WorksheetsACT Vocab: Units 15-16
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
adjunct
a)
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
b)
ambiguous; intentionally vague
c)
connected or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not a part of
d)
aggressive; lively; energetic
2.
chicanery
a)
the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade
b)
to use up gradually
c)
absurd; ridiculously clumsy
d)
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
3.
debonair
a)
family history
b)
to cheat; to fool or hoax
c)
incapable of being affected
d)
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
4.
deplete
a)
a strong liking
b)
to use up gradually
c)
to make less severe; to become milder
d)
horrible; grim
5.
equivocal
a)
ambiguous; intentionally vague
b)
incapable of being affected
c)
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
d)
aggressive; lively; energetic
6.
farcical
a)
connected or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not a part of
b)
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
c)
absurd; ridiculously clumsy
d)
the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade
7.
feisty
a)
aggressive; lively; energetic
b)
family history
c)
ambiguous; intentionally vague
d)
to cheat; to fool or hoax
8.
filial
a)
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
b)
incapable of being affected
c)
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
d)
ambiguous; intentionally vague
9.
genealogy
a)
family history
b)
to make less severe; to become milder
c)
lowest point
d)
a strong liking
10.
gull
a)
horrible; grim
b)
to cheat; to fool or hoax
c)
to make less severe; to become milder
d)
lowest point
11.
impervious
a)
incapable of being affected
b)
the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade
c)
to use up gradually
d)
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
12.
macabre
a)
family history
b)
lowest point
c)
a strong liking
d)
horrible; grim
13.
mitigate
a)
to make less severe; to become milder
b)
absurd; ridiculously clumsy
c)
aggressive; lively; energetic
d)
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
14.
nadir
a)
family history
b)
lowest point
c)
aggressive; lively; energetic
d)
incapable of being affected
15.
penchant
a)
a strong liking
b)
to cheat; to fool or hoax
c)
aggressive; lively; energetic
d)
ambiguous; intentionally vague
16.
admonish
a)
to warn; to caution in counsel
b)
a concise statement of a truth or principle
c)
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
d)
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
17.
affliction
a)
a concealed store of goods or valuables
b)
anything causing great suffering
c)
to take out; to remove
d)
to take out; to remove
18.
aphorism
a)
a concise statement of a truth or principle
b)
not permitting passage (especially of fluids)
c)
careless or negligent
d)
a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
19.
cache
a)
a concealed store of goods or valuables
b)
to take out; to remove
c)
not easily excited, even under pressure
d)
a beggar
20.
daub
a)
to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum
b)
to drive out; expel; deprive
c)
obvious; capable of being touched or felt
d)
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
21.
delete
a)
to take out; to remove
b)
to drive out; expel; deprive
c)
a beggar
d)
careless or negligent
22.
impermeable
a)
a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise
b)
to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum
c)
not permitting passage (especially of fluids)
d)
a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
23.
imperturbable
a)
not easily excited, even under pressure
b)
careless or negligent
c)
a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
d)
to warn; to caution in counsel
24.
lax
a)
anything causing great suffering
b)
a concise statement of a truth or principle
c)
a concealed store of goods or valuables
d)
careless or negligent
25.
mendicant
a)
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
b)
a concealed store of goods or valuables
c)
a beggar
d)
careless or negligent
26.
obeisance
a)
a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect
b)
not easily excited, even under pressure
c)
not permitting passage (especially of fluids)
d)
to drive out; expel; deprive
27.
oscillate
a)
to swing or move back and forth like a pendulum
b)
a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise
c)
a concise statement of a truth or principle
d)
to warn; to caution in counsel
28.
oust
a)
to drive out; expel; deprive
b)
obvious; capable of being touched or felt
c)
a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise
d)
not easily excited, even under pressure
29.
paean
a)
a concise statement of a truth or principle
b)
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
c)
to take out; to remove
d)
a fervent expression, or song, of joy or praise
30.
palpable
a)
obvious; capable of being touched or felt
b)
a concealed store of goods or valuables
c)
to warn; to caution in counsel
d)
anything causing great suffering
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