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WorksheetsFCP Units 8-11 Summative Test Review
Total questions: 118
Worksheet time: 59mins
beyond argument
fatuous
arrant
irrefutable
saturnine
light and playful conversation
echelon
juggernaut
paucity
badinage
thoroughgoing, out-and-out
irrefutable
arrant
macabre
saturnine
stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
macabre
fatuous
saturnine
lackadaisical
far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
picayune
pertinacious
garish
inordinate
to assert without proof or confirmation
conciliate
raze
allege
slough
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
raze
slough
countermand
portend
Lacking in or not based on reality
ephemeral
inordinate
illusory
picayune
to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful; to aggravate, intensify, or worsen
saturate
slough
portend
exacerbate
one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity
echelon
paucity
juggernaut
litany
tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
pertinacious
garish
bestial
illusory
to reconcile, make consistent
saturate
conciliate
exacerbate
raze
to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
allay
demur
jettison
embellish
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
litany
juggernaut
paucity
badinage
done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty
indigent
convivial
furtive
ephemeral
light and playful conversation
echelon
juggernaut
paucity
badinage
an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
juggernaut
paucity
echelon
litany
to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary
exacerbate
raze
recant
slough
to assert without proof or confirmation
conciliate
raze
allege
slough
having death as a subject
saturnine
irrefutable
macabre
arrant
to give advance warning of
recant
slough
saturate
portend
to tear down, destroy completely
raze
slough
exacerbate
countermand
beyond argument
fatuous
arrant
irrefutable
saturnine
to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity
slough
saturate
portend
allege
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
litany
juggernaut
paucity
badinage
to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
saturate
conciliate
recant
slough
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
raze
slough
countermand
portend
cold or sluggish in mood
macabre
lackadaisical
saturnine
fatuous
lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
saturnine
macabre
lackadaisical
fatuous
a long list
paucity
badinage
echelon
litany
Synonym: lackadaisical work ethic
effective
peculiar
halfhearted
poor
Synonym: portends great opportunities ahead
guarantees
suggests
fears
wants
Synonym: razed the old hotel
admired
painted
demolished
moved
Synonym: a listener of macabre stories
grotesque
uninteresting
inspiring
amusing
Synonym: gave a litany of chores
brief summary
long list
draft
illustrated guide
not easily excited
chary
imperturbable
paltry
refulgent
a shout of welcome
increment
acclamation
tyro
paroxysm
an authoritative command, formal order, authorization
acclamation
collusion
mandate
tyro
Antonym: bucolic setting
pastoral
traditional
cryptic
metropolitan
Synonym: paltry allotments of food
minimal
regular
occasional
gigantic
Synonym: spoke only to calumniate the representative
anger
elect
praise
slander
Synonym: an imperturbable manager
unflappable
experienced
excitable
skillful
Synonym: groups of wealthy dilettantes
volunteers
recruits
amateurs
professionals
an enlargement, increase, addition
pedantry
peregrination
paroxysm
increment
to accuse falsely and maliciously
mandate
vacillate
calumniate
vituperate
a long list
paucity
badinage
echelon
litany
extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to)
imperturbable
chary
paltry
unremitting
trifling, insignificant
dilettante
paltry
unremitting
refulgent
secret agreement or cooperation
dilettante
pedantry
peregrination
collusion
a dabbler in the arts
paroxysm
shibboleth
dilettante
acclamation
characteristic of the countryside, rural
bucolic
paltry
chary
dilettante
having death as a subject
saturnine
irrefutable
macabre
arrant
a beginner, novice
dilettante
tyro
pedantry
paroxysm
a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others
shibboleth
tyro
acclamation
mandate
shining, radiant, resplendent
vituperative
refulgent
chary
bucolic
not stopping, maintaining steadily, never letting up, relentless
vituperative
refulgent
unremitting
chary
to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another
mandate
vacillate
calumniate
vituperative
harshly abusive, severely scolding
redolent
unremitting
bucolic
vituperative
an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
mandate
peregrination
dilettante
pedantry
secret agreement or cooperation
dilettante
pedantry
peregrination
collusion
a spasm, convulsion
acclamation
shibboleth
paroxysm
peregrination
fragrant, smelling strongly
unremitting
redolent
vituperative
refulgent
extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to)
imperturbable
chary
paltry
unremitting
a pretentious display of knowledge
mandate
pedantry
dilettante
tyro
to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
cavil
attenuate
decimate
rebuff
with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
obtusely
penitently
askance
sporadically
to do without, abstain from, give up
reconnoiter
forgo
rebuff
inure
a weak point, failing, minor flaw
penitent
shambles
foible
charlatan
full or loaded with
fraught
sporadic
obsequious
obtuse
a pretender, imposer, or quack
charlatan
rebuff
penitent
foible
to find fault in a petty way, carp
rebuff
cavil
decimate
inure
to kill or destroy a large part of
oscillate
decimate
inure
reconnoiter
gentle, kind
peremptory
penitent
luminous
benign
Synonym: decimate by disease or famine
frightened
amused
devastated
entertained
Synonym: undone by his own foibles
fantasies
shortcomings
laziness
secrets
Synonym: a task fraught with difficulties
devoid of
loaded with
involving
promising
Synonym: ignored the cavils of the critics
trivial criticisms
plaudits
statements
pointed questions
Synonym: attenuate the mixture by adding water
ruin
season
thin out
complete
Synonym: called him a charlatan
miser
hero
fraud
genius
Synonym: forced by circumstances to forgo luxuries
choose among
pay for
do without
indulge in
Synonym: looked askance at the stranger lurking in the alley
closely
suspiciously
surreptitiously
directly
Synonym: removed the benign growth
malignant
harmless
painful
enlarged
a peremptory manner of speaking
sarcastic
humorous
mild
dictatorial
inured to the discipline of military service
objected
acclimated
attracted
introduced
his peremptory claim to superior knowledge
tentative
high-handed
unexpected
modest
accompanied by
obtuse
obsequious
sporadic
fraught
to make a preliminary inspection
attenuate
reconnoiter
oscillate
inure
marked by slavish attentiveness
obsequious
penitent
peremptory
benign
gentle, kind
luminous
benign
penitent
peremptory
a place of mass bloodshed
foible
penitent
charlatan
shambles
full or loaded with
obsequious
sporadic
fraught
obtuse
one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
cabal
delectable
asperity
eclectic
a clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
detritus
cabal
necromancer
eclectic
overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement
flaccid
onerous
ebullient
rife
bitterness or tartness
rudiments
detritus
asperity
necromancer
to express mild disapproval
abrogate
burnish
winnow
deprecate
to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
deprecate
burnish
sequester
abrogate
to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish
burnish
deprecate
abrogate
sequester
deliciously flavored, savory
inexorable
ebullient
delectable
impecunious
completely surrounding, encompassing
eclectic
ambient
delectable
ebullient
loose bits and pieces of materials resulting from disintegration or wearing away
necromancer
detritus
asperity
cabal
Synonym: may abrogate certain freedoms during wartime
cancel
grant
modify
question
Synonym: sifted through the detritus of the ancient city
records
houses
gardens
ruins
Synonym: the asperity of the editorial writer's comments
even-handedness
bias
fairness
harshness
Synonym: adjusted the level of ambient light in the room
indoor
dim
surrounding
overhead
Synonym: an eclectic in her reading taste
one who draws from different sources
one who only reads newspapers
one who enjoys the classics
one who reads intellectual material
Synonym: cheered by their ebullient fans
loyal
bored
elated
angry
Synonym: delectable dish
broken
bland
fancy
delicious
Synonym: deprecate their behavior
extol
emulate
analyze
frown upon
Synonym: burnished the marble floors to a high gloss
mopped
washed
buffed
painted
Synonym: part of a cabal
conspiracy
organization
committee
government
Antonym: an ebullient crowd
huge
sullen
exuberant
perceptive
Antonym: the paucity of plant life
variety
abundance
scarcity
origin
Antonym: redolent of childhood summers by the sea
illustrative
reminiscent
devoid
unevocative
Antonym: fraught with uncertainty
lacking in
charged with
heightened by
immobilized by
to snub or reject
decimate
rebuff
forgo
cavil
not firm, droop due to lack of water or exercise
flaccid
ambient
onerous
eclectic
constant or unrelenting
paltry
unremitting
refulgent
chary
