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WorksheetsList 1 English III
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To give up rights; to renounce
a)
abjure
b)
acquit
c)
dispel
d)
divulge
2.
actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not true; deception or trickery
a)
chicanery
b)
circumlocution
c)
abrogate
d)
churlish
3.
to change (book, play, movie, etc.) by removing parts that could offend people
a)
bellicose
b)
auspicious
c)
acumen
d)
bowdlerize
4.
having or showing a tendency to argue or fight
a)
bowdlerize
b)
bellicose
c)
abrogate
d)
churlish
5.
showing or suggesting that future success is likely
a)
acumen
b)
bellicose
c)
auspicious
d)
chicanery
6.
the ability to think clearly and make good decisions
a)
acumen
b)
auspicious
c)
chicanery
d)
churlish
7.
to end or cancel something in a formal and official way; to fail to do what is required by something
a)
abjure
b)
acumen
c)
abrogate
d)
bellicose
8.
The _____ student kept pushing Adam.
a)
churlish
b)
gauche
c)
bellicose
d)
auspicious
9.
The publishers _____ Huckleberry Finn to make it less objectionable.
a)
abrogated
b)
abjured
c)
enervated
d)
bowdlerized
10.
Her _____ caused her to be elected prom queen, despite her gossiping and bullying.
a)
circumlocution
b)
chicanery
c)
acumen
d)
gauche
11.
occurring in the southern United States before the Civil War
a)
antebellum
b)
precaution
12.
Antebellum Era
a)
1820-1860
b)
1863-1875
c)
1870-1900
d)
1900-1920
13.
Fail to give facts
a)
Boorish
b)
belie
c)
bowdlerize
d)
bellicose
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