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AEP12 MIDTERM Units 1-3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

The word VISCOUS

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Having relatively high resistance to flow; sticky like syrup

b)

(n.) Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles

c)

(adj.) Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess

d)

(adj.) Likely to arouse hatred, resentment or anger in others; Causing resentment or envy

e)

(v.) To show in a clear manner

2.

The word UNDULATE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Bewildered

b)

(adj.) Open and observable; not hidden

c)

(adj.) Likely to arouse hatred, resentment or anger in others; Causing resentment or envy

d)

(v.) To move in waves

e)

(n.) A chemical or person who starts a fire, literally or figuratively; (adj.) Tending to start a fire or stir up rebellion

3.

The word PROPOUND

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) Use of many words without necessity

b)

(v.) To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision (

c)

adj.) Appropriate or fitting; relevant

d)

(adv.) Without delay, briefly

e)

(v.) To put forward for consideration; set forth

4.

The word DISSEMBLE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

b)

(v.) To hide by pretending something different

c)

(v.) To speak to boldly or aggressively

d)

(adj.) Lack of judgment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning

e)

(v.) To put forward for consideration; set forth

5.

The word VERBIAGE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) Proximity, nearness; kinship

b)

(adj.) Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

c)

(adj.) Primary or fundamental; original

d)

(n.) Use of many words without necessity (n.) A petty and unjustified criticism;

e)

(adj.) Naggingly critical or complaining

6.

The word CAVORT

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) Generosity of spirit or attitude

b)

(adj.) Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective

c)

(v.) To have lively or boisterous fun; romp

d)

(adj.) Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

e)

(n.) A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character

7.

The word EULOGY

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character

b)

(v.) To condemn or denounce openly

c)

(n.) An inspection or exploration of an area

d)

(v.) To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision

e)

(adj.) Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy

8.

The word DEROGATORY

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Excessively dramatic or emotional

b)

(adj.) Expressive of low opinion

c)

(v.) To speak to boldly or aggressively

d)

(n.) Belief

e)

(adj.) Wicked in the extreme

9.

The word ARROGATE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(v.) To claim or seize without right or justification

b)

(v.) To put forward for consideration; set forth

c)

(n.) Generosity of spirit or attitude

d)

(v.) To coagulate (n.)

e)

Use of many words without necessity

10.

The word EMULATE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(v.) To imitate with intent to equal or surpass

b)

(adj.) Appropriate or fitting; relevant

c)

(n.) Something that apparently has magic power

d)

(adj.) Bewildered

e)

(adj.) Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy

11.

The word SUBSTANTIATE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) Use of many words without necessity

b)

(v.) To support with proof or evidence; verify

c)

(adj.) Expressing disapproval

d)

(v.) To shun; to avoid

e)

(n.) A scratch or abrasion; A strong condemnation or criticism

12.

The word GAMBIT

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(v.) To move in waves

b)

(adj.) Based on sound reasoning or evidence

c)

(n.) The act of violating or profaning anything sacred

d)

(adj.) Refusing to change position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising

e)

(n.) A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy

13.

The word BELABOR

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Not straightforward; shifty

b)

(v.) To discuss repeatedly or at length

c)

(v.) To have lively or boisterous fun; romp

d)

(adj.) Wicked in the extreme

e)

(adj.) Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy

14.

The word LARGESSE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) Generosity of spirit or attitude

b)

(adj.) Bewildered

c)

(adj.) Excessively dramatic or emotional

d)

(adj.) Out of the ordinary; unusual

e)

(n.) Someone who makes a request earnestly and humbly; (adj.) Asking humbly and earnestly, beseeching

15.

The word CREDENCE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(v.) To coagulate

b)

(n.) Belief

c)

(n.) A formal or discriminating expression of praise

d)

(n.) A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy

e)

(adj.) Refusing to change position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising

16.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word UNWONTED?

a)

trust; confidence; faith; reliance

b)

ideal; quixotic; romantic; visionary

c)

unusual; abnormal; odd; prodigious

d)

copy; imitate; mimic; mirror

e)

suitableness; appropriateness; correctness

17.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word INVIDIOUS?

a)

hateful; calumnious; detestable; offensive

b)

reasonable; justifiable; sound; viable

c)

petitioner; applicant; suitor;

d)

show; illustrate; brandish; emblazon

e)

earliest; original; primary; first

18.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word SUPPLIANT?

a)

petitioner; applicant; suitor;

b)

inspection; examination; exploration; probe

c)

pompous; bombastic; turgid; ostentatious

d)

copy; imitate; mimic; mirror

e)

laconic; quiet; reserved; withdrawn

19.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word OVERT?

a)

inexperienced; unskilled; green;

b)

callow pretend; fake; cover up; camouflage

c)

obvious; clear; apparent; visible

d)

frolic; monkey around; gambol; play

e)

ripple; swing; vibrate; pulsate

20.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word PROPRIETY?

a)

suitableness; appropriateness; properness; correctness

b)

praise; compliment; tribute; panegyric

c)

appropriate; relevant; fitting; apropos

d)

irreverence; desecration; sin; impiety

e)

proposition; challenge; approach; confront

21.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word HALCYON?

a)

peaceful; tranquil; serene; temperate

b)

criticism; nitpicking; judgment; obloquy

c)

abjure; renounce; give up; shun

d)

copy; imitate; mimic; mirror

e)

expeditiously; forthwith; immediately; promptly

22.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word EMULATE?

a)

copy; imitate; mimic; mirror

b)

understandable; logical; rational; lucid

c)

pact; agreement; deal; promise

d)

upset; troubled; worried; muddled

e)

irreverence; desecration; sin; impiety

23.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word MYOPIC?

a)

understandable; logical; rational; lucid

b)

swiftness; haste; speed; alacrity

c)

pompous; bombastic; turgid; ostentatious

d)

foolish; imperceptive; unwary; unthinking

e)

suitableness; appropriateness correctness

24.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word UNDULATE?

a)

difficult; stubborn; uncompromising; indomitable

b)

eager; desirous; greedy; rapacious

c)

clear; comprehensible; intelligible; eloquent

d)

ripple; swing; vibrate; pulsate

e)

maneuver; play; jig; artifice

25.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word COVENANT?

a)

pretend; fake; cover up; camouflage

b)

clot; harden; solidify; stiffen

c)

unusual; abnormal; odd; prodigious

d)

wanting; yearning; greedy; exigent

e)

pact; agreement; deal; promise

26.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word PEJORATIVE?

a)

offensive; defamatory; slanderous; contumelious

b)

pact; agreement; deal; promise

c)

laconic; quiet; reserved; withdrawn

d)

dishonest; sneaky; insincere; duplicitous

e)

belittling; disapproving; debasing; derogatory

27.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word AVID

a)

enthusiastic; passionate; zealous; fervent

b)

abjure; renounce; give up; shun

c)

trust; confidence; faith; reliance

d)

obscure; dismal; gloomy;

e)

generosity; charity; philanthropy; beneficence

28.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word VISCOUS?

a)

ideal; quixotic; romantic; visionary

b)

sticky; thick; gelatinous; gooey

c)

distasteful; nauseating; offensive; repugnant

d)

reasonable; justifiable; sound; viable

e)

obscure; dismal; gloomy

29.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word EXCORIATION?

a)

scrape, abrasion; condemnation, criticism

b)

ripple; swing; vibrate; pulsate

c)

clear; comprehensible; intelligible; eloquent

d)

troublesome; malevolent; treacherous; rabble-rousing

e)

foolish; imperceptive; unwary; unthinking

30.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word TENABLE?

a)

pompous; bombastic; turgid; ostentatious

b)

petitioner; applicant; suitor;

c)

difficult; stubborn; uncompromising; indomitable

d)

generosity; charity; philanthropy; beneficence

e)

reasonable; justifiable; sound; viable