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Unit 12 Vocabulary - Level E

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A person who us insensitive and unsympathetic has what kind of attitude?
a)
confident
b)
compassionate 
c)
infallible 
d)
callous
2.
A saying that is trite and commonplace might be called a:
a)
quip
b)
essay
c)
witticism
d)
platitude
3.
Someone who is always grumbling could be called what kind of complainer?
a)
inveterate 
b)
occasional
c)
sporadic
d)
reluctant
4.
Which of the following words describes how someone who had just won a grand prize in a state lottery would feel? 
a)
dejected
b)
elated
c)
crestfallen
d)
somnolent 
5.
Another word for majestic is:
a)
august
b)
abject
c)
average
d)
base
6.
Which of the following is the opposite of pertinent?
a)
apropos
b)
necessary
c)
irrelevant 
d)
inconsiderate 
7.
Before the U.S. Civil War, many slaves escaped from states that had not abjured the institution of slavery and fled to the North and Canada, where slavery was illegal. Usually, they relied on the help of the Underground Railroad. To move as secretly as possible, the runaway slaves traveled at night. Each nocturnal trip would generally cover 10 to 20 miles and take them from one “station” to the next. Like almost everything having to do with the clandestine operation, the word station had a tacit meaning. Just as the Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but rather a network of people who were working to put an end to slavery, a station was not an actual railroad station. Instead, it was a place, generally a home or business, where the fugitives could eat and rest before moving onward in their journey toward freedom.
Abjured means:
a)
adopted
b)
studied
c)
renounced
d)
experienced
8.
Before the U.S. Civil War, many slaves escaped from states that had not abjured the institution of slavery and fled to the North and Canada, where slavery was illegal. Usually, they relied on the help of the Underground Railroad. To move as secretly as possible, the runaway slaves traveled at night. Each nocturnal trip would generally cover 10 to 20 miles and take them from one “station” to the next. Like almost everything having to do with the clandestine operation, the word station had a tacit meaning. Just as the Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but rather a network of people who were working to put an end to slavery, a station was not an actual railroad station. Instead, it was a place, generally a home or business, where the fugitives could eat and rest before moving onward in their journey toward freedom.
A trip that is nocturnal takes place:
a)
regularly
b)
infrequently
c)
in the day
d)
at night
9.
Before the U.S. Civil War, many slaves escaped from states that had not abjured the institution of slavery and fled to the North and Canada, where slavery was illegal. Usually, they relied on the help of the Underground Railroad. To move as secretly as possible, the runaway slaves traveled at night. Each nocturnal trip would generally cover 10 to 20 miles and take them from one “station” to the next. Like almost everything having to do with the clandestine operation, the word station had a tacit meaning. Just as the Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but rather a network of people who were working to put an end to slavery, a station was not an actual railroad station. Instead, it was a place, generally a home or business, where the fugitives could eat and rest before moving onward in their journey toward freedom.
Which of the following words could not be used to replace clandestine?
a)
secret
b)
overt
c)
surreptitious 
d)
covert
10.
Before the U.S. Civil War, many slaves escaped from states that had not abjured the institution of slavery and fled to the North and Canada, where slavery was illegal. Usually, they relied on the help of the Underground Railroad. To move as secretly as possible, the runaway slaves traveled at night. Each nocturnal trip would generally cover 10 to 20 miles and take them from one “station” to the next. Like almost everything having to do with the clandestine operation, the word station had a tacit meaning. Just as the Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but rather a network of people who were working to put an end to slavery, a station was not an actual railroad station. Instead, it was a place, generally a home or business, where the fugitives could eat and rest before moving onward in their journey toward freedom.
Tacit means:
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
unspoken
d)
explicit