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Vocab 6

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
very modest, shy, or humble
a)
demur
b)
temporal
c)
demure
d)
diurnal
2.
done without any planning; improvised or ad-lib
a)
extemporaneous
b)
synchronous
c)
adjourn
d)
temporal
3.
a delay or suspension; when something is put off
a)
demur
b)
chronicle
c)
adjourn
d)
moratorium
4.
happening at the same time as something else; contemporary
a)
anachronism
b)
synchronous
c)
diurnal
d)
extemporaneous
5.
happening or active during daylight
a)
demur
b)
temporal
c)
diurnal
d)
temporize
6.
to formally bring to an end; to recess
a)
adjourn
b)
sojourn
c)
temporize
d)
demur
7.
to explain or write the history of
a)
sojourn
b)
temporize
c)
adjourn
d)
chronicle
8.
having to do with a specific era, or having to do with everyday life
a)
temporal
b)
synchronous
c)
chronicle
d)
extemporaneous
9.
something that seems to be placed in the wrong time period
a)
sojourn
b)
moratorium
c)
anachronism
d)
synchronous
10.
to put off making a decision; to stall or delay
a)
temporal
b)
chronicle
c)
demur
d)
temporize
11.
a short stay or visit
a)
diurnal
b)
sojourn
c)
adjourn
d)
moratorium
12.
to express unwillingness to do something; to object or resist
a)
demure
b)
adjourn
c)
temporize
d)
demur
13.

A ___________________ on sales of the drug was issued so that its side effects could be studied

a)

anachronism

b)

temporal

c)

moratorium

d)

temporize

14.

Jamie was __________________ and polite around her grandparents but rude around her friends.

a)

temporize

b)

demure

c)

temporal

d)

demur

15.

If there were no ___________________ boundries, we could move back and forth through time.

a)

temporal

b)

temporize

c)

moratorium

d)

anachronism

16.

When the quiz show contestant began to ___________________, it became clear that she did not know the answer.

a)

demur

b)

temporize

c)

diurnal

d)

synchronous

17.

When offered a cup of coffee and conversation, Tim _______________, saying that he could not stay and chat.

a)

diurnal

b)

synchronous

c)

demurred

d)

temporize

18.

___________________ activity in the city was busiest in the hours just before noon.

a)

moratorium

b)

anachronism

c)

chronicled

d)

diurnal

19.

Holly's _______________ on the island came to an end when she recieved an urgent summons from her boss.

a)

sojourn

b)

chronicle

c)

diurnal

d)

moratorium

20.

The car was so modern that it seemed an ____________________, especially compared to with the other ancient cars driven by the other residents of the poor town.

a)

moratorium

b)

sojourn

c)

diurnal

d)

anachronism

21.

Adjourn is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

22.

Synchronous is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

23.

Chronicle is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

24.

Temporal is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

25.

Temporize is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

26.

Demur is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

27.

Demure is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

28.

Extemporaneous is a

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

29.

Theresa's ____________________ poem was so skillfully constructed that it seemed like the result of weeks of study rather than only ten seconds of consideration.

a)

sojourn

b)

chronicle

c)

adjourn

d)

extemporaneous