WorksheetsVocabulary Week 8 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5mins
absolve
to persuade
to give into or yield
to blame
to free from guilt or blame
accede
persuade
agree to; yield to; go along with
free from guilt or blame
forgive
A pronoun must in agree in gender and number with its ____.
demagogue
sentient
antecedent
accede
anthropomorphic
having human characteristics
having a solid form
having alien characteristics
optimistic
aristocracy
absence of government
a form of government where the power is held by the common man
a form of government where the power is held by a deity
a form of government where the power is held by the nobility
demagogue
an agogue from the town of dema
a leader who gains support by appealing to emotion rather than using rational argument
a leader who can't spell
a leader who gains support by throwing great parties
gregarious
fond of birds
sociable; friendly
antisocial
irritating; annoying
hypermnesia
the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory
the condition of being overly emotional
the condition of laughing uncontrollably
the condition of having no memory
incongruous
unfriendly
uninformed
inappropriate; unsuitable
unhappy; sad
induce
persuade; convince; motivate
draw a conclusion
trick
prevent; dissuade
intractable
hungry
capable of driving a tractor
easy to manage or direct
out of hand, stubborn; hard to control or deal with
megapolis
a map
large city or urban area
a country landscape
a loud explosion
misnomer
a fitting name
a scientific name
a family name
a wrong name
posthumous
occurring after death
occurring after a storm
occurring during the summer
occurring before noon
primordial
prime numbers
relating to prime numbers
ancient, primitive, prehistoric
ordinary; plain
sentient
living; feeling
authentic
lonely; isolated
sensible; rationale
synchronicity
a clock's chime
the absence of time
a phenomenon where time seems to stand still
the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection
theocracy
government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
government by a man named Theo
government by the few
government by people from the land of Theo
unalterable
not easy to understand
not able to be changed
not able to pronounce
unalike
volition
hunger
the power to heal
destruction
the power to make your own decisions
All of the following are synonyms for feckless EXCEPT
ineffective
weak
incompetent
incongruous
The image shows ______ behavior.
feckless
solvent
boorish
amorphous
These clouds could be classified as ____.
abasement
antecedent
antediluvian
amorphous
To retract is to ______.
take back
move forward
do the hokey pokey
turn yourself around
All of the following are synonyms for immutable EXCEPT
unchanging
retractable
fixed
unyielding
What does postprandial mean?
occurring after sleeping
occurring after school
occurring after a meal
occurring after death
What does antediluvian mean?
before the biblical flood
after the biblical flood
before dinner
before history
What does blandishment mean?
protection for fights
bandages used to hide wounds
action or speech that is meant to flatter, coax, or cajole
advertisements for fights
All of the following are synonyms for abasement EXCEPT ____.
humiliation
degradation
belittlement
exaltation
consensus
agreement
fallacy
disagreement
opposition
