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