WorksheetsVocab Practice 3
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A source of harm or ruin; an opponent that cannot be defeated; one who inflicts retribution or vengeance
a)
quixotic
b)
jovial
c)
nemesis
d)
solecism
2.
Jolly; filled with good cheer
a)
quixotic
b)
jovial
c)
saturnine
d)
epicure
3.
Ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word's literal meaning
a)
conotation
b)
connotation
c)
denotation
d)
dennotation
4.
Excellent judgment and insight; skill in perceiving
a)
discernment
b)
envision
c)
perceptive
d)
behold
5.
Lack of planning for the future; shortsightedness; nearsightedness; a condition in which distant objects appear blurred
a)
perceptive
b)
premonition
c)
myopia
d)
subliminal
6.
Below the threshold of conscious thought; not detectable, but able to bring about a response
a)
premonition
b)
discernment
c)
myopia
d)
subliminal
7.
To stare in amazement, often with the mouth wide open
a)
gaze
b)
gape
c)
behold
d)
envision
8.
The study of meaning and word interpretation; the exact meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
semamtics
d)
semantics
9.
To stimulate or urge into action; to spur
a)
glavanize
b)
solecism
c)
nemesis
d)
galvanize
10.
To see or know ahead of time
a)
premonition
b)
foresee
c)
impressionistic
d)
behold
11.
No longer used or applicable; ancient
a)
archiac
b)
archaic
c)
epicure
d)
standard
12.
The informal, specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group
a)
jargon
b)
pidgin
c)
semantics
d)
argot
13.
Requiring endless effort; without result or success
a)
sisyphean
b)
sysiphean
c)
Sisyphean
d)
Sysiphean
14.
A victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price
a)
Pyhrric victory
b)
Phyrric victory
c)
Pyrrhic victory
d)
Pyrhic victory
15.
Dedicated to unreachable goals; idealistic but not practical
a)
quixotic
b)
nemesis
c)
saturnine
d)
solecism
16.
Marked by understanding or awareness; sharp; sensitive
a)
impressionistic
b)
perceptive
c)
discernment
d)
subliminal
17.
A feeling that something will happen in the future; an advanced warning
a)
foresee
b)
perceptive
c)
subliminal
d)
premonition
18.
A feeling that something will happen in the future; an advanced warning
a)
foresee
b)
perceptive
c)
subliminal
d)
premonition
19.
To gaze at or look upon
a)
gape
b)
behold
c)
foresee
d)
envision
20.
To picture in the mind; to imagine
a)
envision
b)
gape
c)
behold
d)
foresee
21.
A nonstandard or improper use of language; a mistake in manners or behavior
a)
jargon
b)
solecism
c)
solcism
d)
argot
22.
A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages
a)
pigdin
b)
pidgin
c)
argot
d)
jargon
23.
A person with refined taste, especially in food and drink
a)
epicuer
b)
gourmet
c)
epicure
d)
epucire
24.
Gloomy and sullen
a)
staturnine
b)
saturine
c)
saturate
d)
saturnine
25.
Describing a highly personal, individual response to experience; reflecting a style of painting of the late nineteenth century that focuses on a personal or momentary view of something
a)
perceptive
b)
impressionistic
c)
envision
d)
premonition
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