WorksheetsVocabulary Unit I Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The defense attorney quickly realized that the witness's statement was filled with_____, not facts.
a)
coalition
b)
inuendo
c)
transcend
d)
assuage
2.
The magnificence of the scene far_____my ability to describe it in words.
a)
simulated
b)
provincial
c)
transcended
d)
decadence
3.
I take no ____ at your personal remarks, but I feel you would have been better advised not to make them.
a)
umbrage
b)
provincial
c)
petulant
d)
hackneyed
4.
The midnght fire in our apartment building cast a/an ______ unearthly light on the faces of the firefighters struggling to put it out.
a)
elicit
b)
hiatus
c)
jaded
d)
lurid
5.
Antonym
Record of discreditable actions
Record of discreditable actions
a)
intercede
b)
petulant
c)
transcend
d)
meritorious
6.
Antonym
Genuinely express joy over a coworkers promotion
Genuinely express joy over a coworkers promotion
a)
unctuous
b)
simulate
c)
petulant
d)
elicit
7.
Synonym
Depleted by too much networking
Depleted by too much networking
a)
jaded
b)
decadence
c)
lurid
d)
hackneyed
8.
Synonym
Seeking the bosses commendation
Seeking the bosses commendation
a)
coalition
b)
hiatus
c)
approbation
d)
expostulate
9.
The act of eliciting involves
a)
putting off
b)
calling forth
c)
diminishing
d)
prolonging
10.
A lurid light is
a)
bright
b)
scenic
c)
pallid
d)
vivid
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