Monday, September 17, 2007

Vocab Review

Review: Travel Vocabulary
Let’s go over the twenty new words and two idioms you studied during the week. In the following quiz, match the best possible definition with the word you have studied. Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.

Review Words Definitions

___1. adversary a. incapable of being passed over or overcome

___.2. blanch b. a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks

___ 3. bough c. done maliciously or unjustifiably

___4. chauvinist d. elementary, fundamental

___5. disillusionment e. not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light

___6. gastronomic f. disenchanted, to free from belief, idealism, etc.

___7. impenetrable g. a branch of a tree

___8. Incandescent h. (1) zealous patriotism (2)biased devotion

___9. incomprehensible i. to cause a person to accept something not desired

___10. Insurmountable j. belonging to a thing by its very nature

___11. intrinsic k. to whiten by removing color

___12. mien l. (1) not penetrable (2) inaccessible to ideas

___13. opaque m. a person or thing that watches

___14. piquant n. intensely bright, brilliant

___15. quintessential o. strong and brave; valiant; uncompromising

___16. reconcile p. the art or science of good eating

___17. rudimentary q. agreeably pungent or sharp in taste

___18. sentinel r. the pure and concentrated essence of a substance
___19. stalwart s. appearance or demeanor

___ 20. wanton t. impossible to understand or comprehend

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