Unit 1 Quiz 1

Question 1

venomous

Answer 1

extremely poisonous or injurious

Question 2

singe

Answer 2

burn superficially or lightly

Question 3

Flue

Answer 3

a conduit to carry off smoke

Question 4

intact

Answer 4

undamaged in any way

Question 5

Conscience

Answer 5

Motivation deriving
from ethical or moral principles

Question 6

imperceptibly

Answer 6

in a manner that is difficult to discern

Question 7

Tallow

Answer 7

A hard substance used for making soap and candles

Question 8

Stratum

Answer 8

One of several parallel layers of material

Question 9

Earnestly

Answer 9

in a sincere and serious manner

Question 10

Cataract

Answer 10

Disease that involves the clouding of the lens of the eye

Question 11

Stolid

Answer 11

Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

Question 12

Olfactory

Answer 12

Dealing with the sense of smell

Question 13

Proboscis

Answer 13

A long flexible snout as of an elephant

Question 14

Abstract

Answer 14

Not representing or imitating external reality

Question 15

Flush

Answer 15

Turn red, as in embarrassment or shame

Question 16

Proclivity

Answer 16

a natural inclination

Question 17

Stoke

Answer 17

(of fire) stir up or tend

Question 18

Odious

Answer 18

Extremely repulsive or unpleasant

Question 19

sheer

Answer 19

very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

Question 20

Alight

Answer 20

settle or come to a rest