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Building an Enriched Vocabulary Lesson 28

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

fox : fur ::

a)

parrot : plumage

b)

giraffe : gist

c)

monkey : simian

d)

colt : foal

2.

scapegoat

a)

someone or something that is innocently made to bear the blame or punishment for the sins or misdeeds of others.

b)

a split or division within the ranks of an organiziation

c)

endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

d)

a conventional, usually oversimplified, conception or representation of something

3.

a split or division within the ranks of an organization

a)

schism

b)

scapegoat

c)

stereotype

d)

strategy

4.

scrutinize

a)

to examine closely or critically

b)

to comfort or console

c)

to brand or characterize as blemished or disgraceful

d)

to specify or demand as a condition for agreement; to guarantee or affirm

5.

not religious; pertaining to worldly matters; pertaining to the state

a)

secular

b)

senile

c)

sordid

d)

strident

6.

showing the signs of old age, especially advanced mental or physical deterioration

a)

senile

b)

secular

c)

sordid

d)

strident

7.

solace

a)

comfort or consolation in sorrow, distress, or misfortune

b)

a split or division within the ranks of an organization

c)

endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

d)

an overall plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal

8.

sordid

a)

filthy and mean, morally degrading or rephrensible

b)

showing the signs of old age, especially advanced mental or physical deteriration

c)

not religious; pertain to worldly matters

d)

loud and harsh in sound

9.

endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

a)

stamina

b)

stereotype

c)

strategy

d)

surveilance

10.

stereotype

a)

a conventional, usually oversimplified, conception or representation of something

b)

close observation of a person or group considered suspicious

c)

a group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition

d)

a split or division within the ranks of an organization

11.

stigmatize

a)

to brand or characterize as blemished or disgraceful.

b)

to specify or demand as a condition for agreement; to guarantee or affirm

c)

to examine closely or critically

d)

to comfort or console

12.

to specify or demand as a condition for agreement; to guarantee or affirm

a)

stipulate

b)

stigmatize

c)

scrutinize

d)

schism

13.

strategy

a)

an overall plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal

b)

close observation of a person or group considered suspicious; a continuous watch for the purpose of direction or control

c)

a group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition

d)

a split or division within the ranks of an organization

14.

loud and harsh in sound

a)

strident

b)

sordid

c)

senile

d)

secular

15.

close observation of a person or group considered suspicious; a continuous watch for the purpose of direction or control

a)

surveillance

b)

syndrome

c)

stereotype

d)

solace

16.

syndrome

a)

a group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition

b)

an overall plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal

c)

endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

d)

comfort or consolation in sorrow, distress, or misfortune

17.

Which is not related phrase for the word scapegoat?

a)

a splinter group

b)

a whipping boy

c)

a fall guy

d)

pin the blame on

18.

schism - antonym

a)

merger

b)

breach

c)

rupture

d)

rift

19.

I reread my essay carefully, ___________ it for errors that I had overlooked before.

a)

scrutinizing

b)

stereotyping

c)

stigmatizing

d)

stipulating

20.

The program presented at last night's concert contained a fine blend of sacred and ________ music

a)

secular

b)

sordid

c)

strident

d)

senile

21.

sordid - synonym

a)

squalid

b)

splendid

c)

opulent

d)

meritorious

22.

stigmatize - antonym

a)

extol

b)

denounce

c)

discredit

d)

disparage

23.

The lawyer for the defense ___________ that her client had employed the witness as a private investigator on numerous occasions.

a)

stipulated

b)

stigmatized

c)

stereotyped

d)

scrutinized

24.

strategy - pos

strategic pos

strategically - pos,

stratigize - pos

a)

noun, verb, adjective, adverb

b)

noun, adjective, adverb, verb

c)

verb, adjective, adverb, verb

d)

noun, verb, adverb, adjective

25.

strident - antonym

a)

melodious

b)

grating

c)

raucous

d)

cacophonous