Question

choose the meaning of the bold (caps) word.
1) . . . those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of DELIRIUM and night fever. ("A Sound of Thounder")
A. blindness
B. crazed thoughts
C. hunger
D. spellbound

2) His management style was not very rigid or HIERARCHICAL; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went. ("Nolan Bushnell")
A. poorly led
B. based on pay
C. determined by personality
D. arranged by rank

3) He got a foot on it, lost it, and in the MAYHEM of other boys' arms and legs, noticed the ball rolling loose. ("Nethergrave")
A. anxiety
B. confrontation
C. confusion
D. movement

4) The attendant VAULTED into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged. ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")
A. hijacked
B. jumped
C. raced
D. slinked

5) Walter Mitty the Undefeated, INSCRUTABLE to the last. ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")

A. devilish
B. mysterious
C. notorious
D. stubborn

Answer 1

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. B
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The meanings of the capitalized words in the passages are as follows:

1. The meaning of delirium is crazed thoughts (B).

2. The meaning of hierarchical is arranged by rank (D).

3. The meaning of mayhem is confusion (C).

4. The meaning of vaulted is jumped (B).

5. The meaning of inscrutable is mysterious (B).