Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for The Life of George Washington

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

grief : feeling sorry

quell : to quiet; put an end to

spoil : to harm someone by too much favor or praise

homestead : a house, especially a farmhouse, with its land

praise : expression of approval or admiration

grope : to feel one's way

fraud : a deception deliberately practiced to secure unfair or unlawful gain

fiend : devilishly evil or wicked person

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

a plan of action - scheme

to lie in hiding; to move about stealthily - skulk

proceed with difficulty; work hard - toil

situation of danger - plight

a feeling of disgrace or guilt - shame

to avoid work or duty - shirk

hard to find; rare - scarce

enthusiastic; ardent - keen

having a strong liking - fond

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

guise : Who can tell what harm he may do who comes in the ... of a friend?

strait - 2 : In the midst of all these ..., Washington stood calm and firm.

rash : Setting the fire was a ... thing to do.

mode : For three years he kept up this ... of life

stronghold : Washington marched in and placed the British flag on the wreck of the once proud ....

gleam : A ... of hope came with the dawn of day.

plead : It was of no use to ... with the king.

wont : Braddock soon found out that these new fields were not like the old ones on which he had been ... to fight.