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Week 15 Vocabulary Practice C - English IV

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After I was kidnapped and held hostage for a week, I became a(n) _______________ and distrusted everyone.

a)

appellation

b)

autonomy

c)

misanthrope

2.

No matter what I try, I cannot seem to _______________ the ants from my kitchen.

a)

extirpate

b)

coagulate

c)

malevolent

3.

A good boss will provide her workers with the _______________ necessary to create their own ideal working conditions.

a)

autonomy

b)

jurisprudence

c)

tutelary

4.

Many of Hollywood’s _______________ actors will be attending the Academy Awards after party.

a)

malevolent

b)

prominent

c)

supercilious

5.

The patient was diagnosed with a disorder that makes the blood clot and _______________ from liquid to solid form.

a)

coagulate

b)

extirpate

c)

misanthrope

6.

Even though he was just as poor as the others, the _______________ man thought he was superior.

a)

tutelary

b)

malevolent

c)

supercilious

7.

In the federal courts, _______________ is often used to help make ruling on difficult cases.

a)

appellation

b)

autonomy

c)

jurisprudence

8.

In high school, my friends would often refer to me as Penguin, a(n) _______________ I earned because of my unusual walk.

a)

misanthrope

b)

tutelary

c)

appellation

9.

Bob’s up to his _______________ ways, wishing his roommate would fall off a cliff.

a)

prominent

b)

malevolent

c)

tutelary

10.

The _______________ saint committed her existence to the protection of those who could not safeguard themselves.

a)

tutelary

b)

malevolent

c)

appellation

11.

Which word means "a name or title"?

a)

appellation

b)

jurisprudence

c)

autonomy

12.

Which word means "independence" or "self-government"?

a)

jurisprudence

b)

autonomy

c)

misanthrope

13.

Which word means "the theory or philosophy of law"?

a)

jurisprudence

b)

misanthrope

c)

appellation

14.

Which word means "change to a solid or semisolid state"?

a)

coagulate

b)

extirpate

c)

prominent

15.

Which word means "root out and destroy completely"?

a)

coagulate

b)

extirpate

c)

supercilious

16.

Which word means "having or showing a wish to do evil to others"?

a)

malevolent

b)

prominent

c)

supercilious

17.

Which word means "a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society"?

a)

misanthrope

b)

appellation

c)

tutelary

18.

Which word means "important" or "easily noticed"?

a)

prominent

b)

supercilious

c)

tutelary

19.

Which word means "behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others"?

a)

prominent

b)

supercilious

c)

tutelary

20.

Which word means "serving as a protector, guardian, or patron"?

a)

prominent

b)

supercilious

c)

tutelary