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WorksheetsVocabulary 15-16 csg
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Not content with the 'status quo', Cheryl campaigned for better schools.
a)
local volunteer opportunities
b)
public services
c)
actions by elected officials
d)
existing state of affairs
2.
Dad "countermanded" the babysitter's promise that the children could stay up late.
a)
repeated
b)
reversed
c)
approved
d)
criticized
3.
You can't make threats against the President of the USA with "impunity".
a)
lack of publicity
b)
official ceremony
c)
exemption of punishment
d)
ability to take back a statement
4.
Strong sales in the fourth quarter have helped the company "recoup" its losses.
a)
validate
b)
explain
c)
forget
d)
make up for
5.
Leaders of the striking miners have hinted that they might be willing to call off the strike if management agrees to "arbitration."
a)
reversing an earlier order
b)
a process of independent judgment
c)
an agreement to give up rights
d)
immunity of punishment
6.
After four years at a large urban university, Saleem had little patience with some of his old friends' "insular" attitude.
a)
having a narrow point of view
b)
unbending and rigid
c)
weak; fainthearted
d)
unfriendly and suspicious
7.
Admitting her mistake after trying to hide it all week provided a much-needed "cathatrsis" for Zoe.
a)
improvement of a past condition
b)
punishment or judgment
c)
release of emotional tension
d)
exercise in humility
8.
Geoff's "renunciation" of the Young Republican Award occurred just a few weeks before he declared himself to be a Democrat.
a)
acceptance
b)
prediction
c)
creation
d)
giving up
9.
When the restaurant isn't busy, the servers often "waive" the $10.00 minimum charge.
a)
enforce
b)
increase
c)
do not enforce
d)
display
10.
The leaders of the new community center signed a "covenant" pedging to provide a welcoming, peaceful place of recreation for all people.
a)
confession
b)
agreement
c)
speaker
d)
application
11.
We strolled the Pakistani _______near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.
a)
consulate
b)
discretion
c)
waiver
d)
catharsis
12.
During the Spanish Inquisition, many religious martyrs refused to ________ their beliefs, even under threats of torture and death.
a)
insulate
b)
recant
c)
recoup
d)
waive
13.
________requires that a high-ranking government official to be at the airport to greet the prime minister when his plane lands.
a)
Renunciation
b)
Insularity
c)
Status quo
d)
Protocol
14.
Tired of the sheriff's ______tactics, the citizens finally voted him out of office.
a)
discreet
b)
Machiavellian
c)
insular
d)
cathartic
15.
The two governments reached an _______concerning trade and defense policies.
a)
attaché
b)
arbitration
c)
entente
d)
impunity
16.
A ruthless and power-hungry group of traitors forced the rightful king to _______ his throne.
a)
arbitrate
b)
recant
c)
countermand
d)
abdicate
17.
Parents must use their own ______ as to which television programs they allow their children to watch.
a)
discretion
b)
entente
c)
covenant
d)
protocol
18.
When the crisis had passed, the general ______ the order placing troops on full alert.
a)
recouped
b)
absolved
c)
rescinded
d)
insulated
19.
Ingrid did not feel ______ of blame for braking Mrs. Malone's teapot until she purchased a replacement.
a)
absolved
b)
renounced
c)
waived
d)
rescinded
20.
I would like to introduce Monsiuer Pierre Leveaux, the military ________ from France.
a)
consulate
b)
attaché
c)
absolution
d)
catharsis
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