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Vocabulary Energizers Chapter 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

arouse hopes that will be frustrated

a)

laconic

b)

tantalize

c)

labyrinth

d)

Machiavellian

2.

complex, intricate network of passages; complicated situation; maze

a)

labyrinth

b)

maudlin

c)

galvanize

d)

lethargic

3.

unprincipled and crafty

a)

ostracize

b)

gregarious

c)

egregious

d)

Machiavellian

4.

brief, concise

a)

gregarious

b)

laconic

c)

egregious

d)

specious

5.

excessively sentimental

a)

Machiavellian

b)

prospective

c)

maudlin

d)

specious

6.

startle, excite, shock, electrify

a)

galvanize

b)

laconic

c)

circumspect

d)

lethargic

7.

lazy, sluggish, lacking energy

a)

Machiavellian

b)

introspective

c)

circumspect

d)

lethargic

8.

exclude form society, refuse to associate with, banish

a)

galvanize

b)

ostracize

c)

tantalize

d)

egregious

9.

liking the company of others; sociable

a)

gregarious

b)

labyrinth

c)

specious

d)

prospective

10.

outstandingly bad

a)

maudlin

b)

Machiavellian

c)

egregious

d)

specious

11.

seemingly true or genuine but actually false; misleading

a)

retrospective

b)

labyrinth

c)

ostracize

d)

specious

12.

looking back at the past

a)

maudlin

b)

retrospective

c)

circumspect

d)

tantalize

13.

looking inward at one's own thoughts and feelings

a)

gregarious

b)

retrospective

c)

introspective

d)

laconic

14.

cautious, watchful, careful

a)

circumspect

b)

specious

c)

lethargic

d)

maudlin

15.

expected, likely, potential

a)

gregarious

b)

prospective

c)

ostracize

d)

maudlin