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Vocabulary G MidTerm

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the opposite of aboveboard?

a)

furtive

b)

germane

c)

avid

2.

Another word for transient is

a)

durable

b)

ephemeral

c)

frenetic

3.

Which of the following words would you use to describe a group of people who are impoverished?

a)

affluent

b)

prosperous

c)

indigent

4.

To embellis a costume is to:

a)

decorate it

b)

desing it

c)

describe it

5.

Which of the following words could be used to replace garish?

a)

subdued

b)

tasteful

c)

gaudy

6.

If an athlete advances in his or her competitive ranking, he or she reaches a higher

a)

echelon

b)

tournament

c)

objective

7.

A long list of reasons or excuses might be called a

a)

prologue

b)

symphony

c)

litany

8.

Land that is thoroughly soaked with water can be described as:

a)

fallow

b)

indigent

c)

saturated

9.

A literary character who is blatant in his wrongdoing and treachery could be called what kind of villain?

a)

feckless

b)

arrant

c)

verdant

10.

Another word for conspiracy is

a)

gambit

b)

litany

c)

collusion

11.

Which of the following is the opposite of forbid?

a)

allege

b)

mandate

c)

conciliate

12.

If someone's salary increases slowly, you might say it grows in small

a)

fractions

b)

echelons

c)

increments

13.

Acclamation means:

a)

verbal approval

b)

silent agreement

c)

extreme stress

14.

If an activity is unremitting it does not

a)

stop

b)

make sense

c)

have any effect

15.

Which of the following is another word for worsen?

a)

alleviate

b)

exacerbate

c)

mitigate