WW3000 Grade 12 Lesson 4 Test

Find a SYNONYM for each bold word. Then fill in the circle next to your answer. 1. Jacques was so concerned that his home not appear bourgeois that he purchased furniture on the basis of élan rather than comfort.

• avant-garde
• fancy

• conventional
• modernist

Find a SYNONYM for each bold word. Then fill in the circle next to your answer.

2. Archimedes sought empirical evidence that the amount of gold in a crown was constant even though the crown changed shape.

• theoretical

• observable

• credible

• legal

Find a SYNONYM for each bold word. Then fill in the circle next to your answer.

3. Theo eschews shrimp, lobster, and clams because he is allergic to shellfish.

• visits

• curses

• frequents

• avoids

Find a SYNONYM for each bold word. Then fill in the circle next to your answer.

4. Company policy mandates a 90-day waiting period before health insurance takes effect.

• requires

• allows

• suggests

• ignores

Find a SYNONYM for each bold word. Then fill in the circle next to your answer.

5. His ostensible reason for running so many errands on the way home was to save time, though we suspected he was really stalling.

• fantastic

• implied

• apparent

• genuine

Find an ANTONYM for each bold word. Then fill in the circle next to your answer.

6. The freelance writer was saved from indigence when a project materialized just before she was evicted.

• poverty

• boredom

• wealth

• leisure

Find an ANTONYM for each bold word. Then fill in the circle next to your answer.

7. World War II prompted the iconoclastic entry of huge numbers of women into the U.S. munitions industry.

• traditional

• shocking

• liberating

• oppressive

Identify the meaning of the bold print word.

Adelaide seemed like such a sweet child in front of her parents, but the babysitter found her to be utterly recalcitrant.

• stubborn

• compliant

• lovable

• demanding

Identify the meaning of the bold print word.

The school held a banquet to acknowledge the seniors' laudable achievements.

• honorable

• important

• famous

• shameful

Identify the meaning of the bold print word.

Rather than becoming disheartened, Franz found the harsh critique of his sculpture risible.

• serious

• funny

• unjust

• malicious