Vocabulary Quiz

 A. brisk and cheerful readiness
B loyal, reliable, and hardworking
C. the flavorful solid bits of food stuck to a pan or pot after cooking.
D. casual lack of concern; indifference
E. relating to, based on, or denoting a scale of five notes, especially one without semitones equivalent to an ordinary major scale with the fourth and seventh omitted.
F.  the study of mollusk shells, including those of land, freshwater, and marine mollusks
G.  abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring.
H. relating to the time before the Biblical flood or very old, old-fashioned, or out of date
I. a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements
J .a functional solution for allowing gasses to escape and fresh air into a building while providing adequate protection from the elements

Key:

1.1. G (i.e We were lucky enough to obtain a fecund heard.)
2. B (i.e. A stalwart companion, he never turned away when the chips are down)
3. J (i.e.That old owl perched himself on the cobbler, like a king on the throne. What’s the next”)
4. A (i.e, She approached her job with an impressive alacrity.)
5. I (i.e.Her success was built on the aggregate of fixing many failures..)
6. H (i.e. His tolerating stare with those in his antediluvian eyes was disarming.)
7. D (ie She performed her magic with such insouciance, to make it look easy).
8. E (i.e. His voice had a pentatonic tone that was hypnotizing.)
9. C (i.e. The secret to a sauce was the fond in the pot.)
10. F (i.e. We shared a passion for Conchology dad took us around the world.)