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Week 11 Vocabulary Practice C - English IV

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Tyndale Bible is the first English translation of the holy book, serving as a(n) _______________ text that even commoners could read.

a)

demotic

b)

intransigent

c)

disingenuous

2.

Nobody wants to work in a group with Jack because he is _______________ and unwilling to be a team player.

a)

requisite

b)

dogged

c)

intransigent

3.

The detective was a(n) _______________ man who often played dumb to trick others into confessing.

a)

disingenuous

b)

demotic

c)

requisite

4.

Hank’s _______________ perseverance allowed him to complete the tiresome triathlon.

a)

dogged

b)

intransigent

c)

disingenuous

5.

Even after the physician performed an examination, he was still unable to determine the factor causing his patient’s _______________.

a)

crescendo

b)

bulwark

c)

malaise

6.

As a nightclub _______________, the promoter tried to get as many people to the parties as possible.

a)

bulwark

b)

impresario

c)

crescendo

7.

Once the castle drawbridge is raised, it will act as a(n) _______________ against invader entry.

a)

malaise

b)

bulwark

c)

wont

8.

For the used car salesmen, three sales a day is the _______________ for maintaining employment at the dealership.

a)

requisite

b)

wont

c)

dogged

9.

When she had nowhere to be, Lana was _______________ to lounge around her house in your pajamas all day.

a)

wont

b)

demotic

c)

instransigent

10.

We ran to stand between the two men when their disagreement reached a(n) _______________.

a)

crescendo

b)

malaise

c)

impresario

11.

Which word means "a defensive wall"?

a)

bullwark

b)

crescendo

c)

impresario

12.

Which word means "the loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound"?

a)

crescendo

b)

impresario

c)

malaise

13.

Which word means "relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people"?

a)

demotic

b)

dogged

c)

disingenuous

14.

Which word means "not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does"?

a)

disingenuous

b)

intransigent

c)

requisite

15.

Which word means "having or showing tenacity and grim persistence"?

a)

dogged

b)

wont

c)

requisite

16.

Which word means "a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas"?

a)

impresario

b)

crescendo

c)

malaise

17.

Which word means "unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something"?

a)

intransigent

b)

disingenuous

c)

wont

18.

Which word means "a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify"?

a)

malaise

b)

bulwark

c)

impresario

19.

Which word means "made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations"?

a)

requisite

b)

dogged

c)

demotic

20.

Which word means "in the habit of doing something; accustomed"?

a)

wont

b)

intransigent

c)

dogged