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The Awakening Vocab Quiz Ch. 9-15

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

on fire

a)

ablaze

b)

meadow

c)

tepee

d)

vision

2.

lacking moral restraint; scornful of what is right.

a)

purloin

b)

incorrigible

c)

culpable

d)

unscrupulous

3.
impulsive; given to whim
a)
redoubtable
b)
inexorable
c)
incalculable
d)
capricious
4.

The definition of pretentious is _______________________

a)

being self important, thinking you are better than others

b)

flaunting wealth

c)

to assign or attribute to someone

d)

gifted/talented beyond one's years

5.
impulsive, acting without thinking
a)
impetuuous
b)
arid
c)
diligent
d)
compassion
6.

conviction

a)

Strong belief or opinion

b)

Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong

c)

To speak in a formal setting such as a court

d)

Able to be educated

7.

bully ;assuming power or authority without justification

a)

transcend

b)

imperious

c)

extemporaneous

d)

insouciant

8.

anxiety and concern

a)

trepidation

b)

legacy

c)

fanatic

d)

solicitude

9.
Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful 
a)
Plaintive
b)
Contemplate 
c)
Laden
d)
Juncture
10.

Feeling _____, she bounced down the hallway to class after winning the scholarship.

a)

Giddy

b)

Askew

c)

Harrowed

d)

Chronic

11.
The __________ act committed by that man caused a lot of people pain and suffering.
a)
miserable
b)
gradual
c)
malicious
d)
individual
12.

oppression

a)

spreading lies about a group as a way to promote your own thinking

b)

to show power in a cruel and unjust manner

c)

to make fun of a group of people in public

13.
Which is best defined by the following:
_____________ means uselessness.
a)
propaganda
b)
exploit
c)
futility
d)
exotic
14.
to express disapproval of; to depreciate one's efforts
a)
deprecate
b)
demure
c)
demagogue
d)
destitute
15.

converse in a playful or teasing way

a)

allegiance

b)

banter

c)

heft

d)

magistrate

16.

To fill up from within; to spread throughout

a)

confound

b)

infuse

c)

suffuse

17.

Contrary to the emotional _______________________ for help that was delivered by the last speakers, this woman's plea was rational but without sincerity.

a)

Entreaty

b)

Summon

c)

Predilection

d)

Ineptness

18.

Give strength or energy defines...

a)

Invigorating

b)

Incapacitated

c)

Inflict

d)

Instigator

19.

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

a)

Blather

b)

Terse

c)

Verve

d)

Grotesque

20.

to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise , honor

a)

extort

b)

exalt

c)

commemorate

d)

replica