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WOW Competition 7

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

transcend

a)

exceed

b)

proceed

c)

adhere

d)

regress

2.

trajectory

a)

the shortest distance between two points

b)

the slope intercept of a line

c)

the curve described by a projectile in its flight

d)

the directions to a warmer climate

3.

acquisition

a)

the movement of one's belongings

b)

auctioning off one's possessions

c)

movement of a possession by water

d)

addition or gaining possession

4.

cursory

a)

carefully inspecting something

b)

going rapidly over something

c)

inspecting something

d)

looking beyond something

5.

mundane

a)

common or ordinary

b)

unique or novel

c)

boring or tedious

d)

detailed and usual

6.

verify

a)

glance for accuracy

b)

disprove to be true

c)

falsify

d)

confirm or prove to be true

7.

exemplary

a)

a non example

b)

commendable or worthy of imitation

c)

a forgery

d)

beginning phases

8.

covert

a)

secret or disguised

b)

up front

c)

hidden from cameras

d)

broadcast live

9.

superfluous

a)

sparse and less than is required

b)

above the floors

c)

below the ceiling

d)

excessive or more that is required

10.

debacle

a)

a complete success

b)

a complete collapse or failure

c)

a device used to fix a broken tire

d)

a really great tenure

11.

superficial

a)

deep underground

b)

complicated

c)

shallow or near the surface

d)

conceited

12.

dearth

a)

inadequate supply or scarcity

b)

surplus

c)

surprise

d)

adequate supply

13.

retract

a)

to wind up

b)

to draw back or in

c)

to repeat

d)

to proclaim loudly

14.

capitulate

a)

to yield to the winning team

b)

to keep up a charade

c)

to give up resistance

d)

to perpetuate

15.

allegation

a)

a swamp animal

b)

making a word shorter

c)

an assertion made with little or no proof

d)

a long song

16.

apathetic

a)

feeling the same as someone else

b)

understanding how someone else feels

c)

showing little or no emotion

d)

embarrassing

17.

nebulous

a)

cloudy

b)

unintelligible

c)

hazy, vague, confused

d)

clear

18.

arid

a)

humid

b)

hazy

c)

hot

d)

extremely dry

19.

resuscitate

a)

review material

b)

wake from a long winter's nap

c)

fall asleep

d)

to revive, especially from unconsciousness

20.

devoid

a)

to avoid someone

b)

full of

c)

containing

d)

not possession or untouched by

21.

reticent

a)

reserved or reluctant to speak

b)

outspoken

c)

ready to contribute to discussion

d)

painfully shy

22.

very wicked or evil

a)

nefarious

b)

gregarious

c)

ostracize

d)

stereotype

23.

to speak of as unimportant or not much good

a)

disparage

b)

permeate

c)

askance

d)

stilted

24.

occurring by chance

a)

fortuitous

b)

aphorism

c)

aplomb

d)

maudlin

25.

to persuade or advise not to do something

a)

dissuade

b)

fortuitous

c)

aplomb

d)

specious

26.

of the same or a similar kind or nature

a)

zenith

b)

homogeneous

c)

precluded

d)

hamlet

27.

complete freedom from nervousness or uncertainty when in a demanding situation

a)

aplomb

b)

aphormism

c)

soporific

d)

flout

28.

to persuade or advise not to do something

a)

dissuade

b)

fortuitous

c)

aplomb

d)

specious