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WorksheetsEng. Vocab 9 Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The bank clerk was believed to be a person of XXXX -- until it was discovered that she had withdrawn $300,000 from a customer's account and left town during the night.
a)
impudence
b)
integrity
c)
volition
d)
serenity
2.
The judge ordered the clerk to XXXX the lawyer's statement from the record.
a)
subside
b)
demur
c)
expunge
d)
exodus
3.
After the argument, Jean's anger XXXX, and she apologized to her friend for having been rude.
a)
exodus
b)
subsided
c)
expunged
d)
demured
4.
The highlight of our cruise is when we snorkeled in the XXXX waters of the Cayman Islands.
a)
serene
b)
exodus
c)
demur
d)
bleak
5.
Rich could tell he had annoyed his teacher when she gave him a XXXX reply.
a)
serene
b)
subside
c)
terse
d)
demur
6.
a mass departure
a)
expunge
b)
exodus
c)
subside
d)
bleak
7.
The Mona Lisa has a XXXX smile.
a)
terse
b)
bleak
c)
serene
d)
volition
8.
an act of choosing; using one's own will in a conscious choice
a)
exodus
b)
impudence
c)
volition
d)
expunge
9.
to remove; to delete; to erase
a)
subside
b)
expunge
c)
exodus
d)
impudence
10.
The forest fire created an XXXX of animals.
a)
exodus
b)
expunge
c)
volition
d)
impudence
11.
depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
a)
terse
b)
volition
c)
impudence
d)
bleak
12.
brief and to the point; concise
a)
terse
b)
bleak
c)
demur
d)
volition
13.
After the floodwaters XXXX, the farmer surveyed the damage the flood had caused to his crops.
a)
exodus
b)
expunged
c)
demured
d)
subsided
14.
offensive boldness
a)
impudence
b)
exodus
c)
terse
d)
demur
15.
The dictator punished his adviser for his XXXX in suggesting that more power should be given to the people.
a)
impudence
b)
volition
c)
terse
d)
demur
16.
The teacher told Justin that XXXX the low grades from his record was not something she was willing to do.
a)
demuring
b)
subsiding
c)
volition
d)
expunging
17.
uprightness; wholeness
a)
demur
b)
serene
c)
integrity
d)
volition
18.
The teacher ignored the XXXX comment, knowing that responding to it would just give the student who made it the attention he was seeking.
a)
expunged
b)
serene
c)
integrity
d)
impudent
19.
The vet said we should keep our hopes up, but the chance of our dog, Spot, surviving the car accident appeared XXXX.
a)
volition
b)
terse
c)
bleak
d)
serene
20.
Mom was surprised when Laura ordered a veggie sandwich of her own XXXX; she normally despises vegetables.
a)
exodus
b)
impudence
c)
integrity
d)
volition
21.
to object, to make exception
a)
demur
b)
expunge
c)
volition
d)
impudence
22.
There was an immediate XXXX of people from the theater she someone yelled, "Fire!"
a)
subside
b)
exodus
c)
volition
d)
impudence
23.
The community expects the schoolteachers to be individuals of XXXX whom young people can respect.
a)
volition
b)
serenity
c)
demur
d)
integrity
24.
The mayor said he would XXXX if asked to speak at the town rally.
a)
demur
b)
subside
c)
expunge
d)
exodus
25.
settle down; descend; grow quiet
a)
subside
b)
expunge
c)
volition
d)
demur
26.
clear; calm; tranquil
a)
terse
b)
serene
c)
integrity
d)
demur
27.
When Sally becomes annoyed and wants to make her point, she becomes very XXXX.
a)
volition
b)
impudent
c)
terse
d)
serene
28.
Billy XXXX when his friends wanted him to run for class president.
a)
exodus
b)
demurred
c)
bleak
d)
expunged
29.
Dave decided to joint the Army of his own XXXX in lieu of going to college.
a)
exodus
b)
impudence
c)
volition
d)
integrity
30.
The game looked XXXX with our team being down 42 to 7 in the fourth quarter.
a)
serene
b)
terse
c)
demur
d)
bleak
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