Word Power Vocabulary Test

copyright2008 Darrell Lindsey

1. callow-

a. vital
b. inexperienced
c. gentle
d. troubled

2. frowzy-

a. beautiful
b. dull
c. slovenly
d. rigid

3. moppet-

a. a young child
b. an old woman
c. an old man
d. a puppet's uncle

4. cryptic-

a. easily comprehended
b. normal
c. painful
d. having a hidden meaning

5. hauteur-

a. tolerance
b. arrogance
c. innocence
d. charm

6. indolent-

a. lazy
b. uncaring
c. feisty
d. meek

7. jocose-

a. leery
b. unhappy
c. quiet
d. merry

8. ignominy-

a. humiliation
b. praise
c. wisdom
d. strategy

9. amiable-

a. moody
b. persuasive
c. friendly
d. vengeful

10. patina-

a. a belly dancer
b. the sheen on a surface
c. a pious woman
d. a male ballerina

11. facetious-

a. serious
b. tedious
c. playfully humorous
d. evil

12. ere-

a. after
b. during
c. a mistake
d. before

13. nabob-

a. a wealthy person
b. a poor person
c. a mystic
d. a gangster

14. modicum-

a. a large building
b. a small amount
c. an office worker
d. a computer part

15. penurious-

a. eager
b. rude
c. stingy
d. eloquent

16. mordant-

a. preoccupied with death
b. loathsome
c. healthy
d. sharply sarcastic

17. wangle-

a. to strive for excellence
b. to scheme or manipulate
c. to find fault with
d.to love unconditionally

18. yokel-

a. an unsophisticated person
b. a type of yodel
c. a shrill cry
d. an extremely funny joke

19. ululate-

a. to whisper
b. to brag
c. to wail loudly
d. to caution someone

20. blench-

a. to move forward at a steady pace
b. to quit
c. to become obnoxious
d. to flinch (fear-induced movement)

Answers:

1.b
2.c
3.a
4.d
5.b
6.a
7.d
8.a
9.c
10.b
11.c
12.d
13.a
14.b
15.c
16.d
17.b
18.a
19.c
20.d

Story ID:	3872
Written by:	Darrell Lindsey (bio, contact, other stories)
Location:	Nacogdoches Texas USA
Year:	1964