WORD ROOTS 59
3. A complacent person
a. frequently makes mistakes, but does not accept responsibility.
b. likes to pick fights.
c. is contented to a fault, self-satisfied.
d. is known to tell lies, embellish the truth.
4. To exacerbate a problem means
a. to solve it.
b. to analyze it.
c. to lessen it.
d. to worsen it.
5. To measure the veracity of something is to measure its
a. value or worth.
b. truthfulness.
c. weight.
d. circumference.
6. Something that is eloquent is
a. dull, trite, hackneyed.
b. expressed in a powerful and effective manner.
c. very old, antiquated.
d. not fit for consumption, inedible.
7. To indict someone is to
a. pick a fight with that person.
b. stop or block that person from doing something.
c. harm that person.
d. charge that person with a crime.
8. A quiescent place is
a. very isolated.
b. tumultuous, chaotic.
c. harmful, dangerous.
d. still, at rest.