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Vocab Unit 12

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

a)

clandestine

b)

callous

c)

acrid

d)

abjure

2.

harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

a)

abjure

b)

callous

c)

acrid

d)

clandestine

3.

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

a)

acrid

b)

callous

c)

compunction

d)

clandestine

4.

secret, concealed; underhanded

a)

abjure

b)

compunction

c)

clandestine

d)

callous

5.

remorse, regret

a)

abjure

b)

acrid

c)

callous

d)

compunction

6.

a large destructive fire

a)

elated

b)

inveterate

c)

conflagration

d)

indelible

7.

in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

a)

conflagration

b)

elated

c)

indelible

d)

inveterate

8.

not able to be erased or removed; memorable

a)

elated

b)

inveterate

c)

conflagration

d)

indelible

9.

firmly established, long-standing; habitual

a)

conflagration

b)

inveterate

c)

elated

d)

indelible

10.

a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

a)

ruminate

b)

quell

c)

tacit

d)

platitude

11.

to subdue, put down forcibly

a)

platitude

b)

ruminate

c)

quell

d)

tacit

12.

inactive; at rest

a)

quell

b)

ruminate

c)

tacit

d)

quiescent

13.

to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud

a)

quell

b)

ruminate

c)

tacit

d)

tangible

14.

unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

a)

platitue

b)

ruminate

c)

tacit

d)

tangible

15.

capable of being touched; real, concrete

a)

tacit

b)

trenchant

c)

tangible

d)

ruminate

16.

incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

a)

quiescent

b)

tangible

c)

tacit

d)

trenchant

17.

Majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

a)

abjure

b)

august

c)

compunction

d)

irrelevant

18.

Yielding to the wishes or demands of others

a)

elated

b)

nocturnal

c)

indulgent

d)

tangible

19.

not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

a)

inveterate

b)

nocturnal

c)

elated

d)

irrelevant

20.

of or occurring in the night, under cover of darkness

a)

nocturnal

b)

quell

c)

tacit

d)

trenchant