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Semester 1 Vocab!

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Skeptical

a)

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

b)

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

c)

extremely or impassably steep

d)

a very strong wind

2.

Grist

a)

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not

yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

b)

a little world; a world in miniature

c)

useful material, especially to back up an argument

d)

great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage

3.

Ambivalent

a)

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

or someone

b)

an established opinion or idea about how something

should be done, made, or thought about

c)

not animate; lifeless

d)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.

4.

Paradigm

a)

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

b)

caused by or showing sincere remorse.

c)

full of or expressing disappointment or disapproval

d)

an established opinion or idea about how something

should be done, made, or thought about

5.

Harelip

a)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.

b)

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate

c)

a congenital cleft or fissure in the midline of the upper lip, resembling the cleft upper lip of a hare, often occurring with cleft palate

d)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

6.

Havoc

a)

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

b)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

c)

mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously

d)

great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage.

7.

Contrite

a)

caused by or showing sincere remorse.

b)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

c)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

d)

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

8.

Indignation

a)

strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy

b)

strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting,or base; righteous anger.

c)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

d)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

9.

Lanky

a)

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

b)

a tomb, grave, or burial place

c)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

d)

A walkthrough, about, or over; travel through; traverse

10.

Injunction

a)

not animate; lifeless

b)

incapable of being passed over, or overcome

c)

having very great or unlimited

authority or power.

d)

a command; order; admonition

11.

Celestial

a)

pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine

b)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

c)

forming a necessary base or core; of central importance

d)

begin to speak or write about something in the specified

manner

12.

Omnipotent

a)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.

b)

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.

c)

having very great or unlimited

authority or power.

d)

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure.

13.

Perambulations

a)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

b)

any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

c)

having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:

d)

A walkthrough, about, or over; travel through; traverse

14.

Ignominy

a)

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.

b)

shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring

c)

any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

d)

a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; an abomination.

15.

Combustible

a)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

b)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

c)

full of or expressing disappointment or disapproval

d)

a command; order; admonition

16.

Fundamental

a)

the first principles of a subject

b)

forming a necessary base or core; of central importance

c)

an established opinion or idea about how something

should be done, made, or thought about

d)

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

17.

Retrospect

a)

extremely or impassably steep

b)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

c)

a dunce; blockhead; dolt

d)

a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time

18.

Inarticulate

a)

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

b)

of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or

caused by the environment.

c)

unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly

d)

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not

yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

19.

Microcosm

a)

a little world; a world in miniature

b)

caused by or showing sincere remorse.

c)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

d)

profitable; moneymaking; remunerative

20.

Appendage

a)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

b)

zealous; ardent; impassioned

c)

a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.

d)

a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.

21.

Patronize

a)

a command; order; admonition

b)

faultless; flawless; irreproachable

c)

to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward

d)

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

22.

Imbecile

a)

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc.,especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

b)

pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite:

c)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

d)

a dunce; blockhead; dolt

23.

Arduous

a)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

b)

the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.

c)

to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly

d)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

24.

Intravenous

a)

a command; order; admonition

b)

of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein

c)

to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophecy.

d)

a place of residence; dwelling; abode.

25.

Fortitude

a)

a tomb, grave, or burial place

b)

to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly

c)

mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously

d)

lack of energy; listlessness; languor.

26.

Sepulcher/sepulchre

a)

that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like

b)

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.

c)

a place of residence; dwelling; abode.

d)

a tomb, grave, or burial place

27.

Uncouth

a)

capable of changing/mutating

b)

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

c)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

d)

incapable of being passed over, or overcome

28.

Prognosticate

a)

a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque,surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer

b)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

c)

containing error; mistaken; incorrect;

wrong

d)

to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophecy.

29.

Odious

a)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.

b)

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate

c)

having very great or unlimited

authority or power.

d)

to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly

30.

Vestige

a)

ncapable of being passed over, or overcome

b)

profitable; moneymaking; remunerative

c)

a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence:

d)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

31.

Rigor

a)

demanding, difficult, or extreme condition

b)

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;

hateful

c)

surround or fill with a quality or influence

d)

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

32.

Interminable

a)

a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time

b)

endless; with no possibility of end

c)

the first principles of a subject

d)

a little world; a world in miniature

33.

Rudiment

a)

a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one

resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.

b)

caused by or showing sincere remorse.

c)

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

d)

the first principles of a subject

34.

Imagery

a)

a congenital cleft or fissure in the midline of the upper lip, resembling the

cleft upper lip of a hare, often occurring with cleft palate

b)

description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell,

touch, taste)

c)

of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or

caused by the environment.

d)

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially

about trivial matters.

35.

Congenital

a)

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

b)

of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or

caused by the environment.

c)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

d)

strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting,or base; righteous anger.

36.

Aficionado

a)

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

b)

mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously

c)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

d)

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

37.

Coup

a)

any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

b)

a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence:

c)

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

d)

a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one

resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.

38.

Benevolence

a)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

b)

to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard

for the rights of others:

c)

desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness

d)

of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or

caused by the environment.

39.

Minaret

a)

a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque,surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.

b)

mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously

c)

the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred

d)

not animate; lifeless

40.

Perseverance

a)

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc.,especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

b)

to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly

c)

capable of changing/mutating

d)

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

41.

Entrench

a)

having very great or unlimited authority or power.

b)

to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly

c)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable

d)

any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

42.

Inanimate

a)

shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring

b)

a situation of great peril

c)

A walkthrough, about, or over; travel through; traverse

d)

not animate; lifeless

43.

Precipices

a)

a situation of great peril

b)

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

c)

a visually striking performance or display

d)

the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation

44.

Habitation

a)

required; mandatory

b)

of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein

c)

having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:

d)

a place of residence; dwelling; abode.

45.

Epithets

a)

any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

b)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.

c)

to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophecy.

d)

containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong

46.

Thrive

a)

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not

yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

b)

grow or develop well or vigorously

c)

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

d)

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc.,especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

47.

Cogitation

a)

the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation

b)

to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward

c)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

d)

required; mandatory

48.

Invidious

a)

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure.

b)

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc.,especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

c)

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

d)

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;

hateful

49.

Anecdote

a)

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

b)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

c)

pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine

d)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

50.

Garrulous

a)

extremely or impassably steep

b)

caused by or showing sincere remorse.

c)

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

d)

a command; order; admonition

51.

Melee

a)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

b)

a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one

resulting in a change of government illegally or by force

c)

a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people

d)

a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque,surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.

52.

Unison

a)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

b)

unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly

c)

demanding, difficult, or extreme condition

d)

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

or someone

53.

Austere

a)

strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting,or base; righteous anger

b)

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

c)

to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly

d)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

54.

Gales

a)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

b)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable

c)

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

d)

a very strong wind

55.

Galvanism

a)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

b)

zealous; ardent; impassioned

c)

of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or

caused by the environment

d)

useful material, especially to back up an argument

56.

Mutable

a)

Something that is flammable, can be exploded

b)

capable of changing/mutating

c)

having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:

d)

incapable of being passed over, or overcome

57.

Indelible

a)

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast

b)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

c)

having very great or unlimited authority or power

d)

that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like

58.

Hovel

a)

a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut

b)

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate

c)

incapable of being passed over, or overcome

d)

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast

59.

Reproachful

a)

caused by or showing sincere remorse

b)

strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting,or base; righteous anger

c)

full of or expressing disappointment or disapproval

d)

faultless; flawless; irreproachable

60.

Insurmountable

a)

incapable of being passed over, or overcome

b)

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

c)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

d)

faultless; flawless; irreproachable

61.

Wax

a)

begin to speak or write about something in the specified

manner

b)

useful material, especially to back up an argument

c)

endless; with no possibility of end

d)

unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly

62.

Philistine

a)

of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein

b)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

c)

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

d)

commonplace or conventional

63.

Steep

a)

surround or fill with a quality or influence

b)

the first principles of a subject

c)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

d)

full of or expressing disappointment or disapproval

64.

Chronological

a)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.

b)

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

c)

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

d)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

65.

Veracity

a)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

b)

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

c)

a very strong wind

d)

pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine

66.

Impeccable

a)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

b)

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

c)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

d)

faultless; flawless; irreproachable

67.

Trepidation

a)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation

b)

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

c)

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc.,especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement

d)

pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine

68.

Precipitous

a)

extremely or impassably steep

b)

strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting,or base; righteous anger

c)

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc.,especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement

d)

a tomb, grave, or burial place

69.

Obligatory

a)

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt

b)

a situation of great peril

c)

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

d)

required; mandatory

70.

Countenance

a)

pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite

b)

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

c)

full of or expressing disappointment or disapproval

d)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

71.

Sacrilege

a)

the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred

b)

a tomb, grave, or burial place

c)

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt

d)

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate

72.

Erroneous

a)

A walkthrough, about, or over; travel through; traverse

b)

containing error; mistaken; incorrect

c)

that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like

d)

liveliness; animation; sprightliness

73.

Alleviate

a)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

b)

required; mandatory

c)

a tomb, grave, or burial place

d)

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate

74.

Ardent

a)

having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent

b)

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt

c)

a situation of great peril

d)

lack of energy; listlessness; languor

75.

Abhorrence

a)

great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage

b)

of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein

c)

a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; an abomination

d)

description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell,

touch, taste)

76.

Acute

a)

of short duration but typically severe

b)

great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage

c)

caused by or showing sincere remorse

d)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

77.

Intellect

a)

faultless; flawless; irreproachable

b)

capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, especially of a

high or complex order; mental capacity

c)

caused by or showing sincere remorse.

d)

extremely or impassably steep

78.

Spectacle

a)

the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness

b)

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of

speech

c)

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

d)

a visually striking performance or display

79.

Dialogue

a)

conversation between two or more persons

b)

tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation

c)

ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt

d)

containing error; mistaken; incorrect;

wrong

80.

Obstinate

a)

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not

yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty

b)

a congenital cleft or fissure in the midline of the upper lip, resembling the

cleft upper lip of a hare, often occurring with cleft palate

c)

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially

about trivial matters

d)

of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or

caused by the environment

81.

Vehement

a)

shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring

b)

A walkthrough, about, or over; travel through; traverse

c)

a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque,surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer

d)

zealous; ardent; impassioned

82.

Covet

a)

to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard

for the rights of others

b)

caused by or showing sincere remorse

c)

full of or expressing disappointment or disapproval

d)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

83.

Lucrative

a)

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

or someone

b)

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;

hateful

c)

profitable; moneymaking; remunerative

d)

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;

hateful

84.

Affable

a)

pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite

b)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

c)

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

d)

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate

85.

Eloquence

a)

excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters

b)

an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast

c)

profitable; moneymaking; remunerative

d)

the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness

86.

Repugnance

a)

strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy

b)

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable

c)

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure

d)

a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence

87.

Lassitude

a)

lack of energy; listlessness; languor.

b)

capable of changing/mutating

c)

a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque,surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer

d)

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

88.

Vivacity

a)

the therapeutic application of electricity to the body

b)

A walkthrough, about, or over; travel through; traverse

c)

liveliness; animation; sprightliness

d)

required; mandatory

89.

Flagrant

a)

lack of energy; listlessness; languor

b)

a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut

c)

shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring

d)

pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine

90.

Precarious

a)

the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation

b)

pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine

c)

A walkthrough, about, or over; travel through; traverse

d)

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure