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WorksheetsVocab Unit 12 (Eng II)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
The word PROSAIC
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
Harmful and injurious
b)
Commonplace and dull, lacking imagination
c)
To emit or send out; To ooze forth
d)
Penetrating, sharp or piercing, as in a suggestion
2.
The word WINSOME
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
An eager or excessive desire to possess; greed
b)
charming and attractive in a simple, childlike way
c)
Harmful and injurious
d)
A picture or representation in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted
3.
The word CLANGOR
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
An eager or excessive desire to possess; Greed
b)
Touching, in contact, side-by-side
c)
Charming and attractive in a simple, childlike way
d)
A loud, clamorous noise or clang
4.
The word IMPLICIT
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
Implied, rather than openly stated
b)
Harmful and injurious
c)
A representation of excellence and perfection
d)
Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive
5.
The word EXTENUATE
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
To diminish or lessen the seriousness of an offense
b)
Prudent and shrewd in practical ways
c)
To magnify or increase the degree or value of
d)
To make a distorted representation of someone or something
6.
The word ENHANCE
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
Showy and intended to impress others
b)
To emit or send out; To ooze forth
c)
To free from blame, guilt or consequences
d)
To magnify or increase the degree or value of
7.
The word CONTIGUOUS
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
In contact, side-by-side
b)
Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive
c)
Making a hypocritical show of religious virtue or righteousness
d)
Commonplace and dull
8.
The word PREEMINENT
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive
b)
Superior to or notable, outstanding
c)
Making a hypocritical show of religious virtue or righteousness
d)
Harmful and injurious
9.
The word ENTHRALL
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
Implied, rather than clearly stated
b)
To offend
c)
Superior to or notable, outstanding
d)
To charm or enrapture
10.
The word REDUNDANT
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
Penetrating, sharp or piercing, as in a suggestion
b)
Exceeding more than is necessary; Repetitive
c)
Superior to or notable, outstanding
d)
To free from blame, guilt or consequences
11.
The word CUPIDITY
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
a loud ringing sound
b)
harmful, injurious
c)
a model of excellence or perfection
d)
an eager desire for something; greed
12.
The word SCINTILLATING
MOST NEARLY means:
MOST NEARLY means:
a)
To emit or send out; To ooze forth
b)
To charm or captivate
c)
Implied, rather than openly stated
d)
Brilliant and sparkling, in terms of personality
13.
What we do now to remedy the evils in our society will determine whether or not we are to be ______(d) of blame for the injustices of the past.
a)
enhance
b)
clangor
c)
caricature
d)
implicit
14.
In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln asked a few ______ questions that showed up the fatal weaknesses in his opponent’s position.
a)
contiguous
b)
incisive
c)
enhance
d)
extenuating
15.
“In seeking to discredit me,” I replied, “my opponent has deliberately ______(d) my ideas, making them seem simplistic and unrealistic.”
a)
ostentatious
b)
sanctimonious
c)
paragon
d)
caricature
16.
She tried to convince me that the proposed advertisement would be “dynamic” and a “real eye-catcher,” but I found it utterly ______.
a)
prosaic
b)
redundant
c)
winsome
d)
ostentatious
17.
Isn’t it rather ______ to wear a Phi Beta Kappa key on a chain around your neck?
a)
cupidity
b)
politic
c)
scintillating
d)
ostentatious
18.
Words about “tolerance” are empty and ______ when they come from one who has shown no concern about civil liberties.
a)
sanctimonious
b)
politic
c)
deleterious
d)
absolve
19.
When he demanded that I immediately “return back” the money I owed him, I found him not merely unpleasant but ______.
a)
prosaic
b)
redundant
c)
paragon
d)
cupidity
20.
The Gettysburg Address is so concise, so lucid, and so beautiful, that it would be a folly to attempt to ______ it.
a)
absolve
b)
paraphrase
c)
paragon
d)
winsome
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