Worksheets8 GLA Week 8 Vocabulary
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lasting a very short time
a)
ephemeral
b)
esoteric
c)
hackneyed
d)
ethereal
2.
low quality, but a style that many people like in an ironic way
a)
boon
b)
kitsch
c)
nadir
d)
clemency
3.
lacking significance
a)
lurid
b)
reverent
c)
esoteric
d)
hackneyed
4.
deceitfulness and dishonesty
a)
bombastic
b)
insolvent
c)
ephemeral
d)
duplicity
5.
to reject with hatred
a)
spurn
b)
decry
c)
prattle
d)
edify
6.
a helpful or beneficial thing
a)
boon
b)
largesse
c)
demagogue
d)
veracity
7.
instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually
a)
abate
b)
edify
c)
jettison
d)
spurn
8.
impressively great in extent, size, or degree
a)
commodious
b)
bombastic
c)
prodigious
d)
esoteric
9.
relating to, or resulting from motion
a)
lurid
b)
fastidious
c)
ethereal
d)
kinetic
10.
having the childlike innocence or plump prettiness of a young angel
a)
ethereal
b)
ephemeral
c)
cherubic
d)
esoteric
11.
to become less intense or widespread
a)
wane
b)
decry
c)
abate
d)
fetter
12.
roomy and comfortable
a)
largesse
b)
commodious
c)
cognizant
d)
fastidious
13.
to talk at length in a foolish way
a)
prattle
b)
jettison
c)
decry
d)
fetter
14.
humor or frivolity
a)
veracity
b)
clemency
c)
levity
d)
nadir
15.
to decrease in vigor, power, or size
a)
decry
b)
edify
c)
abate
d)
wane
16.
generosity in giving money or large gifts
a)
largesse
b)
bombastic
c)
savant
d)
esoteric
17.
a decision not to punish someone
a)
veracity
b)
duplicity
c)
paragon
d)
clemency
18.
bold, disrespectful behavior
a)
gall
b)
bombastic
c)
prodigious
d)
ephemeral
19.
understood by only a small, specialized audience
a)
esoteric
b)
reverent
c)
cognizant
d)
prodigious
20.
the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization
a)
insolvent
b)
nadir
c)
paragon
d)
kitsch
21.
a perfect example of something
a)
edify
b)
reverent
c)
paragon
d)
esoteric
22.
high level language that holds little meaning
a)
decry
b)
bombastic
c)
veracity
d)
insolvent
23.
instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually
a)
veracity
b)
edify
c)
reverent
d)
savant
24.
joyfulness; happiness
a)
fastidious
b)
ethereal
c)
levity
d)
felicity
25.
to restrain or chain
a)
decry
b)
fetter
c)
spurn
d)
wane
26.
extremely delicate and light in a way it seems too perfect for this world.
a)
cherubic
b)
ethereal
c)
ephemeral
d)
insolvent
27.
presenting in shocking or sensational terms
a)
lurid
b)
veracity
c)
duplicity
d)
decry
28.
being aware of something
a)
cognizant
b)
reverent
c)
savant
d)
lurid
29.
feeling or showing deep, solemn respect
a)
fastidious
b)
largesse
c)
reverent
d)
esoteric
30.
an especially intelligent person
a)
cognizant
b)
paragon
c)
savant
d)
demagogue
31.
unable to pay one's debts
a)
insolvent
b)
lurid
c)
kinetic
d)
commodious
32.
to toss away something that is no longer wanted
a)
prattle
b)
decry
c)
fetter
d)
jettison
33.
very attentive to detail
a)
prodigious
b)
lurid
c)
kinetic
d)
fastidious
34.
the state of being truthful and straightforward
a)
largesse
b)
esoteric
c)
veracity
d)
clemency
35.
covered with spots or patches of color
a)
lurid
b)
mottled
c)
cherubic
d)
caustic
36.
a person who is, or should be, excluded
a)
demagogue
b)
nadir
c)
paragon
d)
pariah
37.
to make noticeable
a)
edify
b)
abate
c)
decry
d)
accentuate
38.
to regard as being worthless
a)
gall
b)
fetter
c)
prattle
d)
disparage
39.
just beginning to come into existence
a)
reverent
b)
prodigious
c)
nascent
d)
esoteric
40.
A leader who seeks support by appealing to prejudice rather than reason.
a)
savant
b)
demagogue
c)
kitsch
d)
pariah
41.
sequester
a)
to make more noticeable
b)
to reject with hatred
c)
to remove or hide away
d)
to send away
42.
caustic
a)
sarcastic (in a mean way)
b)
funny (in an ironic way)
c)
impressive (as in large)
d)
lacking significance
43.
unwieldy
a)
overly intense
b)
large and difficult to carry or move
c)
shocking or sensational
d)
covered with spots
44.
expedite
a)
to come together and form one mass or whole
b)
to make happen sooner or more quickly
c)
to make more noticeable
d)
to perfect something
45.
coalesce
a)
to come together and form one mass or whole
b)
to toss away something that is no longer wanted
c)
to reject with hatred
d)
to make more noticeable
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