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Advanced Vocabulary Lesson 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As time passes, the pain from my broken heart is being _______________.

a)

effaced

b)

sporadic

c)

spurious

d)

propensity

2.

When Julie came home from the Swiss Wine Festival, she was very upset because she realized the vendor had sold her a ___________ designer handbag.

a)

pragmatic

b)

fortuitous

c)

sporadic

d)

spurious

3.

If not for the ______________ event of finding her wallet in the parking lot, Jessica would not have been able to pay her rent.

a)

spurious

b)

fortuitous

c)

pragmatic

d)

sporadic

4.

Jacob went to the party incognito hoping that he would not be caught on this _________________ mission.

a)

pragmatic

b)

sporadic

c)

pragmatic

d)

clandestine

5.

I have a problem with people who are _________________ because I don't know if they are being honest when they compliment me.

a)

zenith

b)

propensity

c)

sycophants

d)

sporadic

6.

____________ studying can cause your grades to fall.

a)

pragmatic

b)

sporadic

c)

spurious

d)

efface

7.

The ______________ football player thought all the girls in school liked him.

a)

pragmatic

b)

spurious

c)

pompous

d)

clandestine

8.

Students who have a _________________ to work hard will have a better future than those who are lethargic.

a)

pragmatic

b)

sycophant

c)

zenith

d)

propensity

9.

Punk rock reached its _____________ in the late '70's and early '80's.

a)

propensity

b)

sporadic

c)

zenith

d)

pompous

10.

Alan decided to stay home and study for the test instead of going to the game, and his _____________ decision paid off; he aced the test.

a)

sporadic

b)

fortuitous

c)

pragmatic

d)

pompous

11.

On his flight to New York, James, an aspiring actor, had a ___________ encounter when he was seated next to the producer of the play he was reading for the next day.

a)

pragmatic

b)

fortuitous

c)

sporadic

d)

spurious

12.

Mallory is considered the class ___________ by other students because she is always complimenting people so she can get what she wants.

a)

pompous

b)

sychophant

c)

propensity

d)

spurious

13.

Adam's ______________ assignment for the U.S. government was foiled when a gentleman on the train reported his whereabouts to the the KGB.

a)

sporadic

b)

clandestine

c)

spurious

d)

efface

14.

The barrage of storms hitting North Carolina is _____________ the beach.

a)

effacing

b)

sporadic

c)

pompously

d)

fortuitously

15.

The __________ rainfall in California creates conditions for wildfires to spread rapidly.

a)

effacing

b)

sporadic

c)

spurious

d)

clandestine

16.

Some breeds of dogs have a _______________ for turning against their owners.

a)

propensitiy

b)

pragmatic

c)

zenith

d)

spurious

17.

Saving money for a rainy day is the ______________ thing to do.

a)

fortuitous

b)

pompous

c)

pragmatic

d)

spurious

18.

Mike had a _______________ ID so he could get into the club, but when he had to show it at the door, the bouncer recognized that it was a _______________ID.

a)

pragmatic

b)

pompous

c)

sporadic

d)

spurious.

19.

In Amanda's second year of college, she made the Chancellor's list for her 4.0 grade point average, and this was the _____________ of her college years.

a)

pragmatic

b)

propensity

c)

zenith

d)

fortutious

20.

After receiving the 8th grade superlative for the best dressed, Audrey and Shane became very _________________.

a)

pragmatic

b)

spurious

c)

fortuitous

d)

pompous