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World Lit Vocabulary 13

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With incredible ___, Beowulf tore off Grendel's arm and hung it over the hall entrance, leaving the monster to bleed to death.

a)

patent

b)

ultimatum

c)

prowess

d)

fascimile

2.

It truly was incredible that the skilled artisan could create a ___ of the ancient painting; no one but an expert could tell the difference.

a)

compassion

b)

antipathy

c)

fascimile

d)

decorum

3.

When accepting your award, exhibit only the best ___, because this is a prestigious event, and all those present expect proper behavior.

a)

decorum

b)

patent

c)

compassion

d)

prowess

4.

Frustrated with his lack of commitment, Shavaun issued an ___: either pay the rent or move out.

a)

ultimatum

b)

prowess

c)

patent

d)

asset

5.

While some would call my long, skinny legs unattractive, I find them to be quite an ___ when I run track!

a)

ultimatum

b)

asset

c)

antipathy

d)

duress

6.

Confessions extracted under ___ are not often accepted as valid in court, because people often say things they don't mean when threatened with violence.

a)

asset

b)

decorum

c)

compassion

d)

duress

7.

Though he'd always loved foreign languages, Matt developed a/n ___ toward French because his professor made it so difficult and uninteresting.

a)

antipathy

b)

prowess

c)

ultimatum

d)

duress

8.

We must have ___ for those whose lives have forced them into a state of poverty, for we ourselves are only better off due to fortune.

a)

prowess

b)

compassion

c)

asset

d)

decorum

9.

When I arrived home after my first date, I was ___ with questions from my five sisters, who wanted to know every juicy detail.

a)

beset

b)

militated

c)

sedated

d)

patented

10.

Before beginning dental work, some dentists ___ patients who have high anxiety.

a)

stipulate

b)

militate

c)

sedate

d)

patent

11.

The contract ___ that I pay back the loan in full by the following April seventeenth.

a)

stipulated

b)

imbibed

c)

beset

d)

militated

12.

Many college freshman spend too much time ___ and not enough time studying and consequently flunk their first semesters.

a)

patenting

b)

stipulating

c)

imbibing

d)

sedating

13.

Many teachers ___ against arming educators in their classrooms.

a)

sedate

b)

imbibe

c)

militate

d)

stipulate

14.

When you devise a way to bottle and sell luck, be sure to ___ your idea so no one can steal it from you!

a)

patent

b)

imbibe

c)

militate

d)

sedate

15.

Though the bug spray smells terrible, it's entirely ___ and won't harm you, even if you inhale it on accident.

a)

innocuous

b)

applicable

c)

exuberant

d)

infinitesimal

16.

You can't be serious about that ___ amount of dust I left behind; you can barely even see it!

a)

innocuous

b)

stentorian

c)

implacable

d)

infinitesimal

17.

With his great, ___ voice, he was able to command the attention of everyone in the room.

a)

stentorian

b)

implacable

c)

infinitesimal

d)

exuberant

18.

I was exhausted from my illness and could hardly put up her her ___ chatter about how much fun she'd had over the weekend.

a)

exuberant

b)

stentorian

c)

applicable

d)

infinitesimal

19.

While this is an interesting point, it isn't exactly ___ to your thesis, so I think you should remove it from your essay.

a)

stentorian

b)

exuberant

c)

applicable

d)

implacable

20.

My mother is very difficult to persuade and remains ___ in her opinions even in the most meaningless of arguments.

a)

implacable

b)

infinitesimal

c)

patent

d)

stentorian