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25 Words Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

But I _______________________, and I should really get back to the main topic before we get so off track that we are never able to cover the entire curriculum.

a)

Analogous

b)

Salient

c)

Digress

d)

Discern

2.

As a little brother, I always wanted to ___________________ my big brother in sports and academics, trying to be exactly like him.

a)

Emulate

b)

Analogous

c)

Caveat

d)

Quintessential

3.

My job, as a forecaster, is to _______________________ the data from these charts in order to predict future costs.

a)

Extrapolate

b)

Exacerbate

c)

Discern

d)

Anecdote

4.

A ____________________ solution often works best when solving a problem because theory sometimes does not address the real issue.

a)

Prognosticate

b)

Quintessential

c)

Pragmatic

d)

Maverick

5.

As a high school senior, you have a _________________________ of options in your future, whether you want to be a be an entrepreneur, go to college, join the Armed forces, or simply take a year off.

a)

Partisan

b)

Myriad

c)

Melancholy

d)

Dichotomy

6.

Appropriate __________ at the dinner table includes chewing with your mouth closed, using utensils rather than fingers, and not burping.

a)

Maverick

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Decorum

d)

Condone

7.

It is difficult to _____________________ the truth in media today because there are so many versions of "truth." News networks which produce constant, 24 hour news programs do not help.

a)

Prognosticate

b)

Binary

c)

Extrapolate

d)

Discern

8.

Teachers do not ___________ cheating in the classroom as it violates school policy and moral codes.

a)

Condone

b)

Discern

c)

Emulate

d)

Pedagogy

9.

The professor's lecture focused on the __________ of public versus private education and the stark difference between the two.

a)

Digress

b)

Melancholy

c)

Myriad

d)

Dichotomy

10.

When having a disagreement, yelling only __________________ the problem rather than helping solve the problem.

a)

Exacerbate

b)

Emulate

c)

Ubiquitous

d)

Pragmatic

11.

My teacher noted that the _______________ in my essay made it difficult to understand what I was trying to say.

a)

Maverick

b)

Digress

c)

Salient

d)

Syntax

12.

Turkey is the ________________ Thanksgiving dinner item.

a)

Pragmatic

b)

Emulate

c)

Salient

d)

Quintessential

13.

Good looks good and bad looks bad. However, when _________________ against one another, good looks better and bad looks worse.

a)

Extrapolated

b)

Juxtaposed

c)

Syntax

d)

Ubiquitous

14.

A deep ____________________ took possession of him, and gave a dark tinge to all his views of human nature and of human destiny.

a)

Prognosticate

b)

Emulate

c)

Melancholy

d)

Dichotomy

15.

Classroom _________________ should always contain a student-centered focus in which students are actively engaged in learning.

a)

Partisan

b)

Pedagogy

c)

Syntax

d)

Discern

16.

__________________ politics have lead this country to the point that it seems as if Democrats and Republicans will never find common ground.

a)

Ubiquitous

b)

Maverick

c)

Partisan

d)

Quintessential

17.

Because of his independent style and unique personality, the lead actor in Top Gun was known as a _________________.

a)

Myriad

b)

Emulate

c)

Condone

d)

Maverick

18.

Palm trees are ______________ in Florida; they can be seen as soon as you cross the border and throughout all your travels in the state.

a)

Pragmatic

b)

Ubiquitous

c)

Decorum

d)

Emulate

19.

Since it was the young girl's first time getting pulled over, the police officer let her off with the ________ that next time he would not be so lenient.

a)

Binary

b)

Caveat

c)

Anecdote

d)

Pedagogy

20.

A ___________ number is a number written in base 2, using the two numbers 0 and 1.

a)

Caveat

b)

Binary

c)

Maverick

d)

Antithesis

21.

My uncle can always be counted on to tell a funny ___________ about his childhood at holiday dinners.

a)

Anecdote

b)

Syntax

c)

Condone

d)

Analogous

22.

Using computer technology, meteorologists attempt to _________________ the potential affects of Hurricane Laura.

a)

Digress

b)

Exacerbate

c)

Juxtapose

d)

Prognosticate

23.

All of my boyfriends have been _____________ to each other because I only date men with red hair.

a)

Melancholy

b)

Analagous

c)

Binary

d)

Decorum

24.

In the fairy-tale, the sweet caring girl is the _______________ of her two evil stepsisters.

a)

Antithesis

b)

Caveat

c)

Anecdote

d)

Emulate

25.

As Brianna debated which car to buy, she realized price was the most _____________ factor in her decision.

a)

Myriad

b)

Quintessential

c)

Discern

d)

Salient