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12th Grade Vocab Power Unit 1 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My tongue is going to ________ soon if I don't get a drink right now.

a)

parch

b)

writhe

c)

adhere

d)

nullify

2.

Criminals sometimes trick ________ people into giving their credit card numbers over the phone.

a)

poignant

b)

doleful

c)

pensive

d)

gullible

3.

Before the Civil War, several southern states tried to ___________ laws passed by the United States government.

a)

mollify

b)

adhere

c)

nullify

d)

sequester

4.

It was difficult to make the decorations for the dance _______ to the wall using masking tape.

a)

parch

b)

adhere

c)

parry

d)

dissemble

5.

The _________ way the fox got into the hen house was like a story out of Aesop's fables

a)

gullible

b)

furtive

c)

dolorous

d)

poignant

6.

Which word is the opposite of impulsive?

a)

lurid

b)

pensive

c)

garrulous

d)

poignant

7.

Which word is the opposite of unaffecting

a)

coherent

b)

immutable

c)

poignant

d)

abstemious

8.

Which word is the opposite of indifference

a)

adversary

b)

condolence

c)

agnostic

d)

prognosis

9.

Which one of the following events can be described as nocturnal

a)

a horse race

b)

a day at the beach

c)

a fireworks display

d)

a stroll at the park

10.

How could you try to mollify someone you've had an argument with?

a)

spread rumors about them

b)

buy them flowers

c)

ignore them

d)

play tricks on them