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Eng 3R Vocab Set 2 Ms. Costello

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

belated

a)

Tardy

b)

Happy

c)

Ugly

d)

Angry

2.

belligerent

a)

gaudy

b)

aggressive

c)

easy going

d)

tardy

3.

chivalrous

a)

negative due to world weariness

b)

gentlemanly behavior

c)

trying to be the boss

d)

happy and carefree

4.

desecrate

a)

to include in the conversation

b)

to be sad

c)

to make fancy

d)

to disrespect a sacred (honorable) thing

5.

embellish

a)

to decorate

b)

to make uglier

c)

to talk over someone

d)

to disrespect a sacred thing

6.

evoke

a)

to bring out

b)

to cover up

c)

to laugh at

d)

to make someone angry

7.

facetious

a)

jocular

b)

ugly

c)

sad

d)

angry

8.

jocular

a)

in a joking manner

b)

unhappy

c)

angry

d)

sad

9.

to humiliate or embarrass

a)

inane

b)

grovel

c)

mortify

d)

nemesis

10.

to beg

a)

inane

b)

grovel

c)

mortify

d)

nemesis

11.

enemy or opponent

a)

inane

b)

grovel

c)

mortify

d)

nemesis

12.

pointless; lacking purpose

a)

inane

b)

nepotism

c)

pandemonium

d)

nemesis

13.

serendipity

a)

fortunate coincidence

b)

favoritism to family in jobs

c)

chaos; fiasco

d)

a government run by church and state

14.

nepotism

a)

fortunate coincidence

b)

favoritism to family in jobs

c)

chaos; fiasco

d)

a government run by church and state

15.

pandemonium

a)

fortunate coincidence

b)

favoritism to family in jobs

c)

chaos; fiasco

d)

a government run by church and state

16.

theocracy

a)

fortunate coincidence

b)

favoritism to family in jobs

c)

chaos; fiasco

d)

a government run by church and state

17.

The Puritan government was a ...

a)

theocracy

b)

nepotism

c)

belated

d)

cynical

18.

lacking confidence; nervous

a)

recant

b)

ulterior

c)

vindictive

d)

skittish

19.

vengeful; mean-spirited

a)

recant

b)

ulterior

c)

vindictive

d)

skittish

20.

to take back a vow or a statement

a)

recant

b)

ulterior

c)

vindictive

d)

skittish

21.

an undercover or secret plan or motive or reason

a)

recant

b)

ulterior

c)

vindictive

d)

skittish

22.

It is important to me that I raise my son to be a __ young man

a)

chivalrous

b)

gaudy

c)

skittish

d)

belligerent

23.

The puppy was so __ that he cowered in the corner all day.

a)

chivalrous

b)

gaudy

c)

skittish

d)

belligerent

24.

The man was arrested for being __ with the officer.

a)

facetious

b)

jocular

c)

skittish

d)

belligerent

25.

Are you being __ with me or are you serious?

a)

facetious

b)

cynicial

c)

skittish

d)

belligerent

26.

She decided to __her dress for the dance so it wasn't too plain.

a)

embellish

b)

desecrate

c)

evoke

d)

grovel

27.

She told him to __ for his life.

a)

embellish

b)

desecrate

c)

evoke

d)

grovel

28.

The rude comments he made about the former Queen seemed to _________her memory.

a)

desecrate

b)

jocular

c)

embellish

d)

mortify

29.

Flashback to set 1: He seemed __ to the fact that he was the only one there.

a)

ravenous

b)

oblivious

c)

impalpable

d)

gaudy

30.

Flashback Set 1:Don't just __ around the house all day being sad; go out and get some sunshine!

a)

flaunt

b)

wallow

c)

abide

d)

emancipate