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Words for Mature Minds

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to experience something from reading a book rather than directly

a)

vicarious

b)

maudlin

c)

obsequious

d)

effete

2.

If someone is lewd, wicked, or unjust, they may be

a)

effete

b)

ascetic

c)

wanton

d)

uxorious

3.

If a student pretends to be nice only to get a candy pull, he is

a)

maudlin

b)

effete

c)

sublimated

d)

obsequious

4.

When you turn your greed into a drive to raise money for charity, you have ***** your vice.

a)

sublimated

b)

pandered

c)

effeted

d)

rationalized

5.

When you explain why you weren't really wrong, you're probably

a)

rationalizing

b)

pandering

c)

being gregarious

d)

being wanton

6.

Loners are, by definition, not

a)

ascetic

b)

effete

c)

gregarious

d)

wanton

7.

Our friend Leah cries three times a day; she is

a)

gregarious

b)

maudlin

c)

a pander

d)

sublimating

8.

Monks and nuns don't normally own hot tubs; they live ***** lives

a)

ascetic

b)

effete

c)

maudlin

d)

vicarious

9.

He has had it so easy, he has no energy or motivation

a)

wanton

b)

sublimating

c)

maudlin

d)

effete

10.

She gets her power from the greedy, grungy, and gambling types.

a)

lives ascetically

b)

rationalize

c)

pander

d)

sublimate