Worksheets12.7 Vocabulary
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
boorish or vulgar
a)
eidetic
b)
coeval
c)
stringent
d)
churlish
2.
an artist's or designer's workshop
a)
atelier
b)
nexus
c)
maxim
d)
coterie
3.
of the same time period
a)
cogent
b)
inimical
c)
innocuous
d)
coeval
4.
an obvious remark; a cliché
a)
plethora
b)
peregrination
c)
platitude
d)
anecdote
5.
obligatory; necessary
a)
incumbent
b)
sectarian
c)
staid
d)
intrinsic
6.
complicated; intricate
a)
internecine
b)
livid
c)
convoluted
d)
churlish
7.
nonsense; unintelligible speech
a)
flippancy
b)
gibberish
c)
hubris
d)
scullion
8.
a short account of an incident
a)
axiom
b)
nexus
c)
anecdote
d)
anomaly
9.
a transformation or dramatic change
a)
imbroglio
b)
nexus
c)
accoutrement
d)
metamorphosis
10.
a link, tie, or bond
a)
maxim
b)
nexus
c)
anecdote
d)
peregrination
11.
convincing; reasonable
a)
cogent
b)
haughty
c)
innocuous
d)
dilatory
12.
showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety
a)
archaic
b)
inimical
c)
servile
d)
staid
13.
unfriendly; hostile; injurious
a)
peremptory
b)
ubiquitous
c)
inimical
d)
frangible
14.
extremely angry
a)
crepuscular
b)
livid
c)
antediluvian
d)
sectarian
15.
tending to delay or procrastinate
a)
archaic
b)
sybaritic
c)
haughty
d)
dilatory
16.
condescendingly proud; arrogant
a)
haughty
b)
coeval
c)
eidetic
d)
apocryphal
17.
shocking; explicit
a)
incongruous
b)
putrid
c)
lurid
d)
quotidian
18.
to announce; to make known
a)
inundate
b)
promulgate
c)
foist
d)
prognosticate
19.
to earnestly request or petition
a)
contrive
b)
prognosticate
c)
expiate
d)
entreat
20.
to pass off as genuine or valuable
a)
disconcert
b)
foist
c)
expurgate
d)
estrange
21.
George closed his restaurant early to avoid having to serve the ________ soccer fans on their way home from the match.
a)
cogent
b)
churlish
c)
coeval
d)
dilatory
22.
His mother was __________ after she found out he had been lying about his grades and he was actually failing.
a)
pellucid
b)
dulcet
c)
livid
d)
frangible
23.
Uncle Kevin's __________ about his time living abroad were the best parts of our family reunions.
a)
anecdotes
b)
maxims
c)
coteries
d)
peregrinations
24.
If the recipe and ingredients are too __________, then the cake may not turn out well.
a)
lurid
b)
sectarian
c)
cogent
d)
convoluted
25.
On the princpal's first day, he made sure he __________ the new disciplinary rules.
a)
entreated
b)
desiccated
c)
promulgated
d)
venerated
26.
ANTONYM for dilatory
a)
dallying
b)
simple
c)
prompt
d)
harmful
27.
ANTONYM for lurid
a)
vague
b)
extreme
c)
innocent
d)
melodic
28.
ANTONYM for cogent
a)
unclear
b)
empty
c)
compelling
d)
boring
29.
ANTONYM for inimical
a)
ruthless
b)
cultured
c)
malicious
d)
encouraging
30.
ANTONYM for staid
a)
pleased
b)
sturdy
c)
genial
d)
nervous
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