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WorksheetsACT & SAT Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Which of the following does not belong in this group of words?
a)
laconic
b)
terse
c)
succinct
d)
garrulous
2.
Select the best definition of ameliorate.
a)
Undecided.
b)
An act of charity or kindness.
c)
To show intolerance
d)
To make better.
3.
What does bolster mean?
a)
support and strengthen
b)
characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
c)
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
d)
standing above others in quality or position
4.
Bombast is best defined as having ______.
a)
the bombing of a city
b)
pompous, over-inflated speech
c)
speaking in lies
d)
to increase in size
5.
The adjective CAPRICIOUS means...
a)
Complaining
b)
To surrender; to cease resisting
c)
Changeable: fickle
d)
Stinging, biting
6.
The word capricious also means
a)
zealous
b)
Reliable
c)
impulsively
d)
Stingy
7.
Succinct means
a)
Long and important
b)
Brief and concise
c)
Extended
d)
Finished
8.
Select the synonym for copious.
a)
arising naturally
b)
deeply affected
c)
plentiful
d)
knotted
9.
Which word is an antonym for capricious?
a)
unpredictable
b)
unstable
c)
steady
d)
careless
10.
What is the meaning of copious in this sentence?
The crop yield this year was copious due to the perfect mix of moisture and mild temperatures.
The crop yield this year was copious due to the perfect mix of moisture and mild temperatures.
a)
omnipotent
b)
illegal
c)
disastrous
d)
large in quantity
11.
Languish is a verb that means...
a)
to grow weak and feeble
b)
to be anxious
c)
pale or smooth
d)
a lack of good sense
12.
Julie loves all kinds of music. She has an eclectic taste.Select the correct meaning of the word.
a)
stubborn
b)
concise
c)
choosing from various sources
d)
selecting from a large database
13.
Laconic
a)
stubborn
b)
tending to show off one's learning
c)
concise
d)
wordy
14.
There are many Looney Tunes characters that are laconic, such as the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.Select the best description.
a)
using few words
b)
wait in line
c)
cringe from fear
d)
something delicate
15.
Which of the following does not belong in this group of words?
a)
reticent
b)
taciturn
c)
objurgate
d)
laconic
16.
Due to imminent danger, the zookeeper thought it was best to kill the gorilla to save the child.Select the best definition.
a)
delinquent
b)
impending
c)
misshapen
d)
resulting
17.
Define sanguine.
a)
confident
b)
boring
c)
lively
d)
hopeless
18.
Which response is the best interpretation of phlegmatic?
a)
type, kind
b)
calm, hard to excite
c)
diatribe
d)
forewarning
19.
Rudimentary
a)
basic; not refined or well developed
b)
free; without charge
c)
to work at something beyond practicality; to overstress
d)
the deliberate destruction of a group of people
20.
Select the best meaning for the word quell.
a)
keep going
b)
slow down
c)
move forward
d)
to stop
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