Wordsmith Wednesday

It's almost time to head back to the classroom, so here's a little quiz to get those brain cells moving!

Choose the adjective that most closely corresponds with the noun given:

1.  Coquette
a.  sincere
b.  flirtatious
c.  talkative


2.  Philologist
a.  selfish
b.  ill-mannered
c.  scholarly


3.  Ascetic
a.  puny
b.  puerile
c.  puritanical


4.  Esthete
a.  talkative
b.  tasteful
c.  triumphant


5.  Sycophant
a.  sincere
b.  hypocritical
c.  handsome


6.  Gourmet
a.  fastidious
b.  vulgar
c.  ambitious


7.  Virago
a.  fierce
b.  docile
c.  feminine


8.  Martinet
a.  reckless
b.  easygoing
c.  demanding


9.  Pedant
a.  corrective
b.  sentimental
c.  soft-hearted


10.  Demagogue
a.  traitorous
b.  troublemaking
c.  temperate