Quiz on Last Month's Words

Here are the words that were featured last month:

For each of the eight examples below, select a word from the above list that best fits the blank. Then check your answers at the end. Note that the correct answer could be any of the word forms that were featured - example: megalomaniacal, megalomania, megalomaniac, and so on.

1. Unlike you guys, I do buy into Lauren's optimism. I think she is pretty realistic, not Pollyannaish or some ........ optimist.
2. I can't tell you how very grateful I am for your having supported me so ........ these past 10 years despite my many faults and mistakes.
3. Despite thunder echoing across the landscape and stern warnings from park rangers, some ........ hikers ignored the risk of flash floods and mudslides and continued with their trek.
4. In a recent speech, this author said: "The biggest factor impeding our nation's progress is the inability of lawmakers in Washington D.C. to reach a compromise on vital issues. No question, the United States is suffering from acute political ........."
5. The new manager, Mary Lynn, is the definition of a change agent. Not only is she open to our new ideas, she also brings several of her own to the table. What a contrast from her predecessor who was pretty much ........!
6. The debate between the two gubernatorial candidates was marked by tiresome conservative and liberal .........
7. The late ........ dictator Saddam Hussein celebrated one of his birthdays by parading through Baghdad in a golden chariot drawn by six horses.
8. On being asked to name some current or former Fortune 100 CEOs who are ........ in public speaking, this author cited Texaco's Peter Bijur and Hewlett-Packard's Carly Fiorina.

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Give yourself one point for each correct answer.

A score of 8 = excellent; 7 = very good; 6 = not bad; 5 or less = you may want to revisit last month's edition.

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