Week 15 Vocabulary Practice C - English I

In preparation for the sacrifice, thirteen members of the witches coven performed a(n) _______________ dance around the altar.

• farcical

• impervious

• macabre

My wife’s numerous shopping sprees are starting to _______________ our family bank account.

• mitigate

• feisty

• deplete

As evidenced by the recent bombings, not even the nation’s capital is _______________ to terrorism.

• equivocal

• feisty

• impervious

Recently, Henry discovered he had a(n) _______________ for baking, so he opened a café downtown.

• chicanery

• penchant

• macabre

Which word means "absurd or ridiculous"?

• farcical

• penchant

• deplete

Which word means "a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something"?

• penchant

• impervious

• chicanery

Gregory searched a(n) _______________ website to learn about his ancestors.

• chicanery

• genealogy

• penchant

Although I watched the entire film, I was still confused by the movie’s _______________ ending that contained many unanswered questions.

• farcical

• equivocal

• impervious

Which word means "use up the supply or resources of"?

• genealogy

• mitigate

• deplete

Which word means "open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous"?

• equivocal

• feisty

• impervious