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Vocabulary Week 9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

menial

a)

vague, undefined, not specific

b)

humble, degrading

c)

respected, worshiped

d)

foreign, not belonging

2.

venerable

a)

brief, concise

b)

vague, undefined, not specific

c)

respected, worshiped

d)

foreign, not belonging

3.

extraneous

a)

humble, degrading

b)

respected, worshiped

c)

foreign, not belonging

d)

brief, concise

4.

succinct

a)

respect, worshiped

b)

humble, degrading

c)

vague, undefined

d)

brief, concise

5.

archaic

a)

healthful, wholesome

b)

out of date

c)

rival, strive to equal

d)

comical, humorous

6.

emulate

a)

rival, strive to equal

b)

fanatical, furious

c)

out of date

d)

healthful, wholesome

7.

facetious

a)

healthful, wholesome

b)

rival, strive to equal

c)

comical, humorous

d)

fanatical, furious

8.

rabid

a)

fanatical, furious

b)

comical, humorous,

c)

out of date

d)

healthful

9.

salubrious

a)

healthful, wholesome

b)

out of date

c)

rival, strive to equal

d)

comical, humorous

10.

ambiguous

a)

vague, undefined

b)

humble, degrading

c)

respected, worshiped

d)

foreign, not belonging

11.

Do you seriously think I want to do such a ________ task as cleaning your bathroom?

a)

succinct

b)

menial

c)

facetious

d)

rabid

12.

We held great respect for the _____________ priest, who had held his position in the church for more than 40 years.

a)

venerable

b)

succinct

c)

ambiguous

d)

emulate

13.

Today it is unusual to see an __________ rotary phone hanging on someone's wall.

a)

emulate

b)

ambiguous

c)

extraneous

d)

archaic

14.

The young boy sought to ____________ his hero, the great Jackie Robinson.

a)

facetious

b)

emulate

c)

menial

d)

venerable

15.

Please remove the __________ information from your essay; it has become too wordy and rambling.

a)

ambiguous

b)

extraneous

c)

succinct

d)

facetious

16.

The following sentence is ____________: Visiting relatives can cause problems.

a)

extraneous

b)

archaic

c)

ambiguous

d)

salubrious

17.

A BCR should be thorough but _____________; only one paragraph is sufficient.

a)

menial

b)

extraneous

c)

succinct

d)

ambiguous

18.

I didn't really mean you have the rest of the period to sleep; I was being _____________.

a)

facetious

b)

salubrious

c)

rabid

d)

emulate

19.

The _________ soccer fan had his face and chest painted in his team's colors.

a)

salubrious

b)

archaic

c)

extraneous

d)

rabid

20.

For a short period of time, my brother went through a _______ stage, where he only ate vegetables and fruits.

a)

archaic

b)

salubrious

c)

rabid

d)

facetious