Vocabulary Test - A - August 31, 2009

1. B. "Obstreperous" means "noisy, unruly."

2. D. "Exhort" means to "encourage" or "urge."

3. C. "Indigenous" means "native to."

4. A. "Dilettante" means a "dabbler," an "amateur."

5. C. Dogmatic" means stubbornly and arrogantly assertive in one's opinions.

6. C. "Cursory means "casual," "swift," "without much attention."

7. D. "To instigate" means "to start" or "to provoke."

8. B. "Pejorative" means "negative" or "disparaging."

9. B. A "philistine" is someone who doesn't appreciate or know much about aesthetic matters.

10. A. "To exonerate" is to free a blamed party of all blame or guilt.