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Vocab Quiz 2 (6-10)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A brief recounting of a person's personal experience is considered a(n)...

a)

inference

b)

anecdote

c)

proponent

d)

censure

2.

To advocate is to...

a)

support.

b)

negate.

c)

ratify.

d)

vacillate.

3.

Synonym to whimsical...

a)

dissent

b)

incite

c)

pervasive

d)

arbitrary

4.

The toddler _________ to her parents that she was nice all year, so she deserved Christmas presents as a reward.

a)

engaged

b)

impeded

c)

asserted

d)

mitigated

5.

Which two are synonyms of each other?

a)

fabricate and anecdote

b)

malign and retract

c)

exploit and medium

d)

mitigate & alleviate

6.

To disagree is to...

a)

impede.

b)

digress.

c)

dissent.

d)

discern.

7.

Synonym for censure...

a)

chastise

b)

generalize

c)

engage

d)

prone

8.

Mrs. Orgill had to chastise students for plagiarizing their projects because they failed to _______ sources.

a)

retract

b)

contend

c)

rectify

d)

cite

9.

In a timed quiz, one must rapidly _________ the answer to avoid penalties.

a)

endorse

b)

instigate

c)

discern

d)

obstinate

10.

In a school setting there is no room for colloquial speech, meaning ________ speech.

a)

formal

b)

informal

c)

standard

d)

appropriate

11.

To approve formally, similar to ratify.

a)

endorse

b)

exploit

c)

engage

d)

extraneous

12.

No politician of any party should _________ in criminal activity.

a)

infer

b)

assert

c)

engage

d)

cursory

13.

When writing an essay, it is important to avoid __________ from the main idea or points will be deducted.

a)

aesthetic

b)

assuming

c)

engaging

d)

digressing

14.

Leaders like Chavez, Stalin, Castro, Mussolini, and Mao Zedong can be described as ___________.

a)

obscure

b)

dogmatic

c)

pedestrian

d)

innate

15.

Motivational quotes are meant to incite us to be proactive.

Which word(s) most nearly mean... "to incite us"?

a)

to force

b)

to be dormant

c)

innate

d)

to push

16.

Synonym for impede...

a)

objectify

b)

instigate

c)

thwart

d)

prone

17.

When you read a passage, you are expected to _______ the main idea.

a)

recount

b)

enhance

c)

assert

d)

infer

18.

Within the realm of psychology, which of these terms is considered inherent?

a)

nature

b)

nurture

19.

Synonym for inherent...

a)

extraneous

b)

malign

c)

peripheral

d)

innate

20.

The current belief is that Trump has fomented a divide within the U.S.. What does "fomented" most nearly mean?

a)

instigate

b)

mitigate

c)

obstinate

d)

vacillate

21.

A persuasive essay should _______ the reader to believe or agree with your argument.

a)

rebut

b)

impede

c)

censure

d)

induce

22.

An example of obscure would be...

a)

manifest

b)

superficial

c)

magic

d)

visible

23.

An infant or toddler would be considered obstinate.

What word most nearly means

a)

stagnant

b)

uncontrollable

c)

simple

d)

prolific

24.

The line from the State Farm commercial states "You gotta be quicker than that", this is an example of a person being _______.

a)

arbitrary.

b)

sporadic.

c)

verbose.

d)

obtuse.

25.

Which of the following are synonyms that mean to lessen?

a)

instigate and incite

b)

prosaic and verbose

c)

fabricate and erroneous

d)

mitigate and alleviate

26.

Which word means: abundantly fruitful, highly productive, fertile?

a)

superfluous

b)

prolific

c)

sporadic

d)

stagnant

27.

Someone with glasses has a harder time with ___________ (outer) vision.

a)

prolific

b)

expository

c)

peripheral

d)

symmetrical

28.

Cancer is one of the most aggressive illnesses in the world due to its __________ nature.

a)

obscure

b)

stagnant

c)

venerable

d)

pervasive

29.

A lawyer is a(n) __________ for their client.

a)

verbose

b)

proponent

c)

arbitrary

d)

anecdote

30.

Appearing to be worth believing (but often not)...

which is an example of such?

a)

plausible deniability

b)

to plead the fifth

c)

quid pro quo

d)

persona non grata

31.

A synonym of superfluous...

a)

scanty

b)

minute

c)

proliferate

d)

extra

32.

Which word means: occurring irregularly; recurring unpredictably?

a)

sporadic

b)

prompt

c)

dissent

d)

stagnant

33.

A lecturer who doesn't stop talking for hours could be described as ___________.

a)

expository.

b)

verbose.

c)

arbitrary.

d)

redundant.

34.

Queen Elizabeth is deemed __________, highly respected for her royal title.

a)

rudimentary

b)

superfluous

c)

venerable

d)

obscure

35.

Shakespeare was quite eccentric, so much that he could never be considered prosaic. What does prosaic most nearly mean?

a)

dull

b)

spunky

c)

lively

d)

sad