Vocabulary Quiz (Lists 11 + 12) - Version 1

Winston Churchill urged we should be firm in war, but __________ and honorable in victory.

• Imperious

• Officious

• Parsimonious

• Magnanimous

• Repugnant

During the week leading up to the Super Bowl, many ________ speculate on the likelihood of a team winning.

• Pundits

• Misanthropes

• Prototypes

• People who are esoteric

• People who are imperious

Because he was always grouchy and mean, Ebenezer Scrooge had the reputation of being _________.

• A prototype

• Lugubrious

• A misanthrope

• Askew

• Magnanimous

To disguise the fact that he was performing no useful function, he developed __________ manner of intruding into everyone else’s work.

• A poignant

• An enervating

• An officious

• An intrepid

• A tacit

In order to conserve money, Ben adopted a(n) ________ way of living, denying himself even the simplest comforts of life.

• Esoteric

• Prototypical

• Vicarious

• Lugubrious

• Parsimonious

Natalie Portman’s ________ performance as a determined, but emotionally fragile ballerina in the movie Black Swan inspired many to go to the ballet in person.

• Prevaricating

• Poignant

• Imperious

• Parsimonious

• Intrepid

The politician’s _________ exhausted the American people, who just wanted honesty.

• Prevaricating

• Esotericism

• Imperiousness

• Repugnancy

• Intrepidity

Riley and Madison gave their mother a(n) ________ of reasons as to why she should take them to the park that afternoon.

• Magnanimity

• Plethora

• Tacit

• Pundit

• Misanthrope

Sometimes a school’s vacation must be ________ if there are too many snow days used.

• Officiated

• Prevaricated

• Askew

• Enervated

• Abrogated

The ________ feeling of the DJ’s next song brought a screeching halt to what had been a really fun dance party.

• Parsimonious

• Lugubrious

• Poignant

• Magnanimous

• Intrepid