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Vocabulary #4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To sooth by quieting anger; to calm or make satisfied

a)

appease

b)

expunge

c)

augment

d)

candid

2.

A special vocabulary or phrase used by a specific group of people

a)

bigot

b)

chaos

c)

jingoism

d)

argot

3.

To make bigger

a)

appease

b)

augment

c)

expunge

d)

negligence

4.

Straightforward, honestly frank

a)

candid

b)

bigot

c)

strident

d)

gauche

5.

To eliminate completely; annihilate

a)

expunge

b)

appease

c)

augment

d)

bigot

6.

Extreme devotion to a nation or belief that is usually accompanied by a desire to wage war

a)

bigot

b)

argot

c)

jingoism

d)

mercenary

7.

Harsh and unpleasant sounding

a)

strident

b)

bigot

c)

candid

d)

emaciated

8.

Careless disregard, often causing arm or injury

a)

heresy

b)

negligence

c)

argot

d)

chaos

9.

What is the part of speech for the word, "appease"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

10.

What is the part of speech for the word, "argot"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

11.

What is the part of speech for the word, "augment"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

12.

What is the part of speech for the word, "bigot"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

13.

What is the part of speech for the word, "chaos"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

14.

What is the part of speech for the word, "expunge"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

15.

What is the part of speech for the word, "negligence"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

16.

What is the part of speech for the word, "strident"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

17.

She tried to _______ the unruly crowd by singing another song, but after she finished, they began to chant, "more, more, more, more."

a)

bigot

b)

appease

c)

augment

d)

expunge

18.

Shakespeare's plays are written in old English ______, which makes them harder to understand by people who have never been to a Renaissance Faire.

a)

candid

b)

jingoism

c)

argot

d)

chaos

19.

Working six jobs helped to _______ the boy's savings account, but it reduces his social time.

a)

augment

b)

expune

c)

appease

d)

candid

20.

A person who was intolerant of Martin Luther King's dream to end the prejudice that led to segregation was called a ________.

a)

bigot

b)

argot

c)

candid

d)

jingoism

21.

I thought I could be ______ with my mom when she asked if she looked too big in those jeans, but I learned a valuable lesson to avoid answering questions like that.

a)

chaos

b)

negligence

c)

appease

d)

candid

22.

We need to ________ all traces that we were at the Watergate Hotel and not leave any evidence behind.

a)

appease

b)

expunge

c)

augment

d)

strident

23.

The candidate's ________ made him appear too enthusiastic about going to war, so he lost the election.

a)

chaos

b)

candid

c)

bigot

d)

jingoism

24.

The driver's _______ caused a ten-car pileup on the freeway because she was texting her friends instead of paying attention to the road.

a)

chaos

b)

negligence

c)

argot

d)

candid

25.

People couldn't stay because the ______ sound of her voice caused them to cover their ears.

a)

chaos

b)

candid

c)

strident

d)

appease