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Unit 2 Vocab - The Crucible

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The student was _____ that he had turned in his essay, but the teacher had lost it!

a)

adamant

b)

defiantly

c)

imperceptible

d)

contentious

2.

The Crucible is a(n) _____ for the Red Scare/McCarthy trials during the Cold War.

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

allegory

3.

The class goes wild and _____ takes over whenever the teacher leaves the classroom unattended.

a)

despairing

b)

anarchy

c)

deference

d)

iniquity

4.

-ate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

5.

com-, con-, col-

a)

with, together

b)

off, from

c)

not

d)

in, into

6.

Sometimes taking a student's cell phone away because he was using it in class can be a(n) _____ issue.

a)

despairing

b)

imperceptible

c)

contentious

d)

immaculate

7.

The couple's _____ behavior in the school hallways was revolting as they flirted every change they got!

a)

immaculate

b)

subservient

c)

coquettish

d)

defiant

8.

The scientist conducted his own research to _____ in order to backup and support his colleague's findings.

a)

corroborate

b)

adamant

c)

anarchy

d)

subservient

9.

Final exams are a(n) ____ for many students.

a)

allegory

b)

deference

c)

subservient

d)

crucible

10.

de-

a)

with, together

b)

off, from

c)

not

d)

under, below

11.

The politician showed great respect and quiet _____ to his opponent during the debate.

a)

deference

b)

despairing

c)

subservient

d)

crucible

12.

The child showed bold disobedience by _____ continuing to say curse words despite his parents' punishments.

a)

immaculately

b)

defiantly

c)

subserviently

d)

imperceptibly

13.

George lost all hope that things would get better for the pair, so he shot his best friend Lennie out of _____.

a)

adamant

b)

anarchy

c)

coquettish

d)

despair

14.

im-

a)

with, together

b)

off, from

c)

not

d)

under, from below

15.

My mother keeps a(n) ____ kitchen and washes it every day!

a)

immaculate

b)

allegory

c)

contentious

d)

subservient

16.

Carbon monoxide is a(n) _____ gas that is odorless and tasteless.

a)

defiant

b)

adamant

c)

impercetible

d)

iniquity

17.

in-

a)

with, together

b)

off, from

c)

in, into; not

d)

under, from below

18.

I considered it a(n) _____ that I had to wait until I was 16 to get a cell phone and then my parents got one for my younger brother when he was 14.

a)

contentious

b)

deference

c)

crucible

d)

iniquity

19.

sub-

a)

with, together

b)

off, from

c)

in, into; not

d)

under, from below

20.

The employee is just a(n) _____ to the manager because he must take orders from his boss.

a)

subservient

b)

imperceptible

c)

corroborate

d)

iniquity

21.

-ly

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

22.

There is a lot of one-sided or _____ in my family over whether Ford or Chevy is the better pick-up truck.

a)

corroborate

b)

pretense

c)

partisan

d)

conjure

23.

The fast-talking salesman was rather _____ because he tried to deceive us on the price and the features of the car.

a)

wily

b)

despair

c)

anarchy

d)

covenanted

24.

Ancient cultures used to think a person born with a deformity or a disability was a(n) ____ and regarded him with hate and disgust.

a)

immaculate

b)

defiant

c)

coquet

d)

abomination

25.

The kids were messing around with dark magic trying to _____ up evil spirts from the underworld.

a)

conjure

b)

iniquity

c)

pretense

d)

allegory

26.

It was under a false _____ the man asked the bank for a loan; he was going to use the money to buy an expensive sports car and not food for his family.

a)

subservient

b)

covenanted

c)

wily

d)

pretense

27.

According to the Bible, God made a(n) _____, or agreement, with Noah never to flood the earth again and the rainbow is a sign of that pact.

a)

covenant

b)

partisan

c)

abomination

d)

contentious

28.

Adding a suffix to a word changes the word's...

a)

meaning

b)

part of speech

29.

Detonating a nuclear weapon causes a(n) ____ or large amount of damage.

a)

prodigious

b)

incredulous

c)

partisan

d)

coquettish

30.

Having to answer the same question 10 times in a row _____ the teacher and left her feeling confused and frustrated.

a)

hearty

b)

corroborated

c)

covenanted

d)

confounded

31.

The students showed _____ for the teacher by arguing, sassing, and cursing at her.

a)

prodigious

b)

contempt

c)

lechery

d)

daft

32.

Scamming someone out of money is shameful or _____.

a)

base

b)

pretense

c)

strive

d)

wily

33.

Walking around outside in -40 degree weather wearing shorts would be foolish or _____.

a)

vanity

b)

strive

c)

daft

d)

beguile

34.

I hope you are feeling _____ , or strong and healthy, again after your illness.

a)

hearty

b)

subservient

c)

defiant

d)

confounded

35.

Lennie from Of Mice & Men would ____, or try hard, to remember things and not get into trouble, but it never seemed to work out for him.

a)

conjure

b)

indictment

c)

strive

d)

iniquity

36.

When a student plagiarizes an essay, it is a serious offense or violation of our cheating policy, so it would be a(n) _____.

a)

indictment

b)

contentious

c)

partisan

d)

lechery

37.

Phone scammers try to _____ their victims by tricking them into giving them their credit card or banking information.

a)

strive

b)

prodigious

c)

vanity

d)

beguile

38.

Gym bros working out often indulge their own _____ by constantly checking themselves out in the mirrors and admiring their muscles and physical appearance.

a)

confound

b)

vanity

c)

base

d)

contempt

39.

Jackie was skeptical, or _____, to buy the car on Facebook Marketplace as it was only half price of what it should have been.

a)

incredulous

b)

iniquity

c)

conjured

d)

hearty

40.

John Proctor was accused of having an affair and _____ in The Crucible for his lustful relationship with Abigail Williams.

a)

pretense

b)

lechery

c)

strive

d)

prodigious