WorksheetsBook Two, Lesson 6
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
lack of interest, state of not caring
a)
banter
b)
apathy
c)
nuance
d)
temerity
2.
to banish, to shut out from a group or society
a)
expunge
b)
ostracize
c)
divulge
d)
appease
3.
a drink, especially an alcoholic one
a)
castigate
b)
banter
c)
libation
d)
heresy
4.
a creative work, especially a numbered composition
a)
gauche
b)
enigma
c)
cliche
d)
opus
5.
a mystery, something seemingly inexplicable
a)
enigma
b)
nuamce
c)
cult
d)
ignominy
6.
to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
a)
coerce
b)
divulge
c)
augment
d)
condone
7.
excessively eager to deliver unasked for or unwanted help
a)
dilettante
b)
gauche
c)
jaunty
d)
officious
8.
one who merely dabbles in an art or science
a)
mercenary
b)
dilettante
c)
bigot
d)
connoisseur
9.
belief or trust; credibility
a)
bastion
b)
credence
c)
opus
d)
dilletante
10.
an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or a set of principles.
a)
cult
b)
enigma
c)
heresy
d)
jingoism
11.
stealthy; secretive
a)
emaciated
b)
furtive
c)
dogmatic
d)
strident
12.
a slight or subtle degree of difference
a)
cult
b)
nuance
c)
temerity
d)
credence
13.
an expert on matters of culture, food, or wine
a)
rancor
b)
cult
c)
connoisseur
d)
bacchanalian
14.
to forgive or overlook an offense
a)
jettison
b)
abet
c)
condone
d)
banter
15.
having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp
a)
dillettante
b)
furtive
c)
jaunty
d)
insipid
16.
After joining the _____, Tim's sister's stopped talking to their family and seldom left their compound.
a)
enigma
b)
apathy
c)
cult
d)
dilettante
17.
From just a single sip of wine, the _____ could tell what type of kegs it was aged in and what year it had been made.
a)
mercenary
b)
bastion
c)
argot
d)
connoisseur
18.
Marc's abili lost all _______ when the prosecutor played the surveillance tape during the trial.
a)
apathy
b)
credence
c)
cult
d)
nuance
19.
How the deadly plague spread was an _____ to the ancient civilization because microorganisms were not yet known to exist.
a)
enigma
b)
dilettante
c)
cult
d)
libation
20.
Jessica is not allowed to spend time at the neighbor's house because adults who live there _____ underage drinking.
a)
castigate
b)
appease
c)
condone
d)
banter
21.
ANTONYM: officious
a)
meddelsome
b)
choosy
c)
shy
d)
interfering
22.
ANTONYM: credence
a)
belief
b)
trust
c)
insincerity
d)
criminal
23.
ANTONYM: apathy
a)
praise
b)
interest
c)
indifference
d)
temerity
24.
ANTONYM: dilettante
a)
trifler
b)
amateur
c)
family
d)
expert
25.
ANTONYM: condone
a)
excuse
b)
dismiss
c)
adhere
d)
condemn
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