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ACC Lit/Comp - Midterm Study Guide

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

not telling the truth; lying

a)

mendacious

b)

logy

c)

Rubiginous

d)

Patulous

2.

dull and heavy in motion or thought; sluggish

a)

Logy

b)

Mendacious

c)

Rubiginous

d)

Patulous

3.

rust-colored.

a)

Rubiginous

b)

Logy

c)

Mendacious

d)

Patulous

4.

(especially of the branches of a tree) spreading.

a)

Patulous

b)

Logy

c)

Mendacious

d)

Rubiginous

5.

relating to or dependent on charity; charitable

a)

Eleemosynary

b)

Logy

c)

Patulous

d)

Mendacious

6.

(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

a)

Nascent

b)

Eleemosynary

c)

Logy

d)

Mendacious

7.

(of a theatrical production or movie, or a review of one) very successful or wholeheartedly commendatory.

a)

Boffo

b)

Nascent

c)

Eleemosynary

d)

Patulous

8.

denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.

a)

Halycon

b)

Boffo

c)

Nascent

d)

Eleemosynary

9.

pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

a)

Shadenfraude

b)

Miasma

c)

Halycon

d)

Boffo

10.

a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor.

a)

Miasma

b)

Halycon

c)

Boffo

d)

Shadenfraude

11.

a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.

a)

kerfuffle

b)

syzygy

c)

submontane

d)

ephemeral

12.

a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun.

a)

syzygy

b)

kerfuffle

c)

submontane

d)

ephemeral

13.

passing under or through mountains.

a)

submontane

b)

ephemeral

c)

omphalos

d)

erudite

14.

lasting for a very short time.

a)

ephemeral

b)

omphalos

c)

erudite

d)

copacetic

e)

ameliorate

15.

the center or hub of something.

a)

omphalos

b)

erudite

c)

copacetic

d)

ameliorate

16.

having or showing great knowledge or learning.

a)

erudite

b)

copacetic

c)

ameliorate

d)

dirigible

17.

in excellent order.

a)

copacetic

b)

ameliorate

c)

dirigible

d)

kerfuffle

18.

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

a)

ameliorate

b)

dirigible

c)

kerfuffle

d)

syzygy

19.

a dirigible airship, especially one with a rigid structure.

a)

dirigible

b)

kerfuffle

c)

syzygy

d)

submontane

20.

causing harm or damage.

a)

deleterious

b)

dirigible

c)

inimitable

d)

aerolith

21.

A meteorite.

a)

aerolith

b)

deleterious

c)

masticate

d)

decathect

22.

chew (food).

a)

masticate

b)

aerolith

c)

inimitable

d)

decathect

23.

to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object)

a)

decathect

b)

masticate

c)

dirigible

d)

aerolith

24.

talk in a rambling manner.

a)

maunder

b)

lackadaisical

c)

decathect

d)

milquetoast

25.

lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.

a)

lackadaisical

b)

maunder

c)

milquetoast

d)

corpulent

26.

(of a person) fat.

a)

corpulent

b)

dirigible

c)

lackadaisical

d)

milquetoast

27.

feeble, insipid, or bland.

a)

milquetoast

b)

dirigible

c)

maunder

d)

apocryphal

28.

(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

a)

apocryphal

b)

milquetoast

c)

corpulent

d)

gallimaufry

29.

a confused jumble or medley of things.

a)

gallimaufry

b)

deleterious

c)

inimitable

d)

aerolith

30.

to reason falsely : to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises.

a)

Paralogize

b)

Mellifluous

c)

Brumal

d)

Esoteric

31.

(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

a)

Mellifluous

b)

Brumal

c)

Esoteric

d)

Decimate

32.

relating to winter; wintry.

a)

Brumal

b)

Esoteric

c)

Mellifluous

d)

Decimate

33.

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

a)

Esoteric

b)

Decimate

c)

Sagacious

d)

Parsimonious

34.

kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.

a)

Decimate

b)

Esoteric

c)

Parsimonious

d)

Sagacious

35.

having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.

a)

Sagacious

b)

Decimate

c)

Inscape

d)

Parsimonious

36.

unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal

a)

Parsimonious

b)

Sagacious

c)

Torpid

d)

Inscape

37.

the unique inner nature of a person or object as shown in a work of art, especially a poem.

a)

Inscape

b)

Parsimonious

c)

Dirigible

d)

Torpid

38.

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.

a)

Torpid

b)

Dirigible

c)

Decimate

d)

Paralogize