Worksheets9th Grade Vocab Review Quiz 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4mins
to bring under control by conquest
subjugate
quell
defile
recant
iota
an extremely small amount
offering nothing that is fresh, interesting, or challenging
without the basic necessities of life
poor or needy
deserving blame
culpable
proxy
inane
salve
Choose the antonym: mollify
irritate
innocent
soothe
scarcity
unrelated to the subject being dealt with
extraneous
recant
jocular
complicit
nonchalant
easygoing or indifferent
to imitate
to make foul or unclean
overly sentimental
fractious
easily irritated or bad-tempered
to imitate
to remove completely
to shorten
malleable
easily influenced; pliable
to harshly criticize
to treat in an indulgent or overprotective manner
tiny, unimportant details
maelstrom
turbulence and agitation
showing interest or concern
a short period of rest during a difficult task
great skill or expertise
All of the following belong with acumen EXCEPT
ingnorance
experience
insight
shrewdness
posthumous
taking place after one's death
turbulence and agitation
round or spherical
a thing that spoils or damages something else
intending harm to others
malevolent
benevolent
sinuous
pejorative
expressing disapproval or belittling someone/something
pejorative
linchpin
browbeat
a typical example or model of something
humorous or playful
jocular
rife
burnish
mawkish
stupefy
to make someone unable to think clearly
unrelated to the subject being dealt with
a thing that spoils or damages something else
to abruptly reject
staid
respectable, serious, and old-fashioned
producing a great deal of money
intending harm to others
round or spherical
ghastly
causing great horror or fear
concise and filled with meaning
overflowing
intending harm to others
rife
overflowing
poor or needy
round or spherical
a perfect example of something
a person who is fanatical in pursuit of religious or political ideals
zealot
compunction
vapid
waif
priggish
in a morally superior manner
with a dry or mocking humor
humorous or playful
producing a great deal of money
a comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than
simile
metaphor
imagery
onomatopoeia
a story in which a story's characters represents or symbolize ideas and concepts
allegory
allusion
alliteration
symbolism
a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification
analogy
simile
metaphor
symbolism
the literal or dictionary definition of a word
denotation
connotation
catharsis
satire
the intended message of work of literature or art
theme
plot
exposition
climax
