Vocabulary Review - Sets 1-7

Vocabulary Review - Sets 1-7

Review the terms covered thus far!

Set #1

• insidious (adj) - subtle or gradual and harmful

• divest (verb) - take away power, rights or possessions from someone; deprive

• rabble (noun) - a disorderly crowd; mob

• laudable (adj) - deserving praise; praiseworthy

• telegenic (adj) - appealing appearance for television

Fill in the Blanks

The villagers became angry, turning into a

on the verge of violence.

Multiple Choice

Pollution is a(n) ___ force that causes a range of health issues.

• telegenic

• laudable

• insidious

Set #2

• rectitude (noun) - righteousness; morally correct behavior

• bravado (noun) - boldness meant to impress or intimidate

• Yegg (noun) - a burglar

• invigilate (verb) - supervise during an exam

• cursory (adj) - hastily done so not thorough or detailed

Fill in the Blanks

You would expect religious leaders to demonstrate

Multiple Select

Check all that examples that connect with the verb "invigilate"

• A marathon

• SAT

• ACT

• Christmas

Set #3

• nondescript (adj) - lacking distinctive features or characteristics.

• reify (verb) - make something abstract more concrete or real

• maladroit (adj) - clumsy

• grudging (adj) - given only reluctantly or resentfully

• redolent (adj) - strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something

Poll

What might prove to be the most redolent?

• a chocolate chip cookie

• an old song from days past

• a baby's laugh

• a ladybug

Multiple Choice

Giving specific examples of a concept to gain clarity fits which term?

• nondescript

• reify

• redolent

• grudging

Set #4

• loath (adj) - reluctant or unwilling

• succinct (adj) - briefly and clearly expressed

• scintilla (noun) - a tiny trace of a quality or feeling

• debacle (noun) - a sudden disaster; fiasco

• chivalry (noun) - knightly conduct; courtesy toward women

Multiple Choice

I could taste a ___ of garlic in the recipe, but not much. This fits which term best?

• chivalry

• debacle

• scintilla

• loath

Poll

Which of the following would you be loath to do?

• skydive

• scuba dive

• hang glide

• swim with sting rays

Set #5

• eventuate (verb) - lead to as a result

• jocose (adj) - playful or humorous

• winsome (adj) - attractive in an innocent way

• pharisaic (adj) - hypocritical

• arrogate (verb) - take without justification

Poll

Who is the most jocose?

• Kevin Hart

• Jim Carrey

• Mindy Kaling

• Pete Davidson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most pharisaic?

• Giving to charity after saving your own money

• Being angry that your friend lied, but you lied to them yesterday

• Wishing something good might happen to someone

• Praying that a situation will get better

Set #6

• menagerie (noun) - a collection

• transpire (verb) - to occur or happen

• aggress (verb) - to attack

• muliebrity (noun) - womanly qualities

• riposte (noun) - a quick, clever reply to an insult

Multiple Choice

"I know you are, but what am I," was not a great ___

• menagerie

• aggress

• riposte

Multiple Select

Which of the following might be seen as muliebrity?

• having a mustache

• usually more nurturing

• ability to have children

• giving up easily

Set #7

• frivolity (noun) - a lack of seriousness; lightheartedness

• panache (noun) - a flamboyantly confident style or manner

• germination (noun) - the process of something coming into existence and developing

• victual (noun) - food or provisions

• repress (verb) - subdue by force

Poll

Which of the following is your favorite victual?

• tacos

• pizza

• Mexican food

• dessert

Multiple Select

Check everything that might be repressed.

• a violent criminal

• the sun rising

• memories

• laughter