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Vocabulary Review Week 2 Key

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What root word below means color?
a)
graph
b)
Terr
c)
Chrom
d)
Bene
2.
Which word below is an adjective describing an excess of things
a)
surfeit
b)
vapid
c)
clemency
d)
ubiquitous
3.
Which of these words below is most opposite of someone who has gentle nature and personality? 
a)
ebullient
b)
usurp
c)
truculent
d)
fastidious
4.
Which one of these words best describes someone who is dull. 
a)
vapid
b)
deride
c)
acrimonious
d)
ebullient
5.
Which word below is an antonym of this week's vocabulary word fastidious?
a)
neat
b)
sloppy
c)
dessicated
d)
apathetic
6.
Fill in the blank below  
Despite my best apologies to her she would not give me any ____________ when I forgot Valentine's Day.
a)
acrimony
b)
boon
c)
clemency
d)
favors
7.
Fill in the blank.
During the Dust Bowl area  most of the land needed to farm was completely ___________, dry and lacking in life.  
a)
plethora
b)
dessicated
c)
usurp
d)
limpid
8.
I had to ________  my parents to let me go out Saturday night, but they finally gave in to my begging.
a)
cajole
b)
usurp
c)
eschew
d)
vex
9.
Fill in the blank 
I was very hurt when my friend _________ my favorite football team.    I had always thought we shared all the same favorites
a)
vexed
b)
usurped
c)
eschewed
d)
derided
10.
Fill in the blank
Despite trying to keep their personal feelings to themselves it was not hard to tell that there was a great deal of __________ between the former friends. 
a)
truculent
b)
plethora
c)
derision
d)
acrimony
11.
Which word pair below makes the best synonyms?   
a)
ebullient   fastidious
b)
surfeit  plethora
c)
usurp deride
d)
vapid    acrimony
12.
Which word below best describes taking something by force.     Example one country takes over another country. 
a)
eschew
b)
cogent
c)
vex
d)
usurp
13.
Which word pair below make the best antonyms?
a)
deride cajole
b)
ebullient  torpid
c)
clemency dessicated
d)
truculent  boon 
14.
Based on what we know about the root word   MAL    what is the likely meaning of the word malady?
a)
sad
b)
frightened
c)
insecure
d)
sicknesss