WorksheetsAmerican Literature Unit 11 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Identify the correctly accented word.
cor rob o rate
cor rob o rate'
cor rob' o rate
cor' rob o rate
Identify the correctly accented word.
spe' cious
spe cious'
spe cious
Identify the correctly accented word.
dis cur sive'
dis' cur sive
dis cur sive
dis cur' sive
Identify the correctly accented word.
sa' ti ate
sa ti ate'
sa ti' ate
sa ti ate
Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "foist."
verb
prepositon
noun
adverb
Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "heresy."
adjective
noun
interjection
verb
Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "specious."
noun
conjunction
adjective
pronoun
Identify the correctly spelled word.
enculcate
inculcate
Identify the correctly spelled word.
perceptive
perseptive
Identify the correctly spelled word.
abstemeous
abstimious
abstemious
to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of
salient
corroborate
palpable
sear
prominent, standing out, conspicuous
salient
palpable
corroborate
florid
capable of being felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
salient
palpable
florid
discursive
highly colored, reddish
discursive
salient
florid
sear
A dowdy fur coat might be __.
expensive
shabby
luxurious
stylish
A specious argument is __.
deceptive
cogent
novel
final
A gauche comment is __.
witty
outlandish
brilliant
tactless
An abstemious lifestyle is a __ lifestyle.
angry
unrestrained
austere
indulgent
The opposite of censurable behavior is __ behavior.
obnoxious
outrageous
commendable
blameworthy
The opposite of corroborate is
substantiate
record
believe
refute
The opposite of disseminate is
investigate
broadcast
review
conceal
The opposite of heresy is
propagana
orthodoxy
comedy
contraband
Of all the creatures that inhabit the oceans, whales are by far the mightiest __ of the deep.
palpable
denizen
pernicious
dowdy
The sullen, defeatist attitude displayed by a few of the players had a __ effect on the whole team's morale.
pernicious
dowdy
foist
satiate
The critic wondered how such trash could be __ on the public as great literature.
denizen
pernicious
dowdy
foisted
