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Wordly Wise 10, 1-3 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Asperity

a)

(n). sharpness, harshness of manner; roughness of surface

b)

(adj). sharpness, harshness of manner; roughness of surface

c)

(v). sharpness, harshness of manner; roughness of surface

2.

Which vocabulary word means "incapable of being placed, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless?"

a)

Countenance

b)

Luminary

c)

Disgruntle

d)

Implacable

3.

Bane

a)

(n) A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown

b)

(adj) Mournful or full of sorrow

c)

(n). person, thing that destroys, causes harm

4.

Buffoon

a)

(adj) Causing destruction

b)

(n) A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown

c)

(n) harshness of manner

5.

Doleful

a)

(n) a person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around him/her

b)

(adj) excessively bright and flashy

c)

(adj) mournful, full of sorrow

6.

Extrovert

a)

(n) person whose attention is focused on others andon what is going on around her/him

b)

(adj) excessively bright and flashy

c)

(n) group or system in which positions of power are ranked

7.

Garish

a)

(adj). typical of an outgoing personality

b)

(n). excessively bright and flashy

c)

(adj) excessively bright and flashy

8.

hierarchy

a)

(n) group, system in which positions of power are ranked

b)

(n). strong attraction, leaning

c)

(n) list of pieces a performer is ready to perform; skills, accomplishments of a person, group

9.

Imbue

a)

(v) it's what you do

b)

(v) to fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

c)

(v) to stir up or urge on

10.

Instigate

a)

To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

b)

To stir up or urge on

c)

to weaken

11.

Penchant

a)

(adj). behaving in a wild, unruly manner

b)

(n). a basic principle, skill

c)

(n). a strong attraction, leaning

12.

Rambunctious

a)

(adj) excessively bright, flashy

b)

(adj). Behaving in a wild, unruly manner

c)

(adj). mournful or full of sorrow

13.

Repetoire

a)

(n) a basic principle, skill

b)

(n) the list of pieces a performer is ready to perform; skills, accomplishments of a person, group

c)

(n). person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around her/him

14.

Rudiment

a)

(n). basic principle or skill

b)

(n). sharpness, harshness of manner;

c)

(n). a strong attraction, leaning

15.

Undermine

a)

(v) to fill completely with a feeling or idea; inspire

b)

(v). to stir up or urge on

c)

(v) to weaken or ruin by degrees

16.

Unremitting

a)

(adj). mournful or full of sorrow

b)

(adj) not stopping, slowing down; constant

c)

(adj). excessively bright and flashy

17.
Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word CURTAIL?
a)
They take pride in maintaining family traditions.
b)
The store closes three hours earlier during the off-season.
c)
Cara is careful to choose books that are the right reading level for her students.
d)
Of the ninety plays he wrote, fewer than six have survived.
18.
We do not ______ against older persons in our hiring practices.
a)
discriminate
b)
incarcerate
c)
perpetrate
d)
intercede
19.
Espionage
a)
to cut short or reduce
b)
a mending or repair
c)
a small amount
d)
the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government
20.
Inalienable
a)
threateningly wild
b)
haphazard
c)
not able to be taken or given away
d)
having a very bad reputation
21.
Maximum security prisoners were ______ on Alcatraz, an island in San Francisco Bay, until 1963.
a)
discriminated
b)
incarcerated
c)
curtailed
d)
interceded
22.
Indignity
a)
an insult to one's pride; offensive or humiliating treatment
b)
evil; showing ill will
c)
disgraceful; vicious
d)
haphazard
23.
She was a/an ______ reader and devoured everything from comics to history books.
a)
inalienable
b)
infamous
c)
indiscriminate
d)
maligned
24.
Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word INFAMOUS?
a)
Secret wiretaps revealed the country's confidential plans.
b)
The apple was so sour that I was unable to take more than one bite.
c)
Scholars argue about who really started World War I.
d)
Al Capone was known for his role as a mob boss in Prohibition-era Chicago.
25.
Intercede
a)
to act or plead on another's behalf; to try to smooth differences between 2 parties
b)
to say negative things about; to slander
c)
to make up or repay
d)
to confine or put in prison
26.
The proprietor thought _____ his competitor's products would boost his own sales.
a)
interceding
b)
incarcerating
c)
maligning
d)
perpetrating
27.
Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the meaning of the word PERPETRATE?
a)
My grandparents often go on long road trips in the spring.
b)
We found out it was the boy next door who vandalized our mailbox.
c)
She knew just enough Portuguese to get by while she was in Lisbon.
d)
The fire totally destroyed the building and all its contents.
28.
The ______ vines covered the slope and began to climb the surrounding trees.
a)
rampant
b)
infamous
c)
inalienable
d)
smattering
29.
Rancor
a)
evil
b)
not able to be taken or given away
c)
a deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness
d)
the act of spying
30.
Reparation
a)
an insult to one's pride
b)
disgraceful; vicious
c)
carelessness
d)
a mending or repair; a making up or payment fro a wrong or damage done
31.
He picked up a/an ______ of Spanish while in Mexico.
a)
rancor
b)
smattering
c)
espionage
d)
intercession
32.
Define expedite.
a)
To speed up a process; to facilitate.
b)
Not genuine; false. 
c)
Not called for; unnecessary.
d)
To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood. 
33.
Define spurious.
a)
To speed up a process; to facilitate.
b)
Not called for; unnecessary. 
c)
To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood.
d)
Not genuine; false. 
34.
Define gratuitous.
a)
Not genuine; false.
b)
To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood.
c)
Not called for; unnecessary.
d)
To fascinate or hypnotize. 
35.
Define disgruntle.
a)
Not genuine; false.
b)
To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood.
c)
Not called for; unnecessary.
d)
To fasciante or hypnotize
36.
Which vocabulary word means "to hear and decide judicially; to judge?"
a)
Adjudicate
b)
Equilibrium
c)
Precedent
d)
Implacable
37.
Which vocabulary word is "a person's face; the expression on a person's face?"
a)
Countenance
b)
Luminary
c)
Disgruntle
d)
Implacable
38.
Which vocabulary word is "a source of light, especially from the sky, such as the sun or moon?"
a)
Luminary
b)
Disgruntled
c)
Implacable
d)
Manifesto
39.
Which vocabulary word is "a public statement explaining the intentions, motives, or views of an individual or group?"
a)
Luminary
b)
Disgruntled
c)
Implacable
d)
Manifesto
40.
Which vocabulary word means "to make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood?"
a)
Luminary
b)
Disgruntled
c)
Manifesto
d)
Countenancee
41.
Centennial is a one-hundreth anniversary or its celebration. 
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Equilibrium is a state of balance.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Precedent is a vocabulary word meaning incapable of being placed, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Gratuitous means not called for; unnecessary. 
a)
True
b)
False
45.

Gird is encircle, bind, or surround

a)

True

b)

False

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