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WorksheetsUnit 10-12 vocabulary
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
excessive or slavish admiration or flattery
adulation
pompous
spurious
congregation
having a large amount of money and owning many expensive things
affluent
arduous
candid
laudable
very difficult
arduous
affluent
prudent
supress
expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way
candid
pompous
spurious
arduous
the people who are attending a religious service: the people who regularly attend religious services
congregation
adulation
suppress
laudable
deserving praise
laudable
prudent
adulation
candid
having or showing the attitude of people who speak and behave in a very formal and serious way because they believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people
prudent
pompous
affluent
arduous
having or showing careful good judgment
prudent
spurious
laudable
affluent
not genuine, sincere, or authentic: based on false ideas or bad reasoning
spurious
suppress
pompous
adulation
to end or stop (something) by force: to keep (something) secret : to not allow people to know about or see (something)
: to not allow yourself to feel, show, or be affected by (an emotion)
suppress
adulation
laudable
prudent
The king enjoys the _______________ of his subjects, but if you ask them, their cheers are forced and inauthentic.
adulation
laudable
congregation
pompous
When Devon read a scripture for the ______, he got nervous seeing so many eyes watching him in the church.
congregation
laudable
candid
arduous
Josephine was assigned the ______ task of reviewing 400 pages of writing for typos by the end of the week.
arduous
affluent
prudent
congregation
Parents celebrate little tasks like picking up toys and using the bathroom because they’re ______ for toddlers who are just learning these skills.
laudable
prudent
affluent
candid
The ______ teenager evaluated whether he should stay home from the party because he didn't want to get in trouble if other kids were breaking rules.
prudent
affluent
arduous
spurious
Ellen loves scaring people on her show to see their ______ reactions
candid
suppress
adulation
pompous
Tabloids rely on ______ claims and they don’t care how the lies affect the lives of celebrities.
spurious
candid
laudable
affluent
It's a bad idea to appear ______ in job interviews; you don't want to look like a know-it-all.
pompous
suppress
congregation
arduous
It’s easy to tell who the______families are in this area because their names are on businesses, parks, and buildings.
affluent
suppress
spurious
prudent
When I heard about my scholarship, I tried to ______ my squeal and play it cool.
suppress
congregation
pompous
spurious
to say that you accept or do not deny the truth or existence of (something)
concede
converge
emulate
breach
extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied : serving as an example of something
exemplary
treachery
superfluous
assiduous
to move toward one point and join together
converge
concede
emulate
reclusive
beyond what is needed : not necessary
superflouous
exemplary
aesthetic
concede
infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard; a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area; a gap (as in a wall) made by battering
breach
converge
reclusive
treachery
showing great care, attention, and effort
assiduous
aesthetic
superfluous
treachery
to try to be like (someone or something you admire)
emulate
concede
aesthetic
reclusive
marked by withdrawal from society
reclusive
assiduous
concede
breach
harmful things that are done usually secretly to a friend, your own country, etc.: an act of harming someone who trusts you
treachery
breach
aesthetic
converge
of or relating to art or beauty
aesthetic
superfluous
exemplary
reclusive
The ____ in the company's security wall led many to believe that it was another country's government who hacked the system.
breach
treachery
aesthetic
concede
I enjoyed the ____ of the movie because the framing was so beautiful on the landscapes.
aesthetics
superfluous
exemplary
assiduous
Someone who sells national secrets to someone from another country is committing ________.
treachery
emulate
breach
reclusive
I tried to ____ the famous Monet painting, but my version looked like a finger painting.
emulate
converge
exemplary
superfluous
Her ____ spending on fast food and other unnecessary purchases resulted in excessive credit card debt.
superfluous
assiduous
exemplary
treachery
Kendall took ____ notes so he could study accurate information.
assiduous
emulate
aesthetic
concede
The rival teams decided to ____ in order to choose the best players and move on to the playoffs.
converge
concede
emulate
treachery
Misty Copeland is a(n) ____ dancer and the first black prima ballerina for American Ballet Theater.
exemplary
superfluous
breach
concede
The salesperson needed to ____ to the markdown or he would lose his customer.
concede
converge
reclusive
emulate
Emily Dickinson was a famous ______ poet who preferred to spend most of her time in her house writing.
reclusive
exemplary
assiduous
superfluous
having a red or reddish color; very fancy or too fancy
florid
sardonic
concerted
obstreperous
a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive
euphemism
concerted
adversity
camaraderie
a feeling of good friendship among the people in a group
camaraderie
brevity
opulent
sardonic
difficult to control and often noisy
obstreperous
opulent
incongruous
adversity
a difficult situation or condition : misfortune or tragedy
adversity
brevity
opulent
florid
The Avengers _______effort as a team took down Loki, and then they saved all of mankind.
concerted
sardonic
incongruous
florid
Toddlers are said to be in their "terrible twos" when their behavior becomes _____ and wild.
obstreperous
brevity
euphemism
incongruous
The _____ gala was filled with benefactors dressed in evening gowns and tuxedos to raise money for cancer research.
opulent
sardonic
concerted
adversity
The soccer team relied on their _____ to lift each other up when they were down by three points with only two minutes left of the game.
camaraderie
brevity
florid
sardonic
After losing his leg in the war, the lieutenant overcame great _____ and ran his first marathon is years.
adversity
brevity
incongruous
euphemism
I was amazed by the _____ of today's meeting; they usually last for hours!
brevity
opulent
sardonic
concerted
Although the child's winter hat looked rather _____ in the hot Miami sun, he picked his outfit himself and insisted on wearing it.
incongruous
obstreperous
sardonic
camaraderie
It's hard not to write a _____ review of a restaurant that has rude waiters and tries to serve you undercooked chicken.
sardonic
florid
concerted
brevity
The _____ glow of my Spring Break sunburn became itchy because I forgot my sunscreen in the hotel room.
florid
opulent
euphemism
adversity
Sadly, the term “downsizing” has become a frequently used _____ in the workforce when companies lay off employees.
euphemism
obstreperous
brevity
sardonic
strange because of not agreeing with what is usual or expected
incongruous
opulent
obstreperous
florid
showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something; showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something
sardonic
adversity
brevity
camaraderie
done in a planned or deliberate way usually by several or many people
concerted
obstreperous
euphemism
sardonic
the use of few words to say something; the quality or fact of lasting for only for a short period of time
brevity
incongruous
florid
opulent
very comfortable and expensive; very wealthy
opulent
obstreperous
euphemism
concerted
