Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for McGuffey's Fourth Reader

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

hue : a particular gradation of color; a shade or tint

felonious : wicked; base; criminal

heave : to rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge

fawn - n. : a young deer

preceptor : a teacher or instructor

supremacy : greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount

impute : to charge with the fault or responsibility for; to attribute

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

to praise or commend one to another as being worth or desirable - recommendation

to hold oneself back from doing or indulging in something - refrain

a place offering protection and safety; a shelter - asylum

one who steals (a small amount or item) - pilferer

to twist or interweave so as to make separation difficult - entangle

a long, flexible snout or trunk - proboscis

land and the buildings on it - premises

admitting light but diffusing it so that objects beyond cannot be clearly distinguished - translucent

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

devout : The poor man and his wife were seen ... kneeling in church.

evaporation : The glass basin was every day filled with water for ....

caress : The fawn was graceful and so gentle and playful that it became a great favorite, being ... by the neighbors and welcome everywhere.

apply : I began to ... myself to make such necessary things as I found I most wanted.

blunt : His sight and hearing were somewhat ... by age.

dimension : A single tree of huge ..., standing all alone, is a sublime object.

infallible : I will give you an ... rule: Do all in your power to make others happy.