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Second Six Weeks Vocabulary PreAp

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A very sort story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
a)
Fable
b)
Allegory
c)
Allusion
d)
Apostrophe
2.
Yield to another's wish or opinion
a)
Accede
b)
Abscond
c)
Arcane
d)
Ambivalent
3.
Something that is detested or shunned
a)
Abject
b)
Abnegation
c)
Anathema
d)
Arcane
4.
Using long and difficult words with the intent of making people think you know more than you do.
a)
Bereft
b)
Bilk
c)
Bombastic
d)
Bane
5.
In persuasion it is clear, logical and convincing
a)
Camaraderie
b)
Cogent
c)
Circumvent
d)
Cognizant
6.
A scarce supply or lack of
a)
Dearth
b)
Debacle
c)
Dirge
d)
Disparage
7.
Pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
a)
Didactic
b)
Disparate
c)
Dogmatic
d)
Denigrate
8.
Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
a)
Egregious
b)
Emulate
c)
Eclectic
d)
Evanescent
9.
Written in the form of letters or correspondence
a)
Epistolary
b)
Ephemeral
c)
Emulate
d)
Espouse
10.
Hinder or prevent as an effort, plan or desire
a)
Fallacious
b)
Fetter
c)
Foil
d)
Fortuitious
11.
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
a)
Gratuitous
b)
Extraneous
c)
Exacerbate
d)
Garrulous
12.
A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
a)
Idiosyncratic
b)
Iconoclast
c)
Inane
d)
Insidious
13.
Devoid of intelligence
a)
Inure
b)
Insidious
c)
Inane
d)
Iconoclast
14.
An advocate of freedom of thought and speech
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Libertarian
d)
Independent
15.
A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits.
a)
Maxim
b)
Maudlin
c)
Modicum
d)
Mores
16.
Concise and full of meaning.
a)
Panacea
b)
Pejorative
c)
Pithy
d)
Plethora
17.
The conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group.
a)
Mores
b)
Maxim
c)
Modicum
d)
Maudlin
18.
Extreme excess
a)
Plethora
b)
Portent
c)
Platitude
d)
Panacea
19.
Stubbornly resistant to authority
a)
Recalcitrant
b)
Relegate
c)
Reprobate
d)
Rife
20.
Excessively or hypocritically pious
a)
Reprobate
b)
Relegate
c)
Rescine
d)
Sanctimonious
21.
A speech of violent denunciation.
a)
Trite
b)
Travesty
c)
Taciturn
d)
Tirade
22.
Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports science or another branch of culture.  An indirect reference to something (usually from literature, etc).
a)
Allegory
b)
Allusion
c)
Illusion
d)
Anaphora
23.
Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure.
a)
Anastrophe
b)
Antithesis
c)
Anaphora
d)
Apostrophe
24.
A writer or speaker detaaches himself from reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech
a)
Anastrophe
b)
Apostrophe
c)
Antithesis
d)
Cacophony
25.
A relatively short story that teaches a moral or lesson about how to lead a good life.
a)
Paradox
b)
Parody
c)
Parable
d)
Allegory