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English 10B Vocab Review Words 1-30

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The player was very ____ at the beginning of the game, but gave up quickly when he saw his team was losing.

a)

minute

b)

resonate

c)

tenacious

d)

exacerbated

2.

People only _____ a conflict when they provoke the person they are arguing with.

a)

foible

b)

exacerbate

c)

resonate

d)

cumbersome

3.

The ______ grandma next door always offered us a snack when we came over.

a)

affable

b)

garish

c)

naive

d)

minute

4.

Projects often feel a bit ______ because there are so many steps to complete.

a)

foible

b)

naive

c)

cumbersome

d)

frugal

5.

People who want a lot of expensive things and to show them off can be describe as which of the following?

a)

Garish

b)

Erratic

c)

Listless

d)

Affable

6.

What's a good synonym for erratic?

a)

Bored

b)

Unpredictable

c)

Likeable

d)

Talkative

7.

What does loquacious mean?

a)

Lethargic

b)

Hurtful

c)

Overconfident

d)

Chatty

8.

What does hubris mean?

a)

Too talkative

b)

Too unambitious

c)

Too confident

d)

Too lazy

9.

In my class, I'm flexible, but I don't _____ meanness.

a)

condone

b)

placate

10.

If you're trying to get on someone's good side, you may be ____ them.

a)

placating

b)

condoning

11.

For a big person, he's quite ____ on the court.

a)

loquacious

b)

nimble

c)

erratic

d)

listless

12.

The hard math test tomorrow is going to be a _______ challenge.

a)

impetuous

b)

ubiquitious

c)

formidable

d)

contrived

13.

People's indifference to suffering is such a/an _____ to me.

a)

hubris

b)

enigma

c)

chagrin

d)

hiatus

14.

Work that's done _______ is so annoying. Why won't they put in their best effort?

a)

formidably

b)

impetuously

c)

malevolently

d)

minutely

15.

Which character from Lord of the Flies can be described as the most malevolent?

a)

Ralph

b)

Piggy

c)

Jack

d)

Simon

16.

Which character from the Lord of the Flies would be Simon's foil?

a)

Ralph

b)

Piggy

c)

Roger

d)

Sam and Eric

17.

To my ______, I didn't win the scholarship competition.

a)

enigma

b)

contingencies

c)

chagrin

d)

malevolence

18.

Being trapped on the island forever is a ________ in our last book.

a)

hiatus

b)

hubris

c)

contingency

d)

foil

19.

Which word best describes Jack in our book?

a)

listless

b)

erratic

c)

frugal

d)

loquacious

20.

A word that means something that's expected of you

a)

malevolent

b)

enigmatic

c)

obligatory

d)

erratic