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Weeks 1-4 Vocabulary Pop Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Voracious

a)

of high reputation, outstanding

b)

completely filled or supplied with

c)

choosing at random without careful selection

d)

desiring or consuming great quantities.

2.

The idiom "get one's ducks in a row" means...

a)

to admit your error and apologize

b)

an item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment.

c)

promising at the start, but then disappointing

d)

to have everything organized, have one's facts straight.

3.

prognosticate

a)

a place where one lives

b)

branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.

c)

a robot; a mechanical "person"

d)

to exist in great numbers

e)

to predict or foretell a future event.

4.

paradox

a)

a trace, smattering or slight degree

b)

a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

c)

to increase or add to

d)

historical records

e)

special field of something or someone; kingdom.

5.

Laconic

a)

expressing much in few words

b)

brave

c)

to approach and speak to

d)

to crowd

e)

inclined to be reserved

6.

accost

a)

expressing much in few words

b)

brave

c)

to approach and speak to

d)

to crowd

e)

inclined to be reserved

7.

"hapless" means...

a)

angry, incensed

b)

a person guilty of a major crime / a type of major crime.

c)

unfortunate

d)

excess / an extremely large amount or variety

e)

secret, stealthy

8.

"Pretext" means...

a)

to lie, construct

b)

skillful

c)

an excuse / a situation for...

d)

watchful

e)

to move the arms energetically.

9.

reprimand means...

a)

dull

b)

to hate

c)

sarcastic, biting

d)

to take by force

e)

to show sharp disapproval

10.

caustic means...

a)

dull

b)

to hate

c)

sarcastic, biting

d)

to take by force

e)

to show sharp disapproval

11.

The idiom, "Crocodile tears" means...

a)

insincere tears.

b)

to win approval of the majority

c)

leave no means of escape or room to maneuver

d)

to come to no practical result.

12.

repudiate means...

a)

a stopping of something...

b)

to reject/decline

c)

to stiffen with fear or anger

d)

threatening

e)

quivering / shaking

13.

Alacrity means...

a)

contempt

b)

false attack

c)

warlike

d)

to overawe

e)

briskness, lively action

14.

disdain means...

a)

contempt

b)

false attack / fake blow

c)

warlike / hostile or aggressive behavior

d)

to overawe / frighten someone

e)

briskness, lively action

15.

Promulgate means...

a)

quarrelsome

b)

to make seem less important / to condescend.

c)

to sneer at

d)

impudent

e)

to make known officially

16.

Scoff means...

a)

quarrelsome

b)

to make seem less important / to condescend.

c)

to sneer at

d)

impudent / self-assertive, rude, noisy, overbearing

e)

to make known officially