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G10 Quiz on Voc unit 14

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The boy jumped up and down with _________ as he inched closer to the candy store.

a)

alacrity

b)

appall

c)

bellicose

d)

arrogant

2.

One local factory will ________ the town's job shortage by providing 250 more jobs.

a)

arrogate

b)

appall

c)

alleviate

d)

arrogant

3.

The heroine’s death was the________ of what I thought would happen at the end of the novel.

a)

arrogant

b)

antithesis

c)

bellicose

d)

disparage

4.

I am absolutely __________ to have received no offers of assistance!

a)

disparage

b)

bellicose

c)

appalled

d)

arrogant

5.

I cannot believe that you belittle and __________ people who have little in common with you

a)

disparage

b)

bellicose

c)

dissonant

d)

whet

6.

If Congress can explain the __________ between their promises and their actual results, the public would be happy to hear the explanation.

a)

bellicose

b)

dissonance

c)

whet

d)

loll

7.

Everyone enjoyed Professor Herman’s class because his _____________ sense of humor made his lectures entertaining.

a)

default

b)

droll

c)

elucidate

d)

bellicose

8.

Under the queen’s ________, all male members of the royal family must serve at least two years in the military.

a)

droll

b)

laud

c)

loll

d)

edict

9.

An interpreter will ________the instructions for all non-English speaking guests

a)

elucidate

b)

droll

c)

whet

d)

edict

10.

The critic will _________ the popular movie as one of the best of its time

a)

appall

b)

droll

c)

loll

d)

laud

11.

The wealthy kids do nothing but _________ on the beach during the summer months

a)

appall

b)

whet

c)

loll

d)

loquacious

12.

Recognizing the fact she had the habit of being rather __________, Amy fought to hold her tongue during the meeting

a)

droll

b)

loll

c)

loquacious

d)

appall

13.

Despite the slurs made against him by his opponent, the boxer was _____________ enough to praise his competitor.

a)

droll

b)

magnanimous

c)

loll

d)

laud

14.

A(n) ____________ assignment is one that must be done no matter what, and nothing will excuse you from that completion

a)

mandatory

b)

belabor

c)

zealous

d)

abrasive

15.

There was nothing that made the ___________restaurant stand out from the thirty other eateries on the strip

a)

mandatory

b)

nondescript

c)

droll

d)

laud

16.

After our football coach was suspended because of his emotional outbursts, he went to therapy so he could work on being more __________

a)

phlegmatic

b)

laud

c)

droll

d)

appall

17.

When new evidence in favor of the defendant came to light, the judge had no choice but to _____ the trial verdict

a)

rescind

b)

appall

c)

whet

d)

vivacious

18.

The young man drew attention as he entered the party due to his __________ personality while he bounced around the room

a)

droll

b)

vivacious

c)

laud

d)

ascertain

19.

The president gave the journalists just enough information to__________their curiosities.

a)

loll

b)

appall

c)

whet

d)

vinous

20.

John had a(n) __________ personality which made him a fierce competitor during wrestling competitions

a)

appall

b)

bellicose

c)

laud

d)

droll