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Vocabulary 6

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
empty, unintelligent 
a)
elusive
b)
vicarious
c)
surmise
d)
vacuous
2.

of or pertaining to the period before the Civil War

a)

deciduous

b)

antebellum

c)

formidable

d)

lugubrious

3.

the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language (evasiveness in speech)

a)

archetype

b)

circumlocution

c)

flippant

d)

orthography

4.

a spiral motion of fluid (

a)

archetype

b)

aphorism

c)

parable

d)

vortex

5.

Wrought

a)

Work; shape something or produce

b)

Productive sudying

c)

Answering powerfully

d)

Leaving something unsaid

6.

A form of government where the government/leader has total control over the way citizens think and live

a)

Democratic

b)

Authoritarian

c)

Theocratic

d)

Totalitarian

7.

I work in my own fields to provide for my family. I grow some cotton, but only enough for my family.

Who Am I?

a)

Town Merchant

b)

Plantation Owner

c)

Yeoman Farmer

8.

What is a large temple found in Sumerian cities intended to be used for worship of the gods?

a)

pyramid

b)

ziggarat

c)

irrigation canal

d)

bronze sculpture

9.

remove or change parts considered rude or immoral

a)

quixotic

b)

pander

c)

bowdlerize

d)

cynical

10.
(adj) Lacking in self-confidence; shy.
a)
Diffident
b)
Deprecate
c)
Demagogue
d)
Dilemma