Units 1-7 Vocabulary Practice for Final Test

When I received my essay back, my teacher's comments on it were so ____ that I had to ask him to explain each one.

• disinterested

• copious

• audible

• illegible

The _____ data supports the belief that there has been an increase in population.

• nominal

• demographic

• pragmatic

• puerile

Because I didn't want anyone else to be able to uncover the meaning of my note, I wrote a _______ message only he could understand.

• chronic

• agoraphobic

• cryptic

• incisive

I describe the person who started Auntie Anne's pretzel chain and the person who built Universal Studios.

• acme

• facetious

• gauche

• entrepreneur

Scientists research gene ____ in fruit flies to see how genes change from one generation to the next.

• remittance

• mutation

• mediocre

• bigotry

Which word is closest in meaning to purge?

• cite

• purify

• perspective

• decimate

Which word is closest in meaning to parity?

• equality

• antipathy

• sympathy

• pathos

Which word is closest in meaning to furtive?

• open

• demote

• secret

• utopia

Which word is closest in meaning to vivacious?

• lively

• relevant

• ornate

• flippant

Which word is closest in meaning to audacious?

• imperious

• euphemism

• flippant

• relentless