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WorksheetsVocab Review 10/2-10/11
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "cosmopolitan" mean?
a)
scornful, haughty
b)
a puzzle or dilema
c)
extremely loud
d)
worldly, sophisticated
2.
What does "donnybrook" mean?
a)
land fit for cultivation
b)
a questioner; on-stage speaker
c)
fight; uproar
d)
authority with no bounds
3.
What is a synonym for "mutation"?
a)
conundrum
b)
metamorphosis
c)
vestige
d)
emollient
4.
What does "coterie" mean?
a)
a transformation or dramatic change
b)
a fortunate discovery made by accident
c)
a charm; recited magical spell
d)
a small group who share common interests; a clique
5.
What is a trace or piece of evidence?
a)
vestige
b)
nomenclature
c)
brigand
d)
interlocutor
6.
What word means "distinguishing differences, detecting"?
a)
arable
b)
discerning
c)
consomme
d)
carte blanche
7.
What does the all-cap word mean as used in the following sentence:
Lanolin is used as an EMOLLIENT in many hand and body lotions.
Lanolin is used as an EMOLLIENT in many hand and body lotions.
a)
something softening; soothing
b)
transformation or dramatic change
c)
trace; evidence
d)
clear soup
8.
What word means "fit for cultivation"?
a)
discerning
b)
brigand
c)
carte blanche
d)
arable
9.
What does the all-caps word mean as used in the following sentence:
The wealthy stagecoach passengers kept a nervous watch for BRIGANDS when traveling through the dark forest.
The wealthy stagecoach passengers kept a nervous watch for BRIGANDS when traveling through the dark forest.
a)
authority with no bounds
b)
charm; recited magical spell
c)
a robber or bandit
d)
a small group with similar interests; a clique
10.
What is a synonym for "enigma"?
a)
conundrum
b)
consternation
c)
stentorian
d)
nomenclature
11.
What is a "consomme"?
a)
questioner; an on-stage speaker
b)
charm; recited magical spell
c)
clear soup
d)
fortunate discovery made by accident
12.
What is defined as "authority with no bounds"?
a)
stentorian
b)
serendipity
c)
consternation
d)
carte blanche
13.
What does the all-caps word mean as used in the following sentence:
The CONTEMPTUOUS bank loan officer treated the poorly dressed applicants rudely.
The CONTEMPTUOUS bank loan officer treated the poorly dressed applicants rudely.
a)
worldly; sophisticated
b)
scornful; haughty
c)
puzzling
d)
extremely loud
14.
What is serendipity?
a)
a naming system in an art or in science
b)
transformation or dramatic change
c)
dismay or worry; concern
d)
a fortunate discovery made by accident
15.
What does the all-cap word mean as used in the following sentence:
The war general issued a STENTORIAN "Charge!" for everyone to hear.
The war general issued a STENTORIAN "Charge!" for everyone to hear.
a)
extremely loud
b)
soothing
c)
authoritative
d)
scornful; haughty
16.
Which word means "a charm; recited magical spell"?
a)
interlocutor
b)
nomenclature
c)
conundrum
d)
incantation
17.
Which word is a synonym for interviewer or host?
a)
emollient
b)
brigand
c)
interlocutor
d)
coterie
18.
Which word most closely relates to butterflies?
a)
coterie
b)
metamorphosis
c)
stentorian
d)
contemptuous
19.
Which word refers to "dismay or worry; concern"?
a)
consternation
b)
conundrum
c)
serendipity
d)
discerning
20.
Which word is an antonym for "provincial"?
a)
carte blanche
b)
stentorian
c)
contemptuous
d)
cosmopolitan
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