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WorksheetsUnit 1 AP
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
He ______________ the great philosophers and, therefore, dedicated much of his life to studying them and their ideologies.
disdained
revered
elucidated
insipid
There is so much I like about both schools that, right now, I am quite ______________ about which I will likely attend.
ambivalent
innocuous
ostentatious
disparity
The Nobel Peace prize is often given to an individual who has exhibited great __________ in helping those in need around the world.
lament
taciturn
discern
altruism
After the funeral the family held a "celebration of life" for their daughter; however, it was extremely hard to celebrate her life when so many were still ______________ her loss.
disdaining
engendering
lamenting
elucidating
The mother had a strong _____________ to using innappropriate language; there was absolutely no place for it within her home.
ambivalence
aversion
veracity
repudiation
She is known for her _______________; she never sugar coats things; instead, she is always honest.
veracity
insipid
taciturn
altruism
The conflict arose from a deep _______________ between what the son wanted to pursue in his future and what his father wanted him to pursue.
disdain
disparity
engender
callous
His lack of concern for her well being shows how truly _______ he can be.
disparage
ostentatious
callous
superfluos
In order to avoid any and all conflict, the family rule is to remain _____________ about politics at any big family event.
veracious
innocuous
taciturn
insipid
The store's manager watched the surveillance tapes carefully, hoping to ____________ who had stolen merchandise from the store.
discern
disdain
disparage
revere
The amount of presents the little boy received for his birthday was a bit ____________; in fact, some might call him spoiled.
taciturn
Innocuous
superfluous
callous
I try to give people the benefit of the doubt; however, when someone lies to me on multiple ocassions, my open-mindedness turns to ___________.
veracity
disdain
repudiation
disparity
The company ______________ any and all wrong doing in the case; however, it would ultimately be up to a judge to determine their guilt or innocence.
repudiated
elucidated
engendered
lamented
Instead of being receptive to my ideas, he loves to _____________ them.
engender
disparage
averse
revere
Though the family was quite wealthy, their lifestyle did not come off as ________________; rather, they appeared quite humble and modest.
ostentatious
innocuous
ambivalent
altruistic
The scientist did additional experiments hoping to finally ______________ whather or not his hypothesis was correct.
laud
lament
engender
elucidate
The young man was _________ for having the courage to speak in front of his peers about his battle with anxiety and depression.
engendered
disdained
disparaged
lauded
The new clues ______________ some optimism among detectives that the cold case would soon be solved.
engendered
lamented
discerned
repudiated
Though not quite ______________, the movie was still not all that it was cracked up to be.
ostentatious
ambivalent
insipid
innocuous
She jumped back suddenly upon seeing the snake; however, she was quickly able to discern that it was _____________, and therefore, much of her fear was alleviated.
innocuous
superfluous
callous
taciturn
