DO NOWNumber 1-15. Write the vocabulary words on your page and then write the correct answer on the margin.

IF you have mastered these words, then GOOD FOR YOU! (ONLY 100% or 14/15 EXEMPTS YOU from QUIZ.)

You will complete a FRAYER model for the 4 most difficult words

1. AbjectA. extremely bad, unpleasant and

degrading

B. Wealthy, successful

C. Cowardly, avoids difficult situations.

D. Disparate

2. archetypeA. Typical example of a certain person or

thing.

B. Protagonist, a main character in a novel

C. The antagonist, or the evil character.

D. A personality trait of a character

3. articulationA. Process of putting ideas together

B. Explanation of a difficult concept

C. Formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.

D. Speaking in slang, common dialect

4. demiseA. A person’s birth

B. A person’s rebirth, or baptism

C. A person’s death

D. A person’s emotional state of being.

5. eclecticA. Understanding personality and

inclusive

B. An odd, quirky sense of speech

C. An effervescent personality.

D. Deriving ideas, or style from a diverse range of sources.

6. incongruityA. State of being unsuitable, or

inappropriate

B. Unrivaled and unparalleled

C. Unique and diverse sense of style

D. Perfectly in place, commonplace.

7. incorrigibleA. Noble and worthy cause

B. Unable to correct, improve or reform.

C. Difficult to define, or to understand.

D. Eager and assertive

8 ostensibleA. Authentic, honest

B. Unclear, vague

C. Appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

D. Mean, sinister and sarcastic

9. philosophicalA. universal questions posed by a doctor.

B. In search of experiments

C. study of religious beliefs

D. Of or relating to the fundamental nature of knowledge and existence.

10. predilectionA. bias in favor of something.

B. Aversion to a type of food, or idea.

C. Pet peeve, something that annoys you.

D. Determined by previous experiences.

11. propensityA. Energetic personality and activity

B. Tendency to behave in a particular way

C. Fear of the unknown possibility awaiting

D. Predestined behaviors

12. sacrilegeA. To promote a particular viewpoint

B. a violation of someone’s personal space

C. Proclamation of belief

D. Violation of what is sacred

13. tenuousA. very weak or slight

B. Strong and resilient

C. Overbearing and worried.

D. A Risky opportunity

14. trajectoryA. Path described by a projectile flying

B. The projected distance between two objects

C. A predetermined destiny

D. Moving objects

15. usuryA. annual tax rates

B. Illegal contract on a home purchase

C. Illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

D. Sensation that you are being used, or duped into purchasing something you cannot afford.

1. AbjectA. extremely bad, unpleasant and

degrading

B. Wealthy, successful

C. Cowardly, avoids difficult situations.

D. Disparate

2. archetypeA. Typical example of a certain person or

thing.

B. Protagonist, a main character in a novel

C. The antagonist, or the evil character.

D. A personality trait of a character

3. articulationA. Process of putting ideas together

B. Explanation of a difficult concept

C. Formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.

D. Speaking in slang, common dialect

4. demiseA. A person’s birth

B. A person’s rebirth, or baptism

C. A person’s death

D. A person’s emotional state of being.

5. eclecticA. Understanding personality and

inclusive

B. An odd, quirky sense of speech

C. An effervescent personality.

D. Deriving ideas, or style from a diverse range of sources.

6. incongruityA. State of being unsuitable, or

inappropriate

B. Unrivaled and unparalleled

C. Unique and diverse sense of style

D. Perfectly in place, commonplace.

7. incorrigibleA. Noble and worthy cause

B. Unable to correct, improve or reform.

C. Difficult to define, or to understand.

D. Eager and assertive

8 ostensibleA. Authentic, honest

B. Unclear, vague

C. Appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

D. Mean, sinister and sarcastic

9. philosophicalA. universal questions posed by a doctor.

B. In search of experiments

C. study of religious beliefs

D. Of or relating to the fundamental nature of knowledge and existence.

10. predilectionA. bias in favor of something.

B. Aversion to a type of food, or idea.

C. Pet peeve, something that annoys you.

D. Determined by previous experiences.

11. propensityA. Energetic personality and activity

B. Tendency to behave in a particular way

C. Fear of the unknown possibility awaiting

D. Predestined behaviors

12. sacrilegeA. To promote a particular viewpoint

B. a violation of someone’s personal space

C. Proclamation of belief

D. Violation of what is sacred

13. tenuousA. very weak or slight

B. Strong and resilient

C. Overbearing and worried.

D. A Risky opportunity

14. trajectoryA. Path described by a projectile flying

B. The projected distance between two objects

C. A predetermined destiny

D. Moving objects

15. usuryA. annual tax rates

B. Illegal contract on a home purchase

C. Illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

D. Sensation that you are being used, or duped into purchasing something you cannot afford.