English 11/OC Fall Semester Exam Vocabulary Review

Slavery is the _____________ of freedom.

• adventitious

• ambiguous

• amorphous

• antithesis

The cast and crew of the school play hoped that opening night would go well and that it wouldn't be the ______________ that the dress rehearsal was.

• factious

• impediment

• opulent

• debacle

The halls of our school are very much like a ___________. Everyone always gets lost.

• boor

• importune

• labyrinth

• antithesis

The _________ blob of glue took no distinctive shape.

• ambiguous

• amorphous

• factious

• impotent

The NBA player may have ended his career, but he still lives an ____________ lifestyle.

• impotent

• opulent

• effete

• factious

Joe did not understand what he was supposed to do because the teacher's directions were a bit __________.

• adventitious

• ambiguous

• impediment

• impotent

The fact that his mistake solved the problem was an _________ result of the experiment.

• ambiguous

• extenuate

• adventitious

• importune

I was extremely nervous for my first lesson; but, Anne's calm ____________immediately put me at ease

• demeanor

• glower

• impediment

• opulent

When no one listens to the leader of the group any more and his power has essentially diminished to nothing, this is an example of an ________ leader.

• extenuate

• effete

• importune

• perspicacity

Doris feared being kidnapped by a ____________maniac.

• sadistic

• effete

• factious

• glower