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WorksheetsELA 9/10 Vocab. List # 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Abatement means . . .
a)
Causing a lot of disagreement or disunity.
b)
The act of alleviating, lessening, reducing something.
c)
The ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
d)
To produce, cause, or give rise to.
2.
"The formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof" matches . . .
a)
prose
b)
deferential
c)
conjecture
d)
euphony
3.
Euphony matches . . .
a)
Stubbornly fixed in opinion, opinionated
b)
Agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear
c)
Causing a lot of disagreement or disunity
d)
A class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content or technique
4.
As an ELA teacher, I think the fact that I love to read is rather __________.
a)
aesthetic
b)
bemuse
c)
blatant
d)
characterization
5.
"To produce, cause, or give rise to" matches . . .
a)
dogmatic
b)
bemuse
c)
analyze
d)
engender
6.
Divisive matches . . .
a)
Causing a lot of disagreement or disunity.
b)
Condescending, casual, flighty.
c)
To confuse, bewilder.
d)
To examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.
7.
"To examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of" matches . . .
a)
bemuse
b)
blatant
c)
dogmatic
d)
analyze
8.
"Keen insight, brilliance, wit" matches . . .
a)
acumen
b)
blatant
c)
aesthetic
d)
deferential
9.
Dogmatic means . . .
a)
Marked by or showing deference or respect; respectful
b)
obvious, blatant
c)
Stubbornly fixed in opinion, opinionated
d)
acumen
10.
Aesthetic means . . .
a)
to persuade by using flattery or promises
b)
Having a sense of the beautiful, characterized by a love of beauty
c)
condescending, casual, flighty
d)
obvious, apparent
11.
"Condescending, casual, flighty" matches . . .
a)
deferential
b)
cajole
c)
bemuse
d)
cavalier
12.
I have always found my students to be _______ toward me even if they are in a negative mood.
a)
divisive
b)
deferential
c)
aesthetic
d)
cavalier
13.
Cajole means . . .
a)
To persuade by using flattery or promises
b)
To examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of
c)
The act of alleviating, lessening, reducing something
d)
to confuse, bewild
14.
"To confuse, bewilder" means . . .
a)
genre
b)
characterization
c)
bemuse
d)
engender
15.
Genre matches . . .
a)
A class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content or technique
b)
The creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work
c)
Stubbornly fixed in opinion, opinionated
d)
Agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear
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