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Quiz by Sarah Tario

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23 questions
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  • Q1
    based on observation and experience
    empiric
    elucidate
    ineffable
    abstruse
    30s
  • Q2
    Where might someone use or find empiric data?
    In a science class
    In history class
    In math
    On a conspiracy blog
    30s
  • Q3
    difficult to understand
    empirical
    obtuse
    florid
    abstruse
    30s
  • Q4
    clarify
    explain
    fathom
    elucidate
    prattle
    30s
  • Q5
    Choose the sentence using the word correctly.
    He tried to solve the abstruse.
    The math concept was abstruse and he wasn't able to solve the problem.
    His little brother was a prattle.
    He had a fathom for a pet.
    45s
  • Q6
    flushed or flowery
    florid
    floride
    cantankerous
    prattle
    45s
  • Q7
    Which word would be a good description for the old man in the movie "Up"?
    elucidate
    cantankerous
    fathom
    florid
    45s
  • Q8
    deceptive reasoning
    integrity
    ineffable
    elucidate
    sophistry
    45s
  • Q9
    to understand
    fathom
    empirical
    prattle
    abstruse
    45s
  • Q10
    I am trying really hard to fathom why students don't do their homework or study.
    No - that's not what fathom means or how it's used.
    Yes - you're using fathom right!
    45s
  • Q11
    Which sentence uses prattle correctly?
    He tends to prattle on about his favorite video game.
    He was so prattled he couldn't solve the problem.
    She likes prattle with her lunch.
    He's such a prattle, I can't stand it.
    45s
  • Q12
    impossible to express in words
    elucidate
    sophistry
    fathom
    ineffable
    45s
  • Q13
    to babble
    abstruse
    florid
    prattle
    integrity
    45s
  • Q14
    If someone has integrity, they will...
    Break the rules, but only if nobody is watching.
    Make excuses for their behavior.
    Try to hide their mistakes.
    Do the right thing, even if nobody is there to see it.
    45s
  • Q15
    What is a good antonym for cantankerous?
    silent or quiet
    grumpy or mean
    stubborn or ill tempered
    pleasant or jovial
    45s

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