Vocabulary Quiz 2.2

What is your name?

1. Cell phones have become ______________ in our culture; almost everyone is seen with one in their hands.

• depraved
• esoteric
• ubiquitous
• sumptuous

2. At an early age, my annoying brother seemed to have a _______________ for getting into trouble.

• penchant
• fecund
• ubiquitous
• nuance

3. The medical research was so ________________ that only a few physicians could actually understand the results.

• idiosyncracy
• fecund
• figment
• esoteric

4. Although Jim was ________________ at work and always met his daily goals, he rarely left his favorite chair at home.

• idiosyncracy
• fecund
• figment
• esoteric

5. Jean Valjean was so ________________ in the beginning of Les Miserables that he stole from a church and a young boy.

• mundane
• depraved
• fecund
• garner

6. The politician was able to _______________ enough votes to win the election.

• mundane
• depraved
• fecund
• garner

7. The “ghost sighting” at your house on Halloween was a ________________ of your imagination.

• figment
• acuity
• penchant
• nuance

8. While my father had many peculiar habits, his biggest _______________ was collecting his own toenail clippings.

• mundane
• esoteric
• idiosyncrasy
• nuance

9. sharpness, particularly of the mind or senses

• acuity
• esoteric
• idiosyncrasy
• nuance