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E Unit 12 Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of abjure?

a)

to renounce; repudiate under oath

b)

incisive; keen

c)

capable of being touched

d)

unspoken; silent

2.

What is the definition of acrid?

a)

harsh in taste or odor

b)

to meditate, think about at length

c)

inactive; at rest

d)

to subdue, put down forcibly

3.

What is the definition of august?

a)

majestic; inspiring admiration and respect

b)

a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

c)

of or occurring in the night

d)

not to the point; not applicable or pertinent

4.

What is the definition of callous?

a)

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

b)

firmly established; long-standing

c)

yielding to the wishes or demands of others

d)

not able to be erased or removed

5.

What is the definition of clandestine?

a)

secret, concealed

b)

in high spirits; jubilant

c)

a large destructive fire

d)

remorse; regret

6.

What is the definition of compunction?

a)

remorse; regret

b)

secret, concealed

c)

emotionally hardened; unfeeling

d)

majestic; inspiring admiration and respect

7.

What is the definition of conflagration?

a)

a large destructive fire

b)

harsh in taste or odor

c)

to renounce; repudiate under oath

d)

incisive; keen

8.

What is the definition of elated?

a)

in high spirits; jubilant

b)

capable of being touched

c)

unspoken; silent

d)

to meditate, think about at length

9.

What is the definition of indelible?

a)

not able to be erased or removed

b)

inactive; at rest

c)

to subdue, put down forcibly

d)

a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

10.

What is the definition of indulgent?

a)

yielding to the wishes or demands of others

b)

to subdue, put down forcibly

c)

not to the point; not applicable or pertinent

d)

firmly established; long-standing

11.

What word means "firmly established; long-standing"?

a)

inveterate

b)

abjure

c)

trenchant

d)

acrid

12.

Which word means "not to the point"?

a)

irrelevant

b)

tangible

c)

august

d)

tacit

13.

Which word means"of or occurring in the night"?

a)

nocturnal

b)

callous

c)

reuminate

d)

clandestine

14.

What word means "a commonplace, stale, or trite remark"?

a)

platitude

b)

quiescent

c)

compunction

d)

quell

15.

What word means "to subdue, put down forcibly"?

a)

quell

b)

indulgent

c)

platitude

d)

indelible

16.

What word means "inactive; at rest"?

a)

quiescent

b)

inveterate

c)

irrelevant

d)

abjure

17.

What word means "to meditate, think about at length"?

a)

ruminate

b)

indelible

c)

conflagration

d)

nocturnal

18.

What word means "unspoken; silent"?

a)

tacit

b)

quiescent

c)

callous

d)

compunction

19.

What word means "capable of being touched"?

a)

tangible

b)

elated

c)

indelible

d)

august

20.

What word means "incisive; keen"?

a)

trenchant

b)

conflagration

c)

nocturnal

d)

tacit