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Weeks 1-5 Vocabulary

Total questions: 143

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

tight-lipped, not offering one's thoughts freely

a)

reticent

b)

mince

c)

palavar

d)

taciturn

2.

speaking more than necessary, chatty

a)

garrulous

b)

loquacious

c)

palavar

d)

heedless

3.

using more words than necessary

a)

verbose

b)

prudent

c)

hedge

d)

chary

4.

quiet and reserved

a)

taciturn

b)

hedge

c)

palaver

d)

impetuous

5.

to not speak directly for fear of offending

a)

mince

b)

hedge

c)

loquacious

d)

garrulous

6.

to not commit oneself fully verbally

a)

hedge

b)

wary

c)

prudent

d)

reticent

7.

talkative, long-winded

a)

loquacious

b)

impetuous

c)

wary

d)

verbose

8.

idle chatter

a)

palaver

b)

verbose

c)

taciturn

d)

chary

9.

careful and thoughtful

a)

prudent

b)

wary

c)

rash

d)

mince

10.

cautious and alert

a)

wary

b)

garrulous

c)

verbose

d)

taciturn

11.

acting without forethought, reckless

a)

impetuous

b)

rash

c)

chary

d)

heedless

12.

reckless

a)

heedless

b)

palaver

c)

verbose

d)

prudent

13.

careful and cautious

a)

chary

b)

verbose

c)

prudent

d)

rash

14.

acting without thinking

a)

rash

b)

loquacious

c)

impetuous

d)

hedge

15.

Mark's _____ attitude got him in trouble because he never thinks before he speaks.

a)

impetuous

b)

reticient

c)

hedge

d)

wary

16.

Elyse was very ______ of driving after her car accident

a)

wary

b)

verbose

c)

taciturn

d)

hedge

17.

Hudson would ______ the discussion so that he wasn't committed to going out on Friday.

a)

hedge

b)

reticent

c)

taciturn

d)

wary

18.

Sophie was quite the ______ speaker, she always said more words than she needed.

a)

verbose

b)

taciturn

c)

hedge

d)

wary

19.

Margo never gave her opinion on the matter she had a _________ attitude.

a)

reticent

b)

verbose

c)

wary

d)

impetuous

20.

Elaina's _____ attitude made it hard for her to make friends, she was almost too quiet and reserved.

a)

tactiturn

b)

impetuous

c)

verbose

d)

hedge

21.

heedless

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

22.

Prudent

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

23.

Wary

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

24.

hedge

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

25.

palaver

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

26.

Garrulous

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

27.

verbose

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

28.

An introduction to a text

a)

preamble

b)

ramshackle

c)

resilient

d)

predicate

29.

to give up

a)

refine

b)

retribution

c)

predilection

d)

relinquish

30.

rundown, describing a building or structure

a)

ramshackle

b)

presage

c)

retribution

d)

revert

31.

rash, acting without thinking

a)

preamble

b)

precipitate

c)

presentiment

d)

resilient

32.

to indicate something (usually bad) is about to happen

a)

presage

b)

precipitate

c)

predilection

d)

refine

33.

to make purer, to remove impurities from

a)

predicate

b)

revert

c)

refine

d)

relinquish

34.

a special fondness

a)

predilection

b)

predicate

c)

ramshackle

d)

retribution

35.

to change back to an earlier state

a)

revert

b)

preamble

c)

ramshackle

d)

retribution

36.

deserved punishment

a)

retribution

b)

prescient

c)

predicate

d)

preamble

37.

having knowledge of something before it happens

a)

prescient

b)

ramshackle

c)

revert

d)

refine

38.

to be based on

a)

predicate

b)

preamble

c)

presentiment

d)

refine

39.

a feeling that something (typically bad) is about to happen

a)

presentiment

b)

preamble

c)

resilient

d)

revert

40.

able to bounce back from hardships

a)

resilient

b)

refine

c)

presage

d)

relinquish

41.

name the part of speech: Presage

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

42.

what part of speech is Prescient

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

43.

what part of speech is Predicate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

44.

what part of speech is Presentiment

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

45.

what part of speech is revert

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

46.

what part of speech is resilient

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

47.

What part of speech is Relinquish

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

48.

what part of speech is ramshackle

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

49.

what part of speech is preamble

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

50.

The toddler had to _______ his toy after he hit his brother in the head with it.

a)

relinquish

b)

revert

c)

predilection

d)

ramshackle

51.

The ______ to the story was important because it gave the readers some vital background knowledge.

a)

preamble

b)

ramshackle

c)

retribution

d)

revert

52.

The old man's house went to _________ after his wife died.

a)

ramshackle

b)

retribution

c)

preamble

d)

refine

53.

Haydon has a _____ to his first born son, even though he loved his other children very much.

a)

predilection

b)

revert

c)

prescient

d)

refine

54.

Zack deserved his father's __________ after spray painting the neighbor's car.

a)

retribution

b)

revert

c)

refine

d)

predicate

55.

The abusive mother ________ed back to her old ways even after going to therapy.

a)

revert

b)

preamble

c)

predilection

d)

presage

56.

to torment someone with something they want without ever giving it to them

a)

tantalize

b)

draconian

c)

cicerone

d)

laconic

57.

describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

a)

pyrrhic

b)

jeremiad

c)

nemesis

d)

platonic

58.

using as few words as possible when speaking

a)

laconic

b)

platonic

c)

cicerone

d)

maudlin

59.

extremely strict, as laws or rules

a)

draconian

b)

platonic

c)

nemesis

d)

juggernaut

60.

a long speech full of complaints

a)

jeremiad

b)

laconic

c)

maudlin

d)

thespian

61.

a guide who gives speeches to sightseers

a)

cicerone

b)

pyrrhic

c)

nemesis

d)

platonic

62.

one who constantly works to ensure another's downfall

a)

nemesis

b)

thespian

c)

spartan

d)

maudlin

63.

describes a close relationship that has no romantic or sexual basis

a)

platonic

b)

spartan

c)

tantalize

d)

laconic

64.

an actor

a)

thespian

b)

spartan

c)

nemesis

d)

hector

65.

lacking in comfort or flourishes

a)

spartan

b)

laconic

c)

maudlin

d)

hector

66.

an unstoppable, destructive force or thing

a)

juggernaut

b)

hector

c)

draconian

d)

cicerone

67.

overly self-pitying, often used to describe someone who becomes sentimental when intoxicated

a)

maudlin

b)

nemesis

c)

platonic

d)

spartan

68.

to bully (usually through words)

a)

hector

b)

nemesis

c)

cecirone

d)

spartan

69.

cicerone

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

70.

nemesis

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

71.

platonic

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

72.

spartan

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

73.

maudlin

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

74.

hector

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

75.

juggernaut

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

76.

jeremiad

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

77.

pyrrhic

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

78.

laconic

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

79.

Kaden and Allie had a completely __________ friendship.

a)

platonic

b)

laconic

c)

spartan

d)

pyrrhic

80.

Mr. Crab's arch __________ was Plankton since he always trying to get the secret recipe.

a)

nemesis

b)

hector

c)

draconian

d)

tantalize

81.

The hurricane was a ______ to the small island town it hit in Barbados.

a)

juggernaut

b)

platonic

c)

cicerone

d)

draconian

82.

The rules at the high security prison were considered _____ by the inmates.

a)

draconian

b)

thespian

c)

laconic

d)

jeremiad

83.

Noah ________ed his dog with bacon but would never actually give him any.

a)

tantalize

b)

juggernaut

c)

maudlin

d)

hector

84.

The _____ put on such a great show that it made the audience truly love his character.

a)

thespian

b)

pyrrhic

c)

draconian

d)

jeremiad

85.

hardworking and attentive

a)

sedulous

b)

restive

c)

punctilious

d)

prepossessing

86.

restless, agitated

a)

restive

b)

equivocate

c)

predicament

d)

sedulous

87.

to read carefully

a)

peruse

b)

wanderlust

c)

jaunt

d)

junket

88.

extremely careful about details, to the point of being fussy

a)

punctilious

b)

prepossessing

c)

wanderlust

d)

junket

89.

to be intentionally vague and misleading

a)

equivocate

b)

predicament

c)

cosmopolitan

d)

insular

90.

a difficult situation that isn't easy to escape

a)

predicament

b)

wanderlust

c)

junket

d)

provincial

91.

attractive and charming

a)

prepossessing

b)

sedulous

c)

parochial

d)

insular

92.

a strong and constant desire to travel

a)

wanderlust

b)

jaunt

c)

sedulous

d)

junket

93.

comfortable and familiar with many different cultures

a)

cosmopolitan

b)

jaunt

c)

punctilious

d)

equivocate

94.

closed off from the rest of the world, unfamiliar with other cultures

a)

insular

b)

restive

c)

predicament

d)

peruse

95.

narrow-minded, unexposed to different cultures or ideas

a)

provincial

b)

jaunt

c)

cosmopolitan

d)

restive

96.

a journey taken for pleasure

a)

jaunt

b)

junket

c)

predicament

d)

peruse

97.

having a narrow or limited perspective

a)

parochial

b)

wanderlust

c)

insular

d)

punctilious

98.

an extravagant trip, usually funded by the government or some other entity

a)

junket

b)

provincial

c)

restive

d)

equivocate

99.

wanderlust

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

100.

jaunt

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

101.

equivocate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

102.

persuse

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

103.

sedulous

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

104.

insular

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

105.

cosmopolitan

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

106.

parochial

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

107.

prepossessing

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

108.

The ladies in the audience went crazy when the ____ actor walked in the room

a)

parochial

b)

restive

c)

predicament

d)

prepossessing

109.

Mrs. Adam's _____ thoughts made it very difficult for her to debate with others, she just wasn't willing to hear their point of view.

a)

parochial

b)

predicament

c)

wanderlust

d)

sedulous

110.

Milo became _____ when the principal told him to tuck in his shirt for the fifth time.

a)

restive

b)

junket

c)

cosmopolitan

d)

jaunt

111.

Being stuck in the house of a murderer would be quite the _____!

a)

predicament

b)

insular

c)

restive

d)

peruse

112.

Belle, in Beauty and the Beast, was tired of this ______ life, which was dull and unexciting.

a)

provincial

b)

cosmopolitan

c)

restive

d)

sedulous

113.

New York is considered a ___ city because of all the different cultures that are there.

a)

cosmopolitan

b)

prepossessing

c)

punctilious

d)

jaunt

114.

unwarranted or uncalled for, given the situation

a)

gratuitous

b)

burnish

c)

mannerism

d)

redress

115.

given to excess, typically with regard to drinking alcohol

a)

intemperate

b)

pereminent

c)

quiscent

d)

remiss

116.

to make shiny

a)

burnish

b)

rambunctious

c)

susurrus

d)

murmur

117.

describing a state or period of inactivity

a)

quiescent

b)

placid

c)

preeminent

d)

hubbub

118.

to make right or correct some wrongdoing

a)

redress

b)

remiss

c)

hubbub

d)

mannerism

119.

negligent, derelict, lackadaisical, or neglectful

a)

remiss

b)

intemperate

c)

obstreperous

d)

raucous

120.

the best of its kind

a)

preeminent

b)

gratuitous

c)

burnish

d)

susurrus

121.

a way of speaking or behaving that is specific to an individual

a)

mannerism

b)

quiescent

c)

redress

d)

rambunctious

122.

tranquil, calm

a)

placid

b)

hubbub

c)

obstreperous

d)

remiss

123.

out of control and overly excited

a)

rambunctious

b)

remiss

c)

hubbub

d)

murmur

124.

a whispering or rustling sound

a)

susurrus

b)

raucous

c)

burnish

d)

mannerism

125.

to say very softly, almost indiscernible

a)

murmur

b)

susurrus

c)

gratuitous

d)

obstreperous

126.

loud and unruly

a)

raucous

b)

placid

c)

murmur

d)

remiss

127.

the loud noise caused by a crowd

a)

hubbub

b)

redress

c)

intemperate

d)

quiescent

128.

very noisy and out of control

a)

obstreperous

b)

gratuitous

c)

murmur

d)

susurrus

129.

Maggie's _____ attitude was obnoxious after visiting the bars with her friends over the weekend.

a)

intermperate

b)

preeminent

c)

rambunctious

d)

mannerism

130.

George's ____ proved that he was a well-educated man.

a)

mannerism

b)

susurrus

c)

redress

d)

preeminent

131.

When Hudson went to court he tried to ______ the issue of him drinking and driving.

a)

redress

b)

intemperate

c)

mannerism

d)

rambunctious

132.

Elyse loves the _____ sound that the leaves make in the fall

a)

susurrus

b)

remiss

c)

placid

d)

hubbub

133.

Noah was a very ____ kid growing up, he was always playing in the house breaking his mother's artwork.

a)

rambunctious

b)

intemperate

c)

mannerism

d)

placid

134.

Elaina was a ______ nurse, she was the best labor and delivery nurse Erlanger had.

a)

preeminent

b)

hubbub

c)

raucous

d)

mannerism

135.

Mannerism

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

136.

placid

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

137.

hubbub

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

u

138.

murmur

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

139.

obstreperous

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

140.

quiescent

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

141.

preeminent

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

142.

remiss

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

143.

redress

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective