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WorksheetsAEP12 MIDTERM Units 1-3
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The word VISCOUS
MOST NEARLY means:
(adj.) Having relatively high resistance to flow; sticky like syrup
(n.) Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles
(adj.) Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess
(adj.) Likely to arouse hatred, resentment or anger in others; Causing resentment or envy
(v.) To show in a clear manner
The word UNDULATE
MOST NEARLY means:
(adj.) Bewildered
(adj.) Open and observable; not hidden
(adj.) Likely to arouse hatred, resentment or anger in others; Causing resentment or envy
(v.) To move in waves
(n.) A chemical or person who starts a fire, literally or figuratively; (adj.) Tending to start a fire or stir up rebellion
The word PROPOUND
MOST NEARLY means:
(n.) Use of many words without necessity
(v.) To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision (
adj.) Appropriate or fitting; relevant
(adv.) Without delay, briefly
(v.) To put forward for consideration; set forth
The word DISSEMBLE
MOST NEARLY means:
(adj.) Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
(v.) To hide by pretending something different
(v.) To speak to boldly or aggressively
(adj.) Lack of judgment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
(v.) To put forward for consideration; set forth
The word VERBIAGE
MOST NEARLY means:
(n.) Proximity, nearness; kinship
(adj.) Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
(adj.) Primary or fundamental; original
(n.) Use of many words without necessity (n.) A petty and unjustified criticism;
(adj.) Naggingly critical or complaining
The word CAVORT
MOST NEARLY means:
(n.) Generosity of spirit or attitude
(adj.) Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective
(v.) To have lively or boisterous fun; romp
(adj.) Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
(n.) A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character
The word EULOGY
MOST NEARLY means:
(n.) A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character
(v.) To condemn or denounce openly
(n.) An inspection or exploration of an area
(v.) To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
(adj.) Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy
The word DEROGATORY
MOST NEARLY means:
(adj.) Excessively dramatic or emotional
(adj.) Expressive of low opinion
(v.) To speak to boldly or aggressively
(n.) Belief
(adj.) Wicked in the extreme
The word ARROGATE
MOST NEARLY means:
(v.) To claim or seize without right or justification
(v.) To put forward for consideration; set forth
(n.) Generosity of spirit or attitude
(v.) To coagulate (n.)
Use of many words without necessity
The word EMULATE
MOST NEARLY means:
(v.) To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
(adj.) Appropriate or fitting; relevant
(n.) Something that apparently has magic power
(adj.) Bewildered
(adj.) Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy
The word SUBSTANTIATE
MOST NEARLY means:
(n.) Use of many words without necessity
(v.) To support with proof or evidence; verify
(adj.) Expressing disapproval
(v.) To shun; to avoid
(n.) A scratch or abrasion; A strong condemnation or criticism
The word GAMBIT
MOST NEARLY means:
(v.) To move in waves
(adj.) Based on sound reasoning or evidence
(n.) The act of violating or profaning anything sacred
(adj.) Refusing to change position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising
(n.) A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy
The word BELABOR
MOST NEARLY means:
(adj.) Not straightforward; shifty
(v.) To discuss repeatedly or at length
(v.) To have lively or boisterous fun; romp
(adj.) Wicked in the extreme
(adj.) Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy
The word LARGESSE
MOST NEARLY means:
(n.) Generosity of spirit or attitude
(adj.) Bewildered
(adj.) Excessively dramatic or emotional
(adj.) Out of the ordinary; unusual
(n.) Someone who makes a request earnestly and humbly; (adj.) Asking humbly and earnestly, beseeching
The word CREDENCE
MOST NEARLY means:
(v.) To coagulate
(n.) Belief
(n.) A formal or discriminating expression of praise
(n.) A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy
(adj.) Refusing to change position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word UNWONTED?
trust; confidence; faith; reliance
ideal; quixotic; romantic; visionary
unusual; abnormal; odd; prodigious
copy; imitate; mimic; mirror
suitableness; appropriateness; correctness
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word INVIDIOUS?
hateful; calumnious; detestable; offensive
reasonable; justifiable; sound; viable
petitioner; applicant; suitor;
show; illustrate; brandish; emblazon
earliest; original; primary; first
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word SUPPLIANT?
petitioner; applicant; suitor;
inspection; examination; exploration; probe
pompous; bombastic; turgid; ostentatious
copy; imitate; mimic; mirror
laconic; quiet; reserved; withdrawn
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word OVERT?
inexperienced; unskilled; green;
callow pretend; fake; cover up; camouflage
obvious; clear; apparent; visible
frolic; monkey around; gambol; play
ripple; swing; vibrate; pulsate
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word PROPRIETY?
suitableness; appropriateness; properness; correctness
praise; compliment; tribute; panegyric
appropriate; relevant; fitting; apropos
irreverence; desecration; sin; impiety
proposition; challenge; approach; confront
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word HALCYON?
peaceful; tranquil; serene; temperate
criticism; nitpicking; judgment; obloquy
abjure; renounce; give up; shun
copy; imitate; mimic; mirror
expeditiously; forthwith; immediately; promptly
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word EMULATE?
copy; imitate; mimic; mirror
understandable; logical; rational; lucid
pact; agreement; deal; promise
upset; troubled; worried; muddled
irreverence; desecration; sin; impiety
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word MYOPIC?
understandable; logical; rational; lucid
swiftness; haste; speed; alacrity
pompous; bombastic; turgid; ostentatious
foolish; imperceptive; unwary; unthinking
suitableness; appropriateness correctness
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word UNDULATE?
difficult; stubborn; uncompromising; indomitable
eager; desirous; greedy; rapacious
clear; comprehensible; intelligible; eloquent
ripple; swing; vibrate; pulsate
maneuver; play; jig; artifice
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word COVENANT?
pretend; fake; cover up; camouflage
clot; harden; solidify; stiffen
unusual; abnormal; odd; prodigious
wanting; yearning; greedy; exigent
pact; agreement; deal; promise
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word PEJORATIVE?
offensive; defamatory; slanderous; contumelious
pact; agreement; deal; promise
laconic; quiet; reserved; withdrawn
dishonest; sneaky; insincere; duplicitous
belittling; disapproving; debasing; derogatory
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word AVID
enthusiastic; passionate; zealous; fervent
abjure; renounce; give up; shun
trust; confidence; faith; reliance
obscure; dismal; gloomy;
generosity; charity; philanthropy; beneficence
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word VISCOUS?
ideal; quixotic; romantic; visionary
sticky; thick; gelatinous; gooey
distasteful; nauseating; offensive; repugnant
reasonable; justifiable; sound; viable
obscure; dismal; gloomy
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word EXCORIATION?
scrape, abrasion; condemnation, criticism
ripple; swing; vibrate; pulsate
clear; comprehensible; intelligible; eloquent
troublesome; malevolent; treacherous; rabble-rousing
foolish; imperceptive; unwary; unthinking
Which of the following are SYNONYMS
for the word TENABLE?
pompous; bombastic; turgid; ostentatious
petitioner; applicant; suitor;
difficult; stubborn; uncompromising; indomitable
generosity; charity; philanthropy; beneficence
reasonable; justifiable; sound; viable
