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WorksheetsFinal Vocab Review
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
political disorder in a country; lacking order or a leader
a)
subsidy
b)
project
c)
anarchy
d)
loquacious
2.
a person who pleads or speaks on another’s behalf
a)
provoke
b)
advocate
c)
impervious
d)
anthropology
3.
the all-surrounding atmosphere
a)
ambience
b)
trivial
c)
anthropomorphic
d)
amorphous
4.
to turn away from an established way; to break from the accepted way of doing things
a)
via
b)
misanthrope
c)
ebullient
d)
deviate
5.
The study of the physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of human beings
a)
demographic
b)
anthropology
c)
eradicate
d)
pandemic
6.
without definite form or shape
a)
metamorphosis
b)
eloquent
c)
ambivalence
d)
amorphous
7.
overflowing with enthusiasm, literally-“bubbling out”
a)
expatriate
b)
ebullient
c)
evocative
d)
efface
8.
to obtain by violence or threat literally-“to twist something out”
a)
distort
b)
retort
c)
extort
d)
contort
9.
to overlook a wrongdoing
a)
condone
b)
concur
c)
advocate
d)
collude
10.
running over without attention to detail; hasty and superficial
a)
collusion
b)
concurrent
c)
cursory
d)
precursor
11.
to differ in opinion or feeling; to withhold approval
a)
dissent
b)
dissuade
c)
diversion
d)
dispel
12.
required
a)
compelling
b)
collusion
c)
profuse
d)
compulsory
13.
feeling badly and having a personal understanding of another person’s difficult situation
a)
pathos
b)
sympathy
c)
empathy
d)
antipathy
14.
describes informal or conversational speech/language
a)
colloquial
b)
eloquent
c)
loquacious
d)
soliloquy
15.
all-knowing (Examples: God, narrators in stories, an expert who seems to know everything about the topic)
a)
omnipotent
b)
omnipresent
c)
omniscient
d)
omnivorous
16.
more dangerous than something might seem in the beginning; deceivingly harmful
a)
subsidy
b)
apathy
c)
insidious
d)
sedentary
17.
to conduct a meeting; to oversee
a)
reside
b)
preside
c)
subside
d)
subsidy
18.
having unlimited power; all-powerful
a)
omnipotent
b)
ambivalent
c)
ambidextrous
d)
pathos
19.
describes a highly skilled public speaker; fluent speech
a)
trivial
b)
vocation
c)
loquacious
d)
eloquent
20.
feeling badly for another person’s difficult situation
a)
sympathy
b)
empathy
c)
pathos
d)
antipathy
21.
to force out Usage tip: We usually _______ things/people.
a)
dispel
b)
expel
c)
repel
d)
apell
22.
to turn a person away from a position; to change another person’s mind (cannot be substituted for persuade)
a)
intort
b)
expel
c)
contort
d)
dissuade
23.
something that comes before; forerunner or predecessor
a)
collusion
b)
precursor
c)
correlate
d)
contort
24.
to agree Usage tip: You can usually substitute “agree” for _____________.
a)
correlate
b)
concur
c)
concurrent
d)
commiserate
25.
a sharp, cutting reply literally-“twisting back on the giver”
a)
extort
b)
contort
c)
retort
d)
distort
26.
to wipe out, eliminate literally-“to remove the face of”
a)
efface
b)
eradicate
c)
misanthrope
d)
anthropology
27.
change of form or shape
a)
metamorphosis
b)
metamorph
c)
metamorphos
d)
metaidon'tknow
28.
giving money to charities to improve the well-being of humanity
a)
commiserate
b)
via
c)
ambivalent
d)
philanthropy
29.
not allowing entrance; not capable of being damaged or harmed
a)
deviate
b)
impervious
c)
trivial
d)
via
30.
having conflicting (different kinds) of feelings toward someone or something.
a)
ambiguous
b)
ambidextrous
c)
ambivalent
d)
ambience
31.
1) a calling; a profession that one feels they are meant to do
2) an occupation
a)
advocate
b)
vocation
voca
voca
c)
provoke
d)
evoke
32.
a rare exception; something that is not normal
a)
anarchy
b)
anomaly
c)
amoral
d)
apathy
33.
having no moral standards, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong immoral
a)
anarchy
b)
anomaly
c)
apathy
d)
amoral
34.
to call forth (bring back) a memory or emotion; often a feeling of nostalgia (a fondness for the past)
a)
provoke
b)
advocate
c)
evoke
d)
vocation
35.
able to use both hands (right and left) with equal ease
a)
ambiguous
b)
ambivalence
c)
ambidextrous
d)
ambience
36.
by way of
a)
deviate
b)
via
c)
impervious
d)
trivial
37.
one who hates people
a)
contortionist
b)
amorphousness
c)
misanthrope
d)
antipathy
38.
to destroy or do away with literally-“to tear out by the roots”
a)
efface
b)
extort
c)
expatriate
d)
eradicate
39.
to twist from the true meaning, as to distort facts
a)
distort
b)
retort
c)
extort
d)
contort
40.
happening at the same time
a)
correlate
b)
concurrent
c)
collusion
d)
condone
41.
something that turns the mind away and relaxes or entertains
a)
dissuade
b)
disillusion
c)
diversion
d)
dispel
42.
tending to drive away
OR provoking disgust
a)
repel
b)
dispel
c)
compel
d)
expel
43.
a quality in text, speech, or visuals that evokes feelings/emotion
a)
pathos
b)
sympathy
c)
path
d)
empathy
44.
describes a talkative person
a)
eloquent
b)
colloquial
c)
loquacious
d)
soliloquy
45.
eating both plants and animals
a)
omnivorous
b)
ambivalence
c)
omnipotent
d)
ambidextrous
46.
describes someone who sits a lot or describes their lifestyle
a)
sedementary
b)
sedentary
c)
sedation
d)
subsidy
47.
financial support; often refers to government financial support; may also refer to parents subsidizing their children’s expenses
a)
preside
b)
presidy
c)
subside
d)
subsidy
48.
present in all places at all times
a)
omnipotent
b)
omniscient
c)
omnipresent
d)
omnivorous
49.
a speech or monologue; usually an actor speaking aloud to himself onstage
a)
soliloquy
b)
eloquence
c)
apathy
d)
colloquial
50.
strong dislike
a)
apathy
b)
pathos
c)
antipathy
d)
misanthrope
51.
to drive away
a)
repel
b)
expel
c)
dispel
d)
compel
52.
to show relationship between two items or events
a)
commiserate
b)
impervious
c)
provoke
d)
correlate
53.
to sympathize
a)
sympathy
b)
empathy
c)
commiserate
d)
soliloquy
54.
an acrobat who can twist the body and limbs into extraordinary positions
a)
contortionist
b)
retortionist
c)
extortionist
d)
distortionist
55.
one who has left one’s native country to live in a different country
a)
exiled
b)
exocentric
c)
expatriate
d)
extort
56.
Thought of as having human form or characteristics
a)
anthropology
b)
anthropomorphic
c)
anthronormic
d)
My brain is fried ;-)
57.
Unimportant; insignificant
a)
trivia
b)
trivial
c)
trivation
d)
via
58.
having two possible meanings; uncertain or confusing in meaning
a)
ambivalence
b)
ambidextrous
c)
ambiguous
d)
deviate
59.
A- , An-
a)
throw
b)
with,together
c)
not, away, apart
d)
without, lacking or against
60.
Ambi
a)
all, every
b)
both, all
c)
way
d)
by way of
61.
Anthro
a)
Form
b)
people
c)
human
d)
twist
62.
Ex, es, e
a)
run
b)
to sit
c)
twist
d)
out
63.
Com, con, col, cor
a)
with, together
b)
both, all
c)
drive, push, urge
d)
not, away, apart
64.
Dis, di, dif
a)
without, lacking, against
b)
with, together
c)
both, all
d)
not, away, apart
65.
Path
a)
drive, push, urge
b)
feeling, suffering
c)
all, every
d)
speak, voice, call
66.
Omni
a)
both, all
b)
all
c)
all, every
d)
way
67.
Voc, vok
a)
run
b)
human
c)
speak
d)
speak, voice, call
68.
Via
a)
Way
b)
By way of
c)
twist
d)
run
69.
Morph
a)
change
b)
out
c)
not, away, apart
d)
form
70.
Tort
a)
twist
b)
throw
c)
speak
d)
drive
71.
Cur
a)
human
b)
run
c)
all, every
d)
speak
72.
Pel, Pul
a)
feeling, suffering
b)
drive, push, urge
c)
without, lacking; against
d)
with, together
73.
Loqu, Loc
a)
Speak, voice, call
b)
human
c)
with, together
d)
speak
74.
Sed, sid
a)
Both, all
b)
Form
c)
Run
d)
To sit
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