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Quiz About Vocabulary
Celeste MoncrieffQuiz About Vocabulary InstructionsRead the questionClick on the answerDont click on anything else or it may go to the wrong slideQuestion 1Bombastnoun
a. Boast b. Pompous language c. Empty threat d. OutburstQuestion 1- AnswerCorrect!
B: Pompous language that has little meaning
Latin bombax (cotton)
They fill the news with threats and bombast
Question 2MinusculeadjectiveVery smallb. Delicate
c. Unworthyd. Exact Question 2- AnswerCorrect!A: Very Small
A minuscule pension
Latin minusculus
Question 3UrbanadjectiveRelating to.a. Social poiseb. The city
c. Barriers d. GardensQuestion 3- AnswerCorrect!B: Relating to or characteristic of the city
This was before I had any real knowledge of the nature and urban economy
Latin urbs (city)
Question 4Candornouna. Wordiness b. Humor
c. Frankness d. Ambition Question 4- AnswerCorrect!C: Frankness; quality of being open or honest
The campaign season should be a time of candor
Latin candere (to shine)
Question 5Deemverba. To seemb. Correct
c. Insistd. BelieveQuestion 5- AnswerCorrect!D: To believe; judge
On issues he deems critical, Bradley will follow his own instincts
Old English deman
Celeste MoncrieffQuiz About Vocabulary
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