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Adv Eng. 11 1-6 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj.) excessively smooth, smug, fatty

a)

bombastic

b)

insular

c)

unctuous

d)

erudite

2.

querulous

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

adverb

3.

Synonym for sanction

a)

coalition

b)

approbation

c)

nominal

d)

vapid

4.

(adj) causing shock, horror, sensational

a)

lurid

b)

gossamer

c)

ingratiate

d)

proclivity

5.

provincial

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

preposition

6.

(v) to plead on behalf of someone else

a)

enjoin

b)

exhort

c)

flout

d)

intercede

7.

Synonym for repudiate

a)

claim

b)

disown

c)

steal

d)

return

8.

Antonym for erudite

a)

educated

b)

ignorant

c)

enlightened

d)

basic

9.

(adj) incapable of being understood

a)

inscrutable

b)

bizarre

c)

anomalous

d)

axiomatic

10.

(adj) foul-mouthed

a)

heinous

b)

brusque

c)

scurrilous

d)

tenuous

11.

Synonym for blazon

a)

drum

b)

trumpet

c)

bass

d)

cello

12.

Antonym for vapid

a)

boring

b)

interesting

c)

mild

d)

green

13.

straitlaced

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

conjunction

d)

adjective

14.

(adj) funeral; typical of the tomb

a)

sleazy

b)

fetter

c)

sepulchral

d)

occult

15.

(n) a warning or caution to prevent a misunderstanding

a)

hiatus

b)

drivel

c)

caveat

d)

precept

16.

(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

a)

commiserate

b)

flout

c)

expiate

d)

exhort

17.

Which is spelled correctly?

a)

cello

b)

callow

c)

callough

d)

cala

18.

Synonym for occult

a)

unveiled

b)

distant

c)

supernatural

d)

cult

19.

(adj) belonging to someone or something and by its very nature, essential, inherent

a)

lurid

b)

intrinsic

c)

sedulous

d)

soporific

20.

inveigh

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

article

d)

verb

21.

Synonym for commiserate

a)

leave

b)

proclaim

c)

sympathize

d)

enjoy

22.

Antonym for circuitous

a)

roundabout

b)

straight forward

c)

quick

d)

delicious

23.

(adj) bitter sarcastic

a)

vitriolic

b)

scathing

c)

jaded

d)

heinous

24.

Which is spelled correctly?

a)

sonfwa

b)

sengfroid

c)

sangfroid

d)

senfroa

25.

(adj) thin, slender, not dense

a)

sleazy

b)

gossamer

c)

scurrilous

d)

tenuous

26.

Which is spelled correctly?

a)

brusk

b)

bruck

c)

brusque

d)

brusx

27.

Antonym for castigate

a)

deny

b)

praise

c)

sleep

d)

chastise

28.

* which is spelled correctly

a)

megalovania

b)

megalomania

c)

meglomenia

d)

megelomaina

29.

Synonym for surreptitious

a)

bold

b)

quiet

c)

stealthy

d)

young

30.

(adj) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

a)

amorphous

b)

lurid

c)

adventitious

d)

vicarious