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Week 9 Vocabulary - English IV

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "an accusation made against an accuser"?

a)

bumpkin

b)

recrimination

c)

benign

2.

After a(n) _____ was made by the accused, it became obvious the accuser was the bigger bully of the pair.

a)

recrimination

b)

culpable

c)

bumpkin

3.

Which word means "not proper or inappropriate"?

a)

pervasive

b)

indecorous

c)

benign

4.

Kelly will never get a job as long as she uses _____ language and profanity in her interviews.

a)

benign

b)

culpable

c)

indecorous

5.

Which word means "having no significant effect" or "harmless"?

a)

provocative

b)

frenetic

c)

benign

6.

Even though the company claims the energy drink is _____, you may experience some unwanted side effects after drinking the beverage.

a)

benign

b)

penultimate

c)

corroborate

7.

Which word means " capable of affecting or influencing everything"?

a)

provocative

b)

recrimination

c)

pervasive

8.

Even in this day and age, racial stereotypes are _____ and not limited to one area of the country.

a)

benign

b)

pervasive

c)

frenetic

9.

Which word means "fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied"?

a)

benign

b)

frenetic

c)

indecorous

10.

After the concert, the _____ crowd surged through the exit doors and began to dance in the street.

a)

provocative

b)

culpable

c)

frenetic

11.

Which word means "tending to provoke or stimulate"?

a)

corroborate

b)

penultimate

c)

provocative

12.

Despite my rival’s _____ remarks, I refuse to get into a disagreement with her.

a)

recrimination

b)

provocative

c)

culpable

13.

Which word means "an unsophisticated person, generally from the countryside"?

a)

bumpkin

b)

recrimination

c)

corroborate

14.

Carl didn't mind running a country store; the local ______ was the most polite customers he'd ever known.

a)

penultimate

b)

recrimination

c)

bumpkin

15.

Which word means "to strengthen or support with other evidence" or "to make more certain"?

a)

culpable

b)

corroborate

c)

penultimate

16.

My coworkers can _____ the fact I was at work all day.

a)

corroborate

b)

provocative

c)

bumpkin

17.

Which word means "guilty" or "deserving blame"?

a)

penultimate

b)

indecorous

c)

culpable

18.

Even though each driver is trying to pass the blame, one of them has to be _____ for the accident.

a)

culpable

b)

pervasive

c)

frenetic

19.

Which word means "right before the final one"?

a)

benign

b)

provocative

c)

penultimate

20.

My favorite racecar driver led the race all the way through the _____ turn and then crashed on the finishing curve.

a)

penultimate

b)

benign

c)

indecorous