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Mrs. Besch's ACT Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Windows that can't be broken, can switch from ___________ to clear.

a)

Adorn

b)

opaque

c)

Desist

d)

inclement

2.

Obviously he was annoyed by her __________ tone

a)

Adorn

b)

opaque

c)

Desist

d)

Caustic

3.

You can tell by the big smile on her fact that she has a ____________ temperament!

a)

Adorn

b)

Sanguine

c)

Desist

d)

caustic

4.

The climate is _________ in winter and oppressively hot in midsummer.

a)

Adorn

b)

Sanguine

c)

inclement

d)

caustic

5.

Because my daughter is disabled, I tend to __________ when people make fun of individuals with disabilities

a)

bristle

b)

Sanguine

c)

inclement

d)

caustic

6.

The teacher acts as a _____________ between the school administrators and the students.

a)

Bristle

b)

Sanguine

c)

Inclement

d)

conduit

7.

Adam has an intellectual sense of humor; he is the only one who ever laughs at his __________ jokes.

a)

Bristle

b)

Cerebral

c)

palisade

d)

conduit

8.

Of the many fine public buildings which __________ the city, scarcely any date before 1860.

a)

Bristle

b)

Cerebral

c)

Adorn

d)

conduit

9.

Because Jason is wearing an ______________ suit to his interview, he is not likely to make a favorable impression with the human resources department.

a)

Opaque

b)

Caustic

c)

Adorn

d)

unkempt

10.

You can ___________ your research by using relevant keywords in a good search engine.

a)

Opaque

b)

Expedite

c)

Adorn

d)

Desist

11.

The country's leader warned the Western nation to _______ from interfering in international conflicts or face nuclear consequences.

a)

Opaque

b)

Expedite

c)

Adorn

d)

Desist

12.

When you present, please do not be an _______ speaker who makes everyone fall asleep!

a)

Opaque

b)

Expedite

c)

insipid

d)

Cerebral

13.

Because of Adam's intellectual sense of humor, he is the only one who ever laughs at his _________ jokes

a)

insipid

b)

Expedite

c)

indipid

d)

Cerebral

14.

Because of the millionaire's _____________, twenty underprivileged graduates now have college scholarships.

a)

largess

b)

Expedite

c)

palisade

d)

Cerebral

15.

You were_______________on TV last night

a)

largess

b)

Expedite

c)

scintillating

d)

Cerebral

16.

The American colonists built_____________ for protection in the event of an attack by the indigenous people

a)

largess

b)

Expedite

c)

palisades

d)

Cerebral

17.

She was _______________ from the scientific community for many years because of her radical political beliefs

a)

largess

b)

Expedite

c)

ostracized

d)

Cerebral