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English III/IIIC: Vocabulary Lesson 12

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An evil design or plan

a)

Machination

b)

Maelstrom

c)

Martinet

d)

Milieu

2.

Visible to the naked eye

a)

Macroscopic

b)

Malleable

c)

Mendacious

d)

Meretricious

3.

Although faint in the distance, the double rainbow after the storm was ....

a)

Macroscopic

b)

Mendacious

c)

Meretricious

d)

Nebulous

4.

A whirlpool; turbulence

a)

Machination

b)

Maelstrom

c)

Martinet

d)

Miscreant

5.

A word humorously misused

a)

Machination

b)

Malapropism

c)

Masochist

d)

Miscreant

6.

The .... of the miscreant could be considered masochistic; it would cause pain and suffering to all.

a)

Machination

b)

Milieu

c)

Neologism

d)

Nihilism

7.

Capable of being changed; easily shaped

a)

Macroscopic

b)

Malleable

c)

Meretricious

d)

Nebulous

8.
a)

Macroscopic

b)

Malleable

c)

Mendacious

d)

Milieu

9.

A strict disciplinarian

a)

Machination

b)

Maelstrom

c)

Martinet

d)

Milieu

10.

Everyone dreaded the teacher that was known as a real ... ; she always assigned weekend homework and essays over extended breaks.

a)

Machination

b)

Maelstrom

c)

Martinet

d)

Milieu

11.

One who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering

a)

Machination

b)

Martinet

c)

Masochist

d)

Miscreant

12.

Lying; false; deceitful

a)

Mendacious

b)

Meretricious

c)

Nebulous

d)

Nihilism

13.

It was difficult to determine if he was being truthful or ...

a)

Malleable

b)

Mendacious

c)

Meretricious

d)

Nebulous

14.

Attractive in a cheap, flashy way; false

a)

Masochistic

b)

Mendacious

c)

Meretricious

d)

Nebulous

15.

Environment, setting

a)

Milieu

b)

Miscreant

c)

Necromancy

d)

Neologism

16.

Natural light, quiet, and 72 degrees is typically considered an ideal ... for studying and absorbing new knowledge.

a)

Milieu

b)

Miscreant

c)

Neologism

d)

Nihilism

17.

A vicious person

a)

Machination

b)

Martinet

c)

Masochist

d)

Miscreant

18.

Hazy, vague, uncertain

a)

Macroscopic

b)

Malleable

c)

Meretricious

d)

Nebulous

19.

She took too much cold medicine. As a result, she had a ... feeling all day.

a)

Maelstrom

b)

Malleable

c)

Mendacious

d)

Nebulous

20.

Magic, especially that practiced by a witch

a)

Masochism

b)

Necromancy

c)

Neologism

d)

Nihilism

21.

The creation or use of a new word or definition

a)

Maelstrom

b)

Necromancy

c)

Neologism

d)

Nihilism

22.

A total rejection of established laws

a)

Miscreancy

b)

Necromancy

c)

Neologism

d)

Nihilism