extremely high staring salaries is a (STARK, POTENT) argument for pursing a career in computer science.
10. Do not be taken in by any (SUPERFICIAL, CONCLUSIVE) resemblances between their half-baked ideas and the sensible program we proposed.
11. With some psychics it is difficult to tell where the (CLAIRVOYANT, ITINERARY) leaves off and the con artist begins.
12. Mother was as upset as any of us, but she managed to conceal her fears so that she looked positively (OBNOXIOUS, PLACID),
13. It was clear that the student's book review was so similar to a review in a newspaper that it constituted outright (INTEGRITY, PLAGIARISM)
14. Marge produced a convenient headache as her (PRETEXT, ITINERARY) for having to leave early.
15. I find no one more (OBNOXIOUS, CLAIRVOYANT) than a person who insists on talking instead of listening to the brilliant and important things I have to say.
16. If the British government had made a sincere effort to (MISCONSTRUE, PLACATE) the colonists, would the American Revolution have occurred?
17. Modern scientists use all kinds of high-tech gadgetry to (FATHOM, ALLUDE) the depths of the ocean.
18. Why not include Mount Vernon in the (PLAGIARISM, ITINERARY) of our spring vacation?
19. It is all very well for science fiction writers to speculate, but is there any (EXEMPLARY, CONCLUSIVE) evidence that UFOs exist.
20. Some people maintain that intelligent life must exist elsewhere in the universe, but I firmly believe that it is (ENDEMIC, POTENT) to Earth.
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