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WorksheetsSAT Word of the Day Quiz 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
lasting only a short period of time
a)
acquiesce
b)
abdicate
c)
ephemeral
d)
ingratiate
2.
using few words
a)
ephemeral
b)
noxious
c)
tenuous
d)
laconic
3.
harangue
a)
a harsh lecture
b)
a grumpy old man
4.
Which word does this Muppet exemplify?
a)
noxious
b)
curmudgeon
c)
tenuous
d)
abdicate
5.
If you barely relate your evidence to your claim, the connection could be called ____.
a)
tenuous
b)
abhor
c)
noxious
d)
ingratiate
6.
to hate something completely
a)
ingratiate
b)
acquiesce
c)
abdicate
d)
abhor
7.
What is a synonym for noxious?
a)
long-lasting
b)
brief
c)
harmful
d)
hate
8.
bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them
a)
abdicate
b)
acqueisce
c)
ingratiate
d)
noxious
9.
this picture exemplifies
a)
abhor
b)
ingratiate
c)
tenuous
d)
noxious
10.
She is so stubborn and controlling! There's no way she will ____ to your idea!
a)
abdicate
b)
acquiesce
c)
ingratiate
d)
ephemeral
11.
to give up power
a)
abdicate
b)
acquiesce
c)
noxious
d)
ephemeral
12.
How might a person ingratiate herself to her co-worker?
a)
by questioning her co-worker's beliefs
b)
by asking her co-worker a question
c)
by buying her co-worker lunch
d)
by telling her co-worker all about herself
13.
On her first day, the student brought homemade cookies in order to _______ herself to the teacher.
a)
abdicate
b)
curmudgeon
c)
ephemeral
d)
ingratiate
14.
“Lots of speech that I would find abhorrent, _______, hateful, and bigoted is protected under the first amendment,” she said.
a)
ephemeral
b)
tenuous
c)
acquiesce
d)
noxious
15.
Which of the following could be considered ephemeral?
a)
a 24-hour flu
b)
an angry mob
c)
poisonous gas
d)
stepping down as club president
16.
Many films stereotype cowboys as ____ hard-workers who would rather work than talk.
a)
tenuous
b)
curmudgeon
c)
laconic
d)
ephemeral
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