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Eng IV Vocab set 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

extremely poisonous; deadly

a)

visage

b)

virulent

c)

progeny

d)

nefarious

2.

the quality or state of being brief

a)

iniquity

b)

brazen

c)

brevity

d)

visage

3.

tending to cause harm

a)

detrimental

b)

complacent

c)

imperious

d)

tedious

4.

shameless and bold

a)

nefarious

b)

reticent

c)

indolent

d)

brazen

5.

the practice among those in power of favoring relatives or friends by giving them jobs

a)

nepotism

b)

progeny

c)

subversion

d)

iniquity

6.

to free from a constraint or a difficulty

a)

exonerate

b)

admonish

c)

extricate

d)

surmise

7.

to warn or reprimand someone firmly

a)

exonerate

b)

admonish

c)

surmise

d)

vex

8.

infamous by way of being extremely wicked

a)

imperious

b)

tedious

c)

nefarious

d)

complacent

9.

lazy; idle

a)

brazen

b)

reticent

c)

vex

d)

indolent

10.

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; shy

a)

tedious

b)

reticent

c)

surmise

d)

imperious

11.

the face or facial expression of a person

a)

vex

b)

visage

c)

iniquity

d)

progeny

12.

to absolve from blame or wrong-doing

a)

exonerate

b)

extricate

c)

surmise

d)

vex

13.

to make a guess

a)

exonerate

b)

vex

c)

surmise

d)

admonish

14.

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

a)

detrimental

b)

nefarious

c)

virulent

d)

complacent

15.

tiresome or monotonous

a)

imperious

b)

tedious

c)

indolent

d)

reticent

16.

a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal or plant; offspring

a)

subversion

b)

brevity

c)

progeny

d)

iniquity

17.

to make someone feel annoyed, frustrated or worried, esp. with trivial matters

a)

vex

b)

admonish

c)

extricate

d)

surmise

18.

immoral or grossly unfair behavior; a sin

a)

nefarious

b)

iniquity

c)

progeny

d)

subversion

19.

arrogantly domineering or overbearing

a)

nefarious

b)

tedious

c)

imperious

d)

complacent

20.

the act of overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

a)

exonerate

b)

subversion

c)

detriment

d)

nepotism