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English 10 VOCAB R. 1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To make better or improve

a)

assuage

b)

arcane

c)

massage

d)

vehement

2.

Auspicious means

a)

miserable

b)

rich

c)

conducive to success, fortunate

d)

summarize

3.

Arcane

a)

Study old things

b)

Mysterious, understood by few

c)

Catalyst

d)

Bold

4.

To be warlike or aggressive

a)

gregarious

b)

loquacious

c)

belligerent

d)

vehemently

5.

To travel around

a)

circumstance

b)

circumference

c)

circumvent

d)

circumnavigate

6.

To weaken due to nutrition

a)

Alcane

b)

Emaciated

c)

Indifferent

d)

Not swollen

7.

Aha, I have it!

a)

Epiphany

b)

Egregious

c)

Exonerate

d)

Epicenter

8.

At the end of The Crucible, Reverend Hale asks the court to ______________________ John Proctor.

a)

revere

b)

exonerate

c)

recapitulate

d)

assuage

9.

In order to successfully climb El Capitan, one must be a ________________________ climber- just like Alex Honnold.

a)

arcane

b)

ironic

c)

auspicious

d)

fastidious

10.

If someone tells you, "He is a formidable enemy." What does this mean?

a)

He is the type of enemy that forgives.

b)

He is the type of enemy that forgets.

c)

He is the type of enemy that has power and inspires fear.

d)

He is the type of enemy that is not woke.

11.

Indifferent means

a)

feeling strongly about the topic

b)

having questions about the topic

c)

being unprepared for the topic

d)

feeling like you don't care either way about the topic

12.

She felt skeptical about the existence of aliens. The word skeptical means=

a)

fearful

b)

belligerent

c)

incredulous

d)

indifferent

13.

The singer Alanis Morisette sings "Its a free ride when you've already paid." This is an example of

a)

an epiphany

b)

irony

c)

simile

d)

personification

14.

My little brother is talkative and most of the time we can't get him to be quiet. This describes:

a)

magnanimous

b)

loquacious

c)

lugubrious

d)

bodacious

15.

She felt a tug at her aching heart string and looked lugubriously at the sky. In this sentence lugubriously means

a)

excitedly

b)

simply

c)

regretfully

d)

sadly

16.

To be generous, especially to your enemies is to be

a)

arcane

b)

succinct

c)

magnanimous

d)

stupid

17.

Before each new episode, most TV series provide a summary of the last episode or they

a)

analyze

b)

recapitulate

c)

vehemently discuss

d)

circumnavigate

18.

The Taj Mahal in India was built to revere the king's 20th wife. The word revere means

a)

to forgive

b)

to trap

c)

to travel

d)

to honor

19.

Although pirates might be more real than ninjas, it is believed that ninjas are more surreptitious. This means ninjas are

a)

stealthy

b)

awesome

c)

ancient

d)

a blender

20.

The FBI agent had been tracking each succinct movement of the killer. The word succinct in this sentence means

a)

carefully chosen

b)

unplanned

c)

realization

d)

covered

21.

The dog gripped the ball and he wouldn't let go. The grip is best described as

a)

magnanimous

b)

tenacious

c)

indifferent

d)

incredulous

22.

Amazon is an ubiquitous company. It is

a)

not fair

b)

seems to be everywhere

c)

fast

d)

out of control

23.

They would never be friends, she vehemently disagreed with him. What does the adverb mean in this sentence?

a)

passionate or forcefully

b)

indifferently

c)

talkative

d)

incredulously