Grade 12 Vocabulary Skills Quiz

Which word best describes a situation that is logically or morally defensible?

• Venerable

• Tenable

• Usurp

• Statuesque

What does the word "usurp" most closely mean?

• To honor

• To clarify

• To seize power unlawfully

• To follow a path

If someone is described as having a "tactile" sense, they are sensitive to what?

• Sound

• Light

• Touch

• Taste

Which word would best describe a speech that lacks thought or intelligence?

• Venerable

• Trajectory

• Vacuous

• Vagary

Draw an image of something that is "vacuous."

The "trajectory" of an object refers to what?

• Its color

• Its path through space

• Its texture

• Its weight

A "venerable" person is someone who is?

• Young and inexperienced

• Deserving of respect due to age or achievement

• Unreliable

• Quick to anger

"Turbid" water is best described as?

• Clear

• Sparkling

• Cloudy

• Salty

A "vagary" is a?

• A clear path

• A predictable outcome

• An unpredictable or erratic action

• A detailed plan

An example of a venerable soul would be Mother Teresa.

• YES

• NO