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Power Plus Vocabulary Quiz 10.8

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To distribute; to give out sparingly

a)

abhor

b)

extradite

c)

dole

d)

divulge

e)

occlude

2.

Intentional deceit in speech or conduct

a)

duplicity

b)

argot

c)

dilemma

d)

privation

e)

ignominy

3.

One who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others

a)

connoisseur

b)

dilettante

c)

demagogue

d)

extrovert

e)

bigot

4.

A crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group

a)

torpor

b)

journeyman

c)

mercenary

d)

avarice

e)

effigy

5.

To spread or transmit, especially by reproduction

a)

propagate

b)

jettison

c)

conflate

d)

occlude

e)

castigate

6.

The whole range or extent

a)

credence

b)

nuance

c)

gamut

d)

argot

e)

retinue

7.

Having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide

a)

sardonic

b)

ambivalent

c)

irascible

d)

unfettered

e)

diffident

8.

Performed with such ease and skill as to appear insincere

a)

austere

b)

genteel

c)

meticulous

d)

glib

e)

gauche

9.

Readily changeable in form, shape, or meaning

a)

toilsome

b)

candid

c)

protean

d)

clement

e)

dogmatic

10.

Complete disorder

a)

privation

b)

bastion

c)

heresy

d)

ignominy

e)

chaos

11.

Conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior

a)

affront

b)

decorum

c)

gamut

d)

credence

e)

culmination

12.

A fully trained and qualified worker

a)

intern

b)

journeyman

c)

bigot

d)

mercenary

e)

extrovert

13.

To be discontent as though yearning for something; complain

a)

disabuse

b)

audit

c)

extol

d)

repine

e)

impute

14.

To tear apart violently

a)

rend

b)

augment

c)

ostracize

d)

extradite

e)

transpose

15.

Stern; severe; plain

a)

restive

b)

strident

c)

venal

d)

emaciated

e)

austere

16.

To detest; to hate strongly

a)

abhor

b)

occlude

c)

ascribe

d)

abate

e)

belie

17.

To talk pointlessly and at length

a)

rend

b)

prate

c)

dither

d)

conscript

e)

lobby

18.

Amusing in an odd or whimsical way

a)

toilsome

b)

adamant

c)

ostensible

d)

droll

e)

glib

19.

To falsely represent

a)

extol

b)

abate

c)

extradite

d)

propagate

e)

belie

20.

To lessen in violence or intensity

a)

rend

b)

abate

c)

redress

d)

abhor

e)

augment

21.

to tell; to reveal a secret

a)

coerce

b)

abate

c)

diivulge

d)

occlude

e)

augment

22.
To erase or eliminate
a)
castigate
b)
conflate
c)
extradite
d)
expunge
e)
augment
23.
Merciful; lenient
a)
ostensible
b)
inexorable
c)
gauche
d)
clement
e)
bacchanalia
24.

A slight or subtle degree of difference

a)

enigma

b)

ardor

c)

nuance

d)

temerity

e)

rancor

25.
Surviving several __________ winters in the Klondike left Sam feeling confident that he could live anywhere and be comfortable.
a)
protean
b)
austere
c)
clement
d)
demure
e)
irascible
26.
When Roger got to the hospital and was given medicine, his pain began to ___________.
a)
belie
b)
dole
c)
expunge
d)
abate
e)
collate
27.
Taylor is a[n]_________ and handles social situations better than most of her friends.
a)
extrovert
b)
connoisseur
c)
mercenary
d)
dilettante
e)
demagogue
28.
Amber _________ cleaning her room because she knew it would get dirty the next day.
a)
doled
b)
abetted
c)
repinded
d)
condoned
e)
abhorred
29.
Lexie’s full schedule of science courses ________ her dreams of being an actor.
a)
abhorred
b)
propagated
c)
belied
d)
extolled
e)
tranposed
30.
Those living in a state of _________ do not know the luxuries that many people take for granted.
a)
chaos
b)
privation
c)
ignominy
d)
avarice
e)
ardor
31.
Getting the promotion was the ___________ of all the hard work and determination Allison put into her job.
a)
dilemma
b)
culmination
c)
temerity
d)
disparity
e)
credence
32.

ANTONYM of duplicity

a)

deception

b)

introvert

c)

apprentice

d)

neophyte

e)

straightforwardness

33.
ANTONYM of dole
a)
hoard
b)
adore
c)
prove
d)
intensify
e)
increase
34.
ANTONYM of protean
a)
versatile
b)
sincere
c)
indulgent
d)
fixed
e)
luxurious
35.
ANTONYM of glib
a)
slick
b)
fixed
c)
sincere
d)
artful
e)
indulgent
36.
ANTONYM of decorum
a)
introvert
b)
apprentice
c)
neophyte
d)
deception
e)
inappropriateness
37.
ANTONYM of redress
a)
rectify
b)
add
c)
reduce
d)
amend
e)
exacerbate
38.
ANTONYM of rancor
a)
amity
b)
similarity
c)
animosity
d)
enmity
e)
platitude
39.
ANTONYM of credence
a)
faith
b)
confidence
c)
novice
d)
eagerness
e)
disbelief
40.
ANTONYM of erudite
a)
educated
b)
cowardly
c)
optimistic
d)
unlettered
e)
affluent