Page 258 - Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary

KEY: 1–f, 2–e, 3–a, 4–g, 5–b, 6–c, 7–d

Do you understand the words?

1. Is there a disparity in age between a grandfather and his granddaughter?
YES NO

2. Is an equivocal statement clear and direct?
YES NO

3. Is an unequivocal answer vague and misleading?
YES NO
4. Are politicians often masters of equivocation?

YES NO
5. Are ambiguous sentences somewhat confusing?

YES NO
6. Are people with disparate perceptions of life likely to experience reality in the same way?

YES NO
7. Is a disparaging look one of admiration?

YES NO
8. When people equivocate, are they evading the issue?
YES NO

9. Is the deliberate use of double entendres likely to shock puritanical people?
YES NO

10. Are supervisors and their subordinates peers?
YES NO