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Quarter 4 Vocab. Honors ELA

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Encumber means

a)

carrying too much

b)

to weigh down; burden

c)

weighing too much

d)

describes that feeling of being overwhemed

2.

A nickname like “Speedy” is a _______ when directed toward one who is slow at what he /she does.

a)

demur

b)

misnomer

c)

idiocyncrasy

d)

adjunct

3.
An incorrect or inappropriate name.
a)
demur
b)
idiocyncrasy
c)
misnomer
d)
menagerie
4.
agreeable; responsive to suggestion or advice
a)
amenable
b)
stricture
c)
sedentary
d)
influx
5.
Wise, insightfully clever or shrewd
a)
Benign
b)
Astute
c)
Truculent
d)
Clemency
6.
What is an antonym for praise?
a)
denounce
b)
clemency
c)
benign
d)
cajole
7.
condemn; speak out against
a)
Alleviate
b)
Cacophony
c)
Denounce
d)
Exasperated
8.
Dangerously unstable, unsteady  
a)
precarious 
b)
daunting
c)
blanch
d)
elusive 
9.
Uncertain; insecure; risky
a)
Superfluous
b)
Romantic
c)
Precarious
d)
Sublime
10.
"No longer in use"
a)
Obsolete
b)
Philosophy
c)
Status
d)
Surmise
11.
adj. feeling great dismay or horror; 
a)
demise
b)
emit
c)
decadence
d)
aghast
12.
powerless to move
a)
inert
b)
interject
c)
squeamish
d)
imminent
13.

Please ________ from talking on your phone.

a)

refrain

b)

enable

c)

ensure

d)

refrains

14.
to take place; to happen
a)
transpire
b)
reckoning
c)
tarry
d)
preserve
15.
well behaved; easy to handle
a)
docile
b)
monitor
c)
verge
d)
plight
16.

Michael's changed appearance made it impossible for him to ____________ the rumors of plastic surgery.

a)

Embellish

b)

Fallible

c)

Dispel

17.
An ______________________ shopper compares prices carefully before making a purchase.
a)
astute 
b)
authentic
c)
mythical 
d)
ungainly 
18.
The boys absolutely _____ each other, so there is no point in trying to get them to talk. 
a)
optimistic
b)
dilemma
c)
distraught
d)
abhor
19.
Don't you have serious _____ about voting for such a relatively unknown and inexperienced canidate?
a)
qualms
b)
muster
c)
recourse
d)
staid
20.

antonym of this image

a)

docile

b)

aghast

c)

abhor

d)

indomitable

21.

antonym of image

a)

docile

b)

amenable

c)

inert

d)

aghast

22.

Somewhere in your parent's garage lies a box of precious mix tapes that technology aficionados would deem ___________ because they are no longer in use.

a)

obsolete

b)

diverge

c)

inert

d)

misnomer

23.

To ________ the handling of this call, we ask that you have your account number on hand and as well as any other pertinent information in regards to your concern so that we may quickly handle the issue.

a)

qualm

b)

inert

c)

expedite

d)

astute

24.

the word that best correlates to the image

a)

abhor

b)

docile

c)

diverge

d)

refrain

25.

Oh no, I totally ___________ my mom's car!

a)

aghast

b)

marred

c)

expedite

d)

plight