Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 45

Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 45 - Day 3

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Question 1

TO THE RESCUE

Back at the castle, the situation is taut with emotion. The fair maiden’s mother is livid with fear and anxiety; she has attacks of vertigo.* She talks about her daughter’s audacity* in riding out into the ominous* forests despite many similar kidnappings. The girl’s father, a martinet who rules his family with an iron hand, staunchly* refuses to pay the ransom. Iniquity* shall not be rewarded! At this moment of crisis a heroic knight volunteers to rescue our heroine; he has had a secret yen for the young beauty. Avoiding rhetoric,* he pledges his all to castigate* those responsible for this ignominious* deed. He holds his life as a mere bagatelle against the duty he owes his beloved mistress. At the propitious* moment, he rides off to do or die for her.

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in these sentences.

The rabid* baseball fan lost his equanimity* and became _____ when the star pitcher became pugnacious* and was removed from the game.

A	taut
B	yen
C	bagatelle
D	livid
E	martinet

Question 2

There was a _____ international situation caused by the proximity* of unidentified submarines to our coasts.

A	taut
B	yen
C	bagatelle
D	livid
E	martinet

Question 3

When one enlists in the army, one expects to be under the aegis* of a _____.

A	taut
B	yen
C	bagatelle
D	livid
E	martinet

Question 4

His _____ for imbibing* and romping* with girls worked to his detriment*.

A	taut
B	yen
C	bagatelle
D	livid
E	martinet

Question 5

The little boy tried to wheedle* a larger allowance from his father by the caustic* observations that it was a mere _____ when compared to the allowances of his friends.

A	taut
B	yen
C	bagatelle
D	livid
E	martinet

Question 6

Definitions: Match the new words with their definitions.

taut

A	strict disciplinarian
B	tense, keyed up, on edge
C	pale
D	a trifle
E	strong desire, strong longing

Question 7

livid

A	strict disciplinarian
B	tense, keyed up, on edge
C	pale
D	a trifle
E	strong desire, strong longing

Question 8

martinet

A	strict disciplinarian
B	tense, keyed up, on edge
C	pale
D	a trifle
E	strong desire, strong longing

Question 9

yen

A	strict disciplinarian
B	tense, keyed up, on edge
C	pale
D	a trifle
E	strong desire, strong longing

Question 10

bagatelle

A	strict disciplinarian
B	tense, keyed up, on edge
C	pale
D	a trifle
E	strong desire, strong longing

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NEW WORDS

taut [tôt]

“His face grew taut as he was questioned about his use of illegal drugs in his youth.” New York Post, 8/19/99

livid [liv´ id]

“Livid with anger, the poster boy for road rage jumped out of his red convertible and came running toward us.” Letter to the Editor, “Big Road Hazard,” Newsday, 8/19/99

martinet [märt´ n et´]

“The prospect of having to talk to Sheila’s principal, a real martinet, made him nervous, but he steeled himself to do it.” John Yount, “The Trapper’s Last Shot”