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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