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Sadlier Level G Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a synonym for "commendation"?

a)

largesse

b)

reconnaissance

c)

encomium

d)

arrogate

2.

Which vocabulary word is the correct definition for "taciturn"?

a)

capable of being held or defended

b)

offensive; hateful

c)

relevant; appropriate

d)

habitually silent; inclined to talk very little

3.

The employee was able to ___________ her lengthy illness, which caused her to miss 5 days of work, by providing a doctor's note.

a)

emulate

b)

substantiate

c)

temporize

d)

belabor

4.

What part of speech is the word "banal"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

5.

The definition for the word "arrogate" is...

a)

holding or sticking together

b)

generous

c)

to avoid or shun

d)

to claim or take without right

6.

The teacher advised the students to be sure that their essays are ___________________.

a)

banal

b)

coherent

c)

taciturn

d)

insatiable

7.

Which vocabulary word is the antonym for "complimentary"?

a)

invidious

b)

encomium

c)

tenable

d)

acquisitive

8.

Which vocabulary word is the synonym of "avaricious"?

a)

usurp

b)

cohesive

c)

acquisitive

d)

ravenous

9.

Thanks to Ann Barshinger's ______________, our community has a beautifully designed cancer center and an amazing musical performance venue.

a)

reconnaissance

b)

encomium

c)

carping

d)

largesse

10.

The teacher tended to _________ the point that too much screen time is detrimental to one's education.

a)

emulate

b)

belabor

c)

arrogate

d)

eschew

11.

Some of us have personalities that render us loud and talkative; others of us have personalities that cause us to be _________.

a)

taciturn

b)

tenable

c)

insatiable

d)

intransigent

12.

A synonym for "nit-picking" is ____________.

a)

substantiating

b)

congealing

c)

temporizing

d)

carping

13.

When faced with a tough decision that we don't really want to make, we sometimes tend to ____________ making the decision.

a)

substantiate

b)

temporize

c)

germane

d)

belabor

14.

People today have the ability to use drones as a method of _________________.

a)

substantiating

b)

encomium

c)

reconnaissance

d)

largesse

15.

It is typically not ________________ to discuss Mathematics in Communication Arts class.

a)

germane

b)

banal

c)

taciturn

d)

invidious

16.

Although the fort had a wall around it, the fort was not ___________.

a)

reconnaissance

b)

germane

c)

tenable

d)

congealed

17.

If one is training for an important athletic competition, one is wise to ________________ poor eating habits.

a)

emulate

b)

temporize

c)

eschew

d)

arrogate

18.

The actress had a(n) ____________________ desire to be in the spotlight.

a)

invidious

b)

insatiable

c)

largesse

d)

taciturn

19.

If you are having problems with your immune system, a symptom might be that your blood does not _______________after you are injured.

a)

arrogate

b)

belabor

c)

temporize

d)

congeal

20.

Mediation is designed to help bring people with _______________ attitudes together in harmony.

a)

intransigent

b)

invidious

c)

tenable

d)

germane