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American Literature Unit 11 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the correctly accented word.

a)

cor rob o rate

b)

cor rob o rate'

c)

cor rob' o rate

d)

cor' rob o rate

2.

Identify the correctly accented word.

a)

spe' cious

b)

spe cious'

c)

spe cious

3.

Identify the correctly accented word.

a)

dis cur sive'

b)

dis' cur sive

c)

dis cur sive

d)

dis cur' sive

4.

Identify the correctly accented word.

a)

sa' ti ate

b)

sa ti ate'

c)

sa ti' ate

d)

sa ti ate

5.

Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "foist."

a)

verb

b)

prepositon

c)

noun

d)

adverb

6.

Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "heresy."

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

interjection

d)

verb

7.

Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "specious."

a)

noun

b)

conjunction

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

8.

Identify the correctly spelled word.

a)

enculcate

b)

inculcate

9.

Identify the correctly spelled word.

a)

perceptive

b)

perseptive

10.

Identify the correctly spelled word.

a)

abstemeous

b)

abstimious

c)

abstemious

11.

to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of

a)

salient

b)

corroborate

c)

palpable

d)

sear

12.

prominent, standing out, conspicuous

a)

salient

b)

palpable

c)

corroborate

d)

florid

13.

capable of being felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

a)

salient

b)

palpable

c)

florid

d)

discursive

14.

highly colored, reddish

a)

discursive

b)

salient

c)

florid

d)

sear

15.

A dowdy fur coat might be __.

a)

expensive

b)

shabby

c)

luxurious

d)

stylish

16.

A specious argument is __.

a)

deceptive

b)

cogent

c)

novel

d)

final

17.

A gauche comment is __.

a)

witty

b)

outlandish

c)

brilliant

d)

tactless

18.

An abstemious lifestyle is a __ lifestyle.

a)

angry

b)

unrestrained

c)

austere

d)

indulgent

19.

The opposite of censurable behavior is __ behavior.

a)

obnoxious

b)

outrageous

c)

commendable

d)

blameworthy

20.

The opposite of corroborate is

a)

substantiate

b)

record

c)

believe

d)

refute

21.

The opposite of disseminate is

a)

investigate

b)

broadcast

c)

review

d)

conceal

22.

The opposite of heresy is

a)

propagana

b)

orthodoxy

c)

comedy

d)

contraband

23.

Of all the creatures that inhabit the oceans, whales are by far the mightiest __ of the deep.

a)

palpable

b)

denizen

c)

pernicious

d)

dowdy

24.

The sullen, defeatist attitude displayed by a few of the players had a __ effect on the whole team's morale.

a)

pernicious

b)

dowdy

c)

foist

d)

satiate

25.

The critic wondered how such trash could be __ on the public as great literature.

a)

denizen

b)

pernicious

c)

dowdy

d)

foisted