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Week of 9/23/19 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gigantic, enormous, on a large scale

a)

Brobdingnagian

b)

Zugzwang

c)

Rapprochement

d)

Lilliputian

2.

A false and malicious accusation.

a)

Skullduggery

b)

Calumny

c)

Cantankerous

d)

Brobdingnagian

3.

What does "Indefatigable" mean?

a)

Fond of

b)

Pay for part of the cost of something

c)

Moved back quickly

d)

Determined; not giving up

4.

When asked about their sad circumstances, talk show guests often launch into tearful ___________________.

a)

quotidians

b)

bailiwicks

c)

jeremiads

d)

calumnies

5.

Which word describes the cat in this gif?

a)

Lilliputian

b)

Brobdingnagian

c)

Onerous

d)

Vituperation

6.

It is sometimes __________ to have to fix someone else's problems all of the time. You need to teach them to make better decisions as you are wearing yourself down!

a)

jeremiad

b)

onerous

c)

akimbo

d)

cantankerous

7.

A monotonous act, such as brushing your teeth, that is done every day is a ______________ act.

a)

Cantankerous

b)

Skullduggery

c)

Quotidian

d)

Rapprochement

8.

The Great ______________ is when something is brought back together in harmonious relations.

a)

Fanfaronade

b)

Vituperation

c)

Rapprochement

d)

Bailiwick

9.

In order to capture ships, pirates would practice all types of ___________ to gain an advantage over their prey.

a)

zugzwang

b)

onerous

c)

skullduggery

d)

jeremiad

10.

We cannot be friends if you continue to attack me with _______________ words.

a)

vituperation

b)

akimbo

c)

quotidian

d)

skullduggery

11.

What is the term when playing a game like Chess and you prefer to pass on your turn because all available moves are bad?

a)

Akimbo

b)

Fanfaronade

c)

Lilliputian

d)

Zugzwang

12.

What is the stance called when someone is standing with their hands on their hips and their elbows are turned outward?

a)

Brobdingnagian

b)

Akimbo

c)

Rapprochement

d)

Cantankerous