RC 1999 - Word Meanings

Quiz: For each difficult word or phrase, choose the correct definition.

1. engulfed:
A) give out money differently
B) surrounded
C) enters their mind
D) kissing up to
E) condemned

2. denounce:
A) say bad things about
B) (the study of ancient people)
C) got better
D) a huge
E) hang (by the neck)

3. abstraction:
A) held back
B) blurry pictures (in your mind)
C) (congratulations on your clever remark)
D) sources of money
E) smart-looking/smart-sounding

4. senseless:
A) unnaturally
B) dishonest
C) for no reason/unconscious
D) embarrasses (in front of many people)
E) hides its

5. disoriented:
A) fixable
B) entry
C) confused
D) sword-like
E) (fixing problems with the system that helps pay for medical expenses)

6. fanciful:
A) are full of doubt about
B) (instrument that measures earthquakes)
C) independent power
D) brightness
E) beautiful/imaginary

7. canvases:
A) get sick
B) increase
C) kill (with electricity)
D) (strong cloths for paintings, building tents, etc.)
E) (locations on the Earth that support life)

8. scrabble:
A) unable to be reduced
B) (dig or grab things in a hurry, to get something)
C) satisfaction and happiness
D) (dangerous mentally ill person)
E) languages (used by experts)

9. gruesome:
A) terrible and scary
B) make permanent
C) criminal plan to cheat and steal from people
D) (buying things suddenly without planning)
E) controlling

10. distorted:
A) little hills
B) burning
C) groups of
D) (getting something by being tricky or clever)
E) twisted/partially untrue/lied about

11. irrationally:
A) our usual
B) seriously and honestly
C) traveling safely through
D) be patient with us
E) in a weird way (because of wrong thinking)

12. vividly:
A) goes out
B) (money-making)
C) clearly and colorfully
D) darkest and least clear
E) getting old

13. journalistic:
A) liquor-maker
B) had driven
C) final demand
D) newspaper-related
E) (sheep-related)

14. aesthetically pleasing:
A) upsetting them
B) have very quickly risen very high
C) beautiful
D) flexible/skillful
E) cautiousness

15. conveys:
A) can produce
B) young criminals
C) brings across
D) fight:
E) little twig

16. surrealistic:
A) (making two or more things look the same or happen at the same time)
B) (curving-in nature)
C) carefully think (about)
D) sneaky secret deal
E) weirdly unusual

17. evoke:
A) playful
B) quiet (but not silent)
C) getting close to
D) sexual events
E) remind people of/bring out

18. abstracted:
A) (thought about (or related to) ideas and possibilities)
B) full of life/full of energy
C) rule
D) folding/interfering with
E) irritate

19. abstractions:
A) removing/destroying
B) coat
C) blurry pictures (in your mind)
D) bombs
E) deliberately-destroyed

20. duplicate:
A) a very small compliment
B) copy
C) independent power (of a country)
D) hating
E) insurance-company-related math