Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 6

Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 6 - Day 2

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Question 1

PATENT PENDING

My buddy Verne, a precocious automotive wizard, and I were inspired to do some inventing on our own. We thought it might be feasible* to park a car parallel to a space on the street. Then, by pressing a button, we could raise the four tires off the ground slightly, while dropping two special wheels perpendicular to the curb. It would then be child’s play to roll into the narrowest of parking spaces. We took the idea to Ed Greene who runs the Ford agency in order to elicit* his reaction. After a perfunctory glance at our plans, to our chagrin, Ed snorted that our idea was inane,* but we decided that he was just jealous of our brilliance. Tomorrow we are going to start on a computer that will enable us to measure the intelligence of perverse automobile dealers who like to deride the efforts of junior geniuses.

Sample Sentences: Use the clues above to help find the proper words.

The children in Shakespeare’s plays are so _____ that they all sound like grandparents.

A	deride
B	chagrin
C	perfunctory
D	precocious
E	perverse

Question 2

Edith gave only _____ attention to the new millennium, skipping our New Year’s Eve party.

A	deride
B	chagrin
C	perfunctory
D	precocious
E	perverse

Question 3

The Wright brothers didn’t become distraught* when a skeptic would _____ their work.

A	deride
B	chagrin
C	perfunctory
D	precocious
E	perverse

Question 4

When I correct my kid brother’s math errors, he is _____ enough to insist that he is right.

A	deride
B	chagrin
C	perfunctory
D	precocious
E	perverse

Question 5

To the _____ of many taxpayers, some citizens seem to cheat the government with impunity.*

A	deride
B	chagrin
C	perfunctory
D	precocious
E	perverse

Question 6

Definitions: Match the new words with their meanings.

precocious

A	done without care, superficial
B	reaching maturity early
C	feeling of disappointment, humiliation
D	contrary, persisting in error
E	to ridicule, scoff* at

Question 7

perfunctory

A	done without care, superficial
B	reaching maturity early
C	feeling of disappointment, humiliation
D	contrary, persisting in error
E	to ridicule, scoff* at

Question 8

chagrin

A	done without care, superficial
B	reaching maturity early
C	feeling of disappointment, humiliation
D	contrary, persisting in error
E	to ridicule, scoff* at

Question 9

perverse

A	done without care, superficial
B	reaching maturity early
C	feeling of disappointment, humiliation
D	contrary, persisting in error
E	to ridicule, scoff* at

Question 10

deride

A	done without care, superficial
B	reaching maturity early
C	feeling of disappointment, humiliation
D	contrary, persisting in error
E	to ridicule, scoff* at

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NEW WORDS

precocious [pri kō´ shəs]

“Pediatricians interviewed this week were somewhat divided on the value of TV viewing by precocious children.” Lawrie Miflin, “Tough Rules for TV,” New York Times, 8/4/99

perfunctory [pər fungk´ tər ē]

“Doc Martindale made a perfunctory examination and told Eli there was nothing to worry about.” MacKinlay Kantor, “The Grave Grass Quivers”

chagrin [shə grin´]

“He spent great energy and achieved, to our chagrin, no small amount of success in keeping us away from the people who surrounded us.” James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son

perverse [pər vers´]

“There is something contemptible in the prospect of a number of petty states with the appearance only of union, jarring, jealous, and perverse.” Alexander Hamilton, speech, 1782