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English 12 Vocabulary Quiz #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "light teasing repartee"?

a)

banter

b)

chagrin

c)

benign

d)

bedlam

2.

Which word means "of or relating to a corpse"?

a)

cacophonous

b)

dearth

c)

cadaverous

d)

bereaved

3.

Which word means "someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful"?

a)

chagrin

b)

cadaverous

c)

colossus

d)

voracious

4.

Which word means "capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously"?

a)

incendiary

b)

voratious

c)

collosus

d)

cadaverous

5.

Which word means "devouring or craving food in great quantities"?

a)

cacophonous

b)

incendiary

c)

cadaverous

d)

voracious

6.

Which word means "the shore of a sea or ocean"?

a)

coast

b)

wit

c)

dearth

d)

charisma

7.

Which word means "find repugnant"?

a)

ostracize

b)

banter

c)

abhor

d)

repudiate

8.

Which word means "a state of extreme confusion and disorder"?

a)

dearth

b)

bedlam

c)

affiliate

d)

banter

9.

Which word means "strong feelings of embarrassment"?

a)

charisma

b)

banter

c)

chagrin

d)

dearth

10.

Which word means "an insufficient quantity or number"?

a)

dearth

b)

banter

c)

chagrin

d)

bedlam

11.

Which word means "expel from a community or group"?

a)

banter

b)

defame

c)

ostracize

d)

repudiate

12.

Which word means "kind in disposition or manner"?

a)

bereaved

b)

voracious

c)

cadaverous

d)

benign

13.

Which word means "mental ability"?

a)

colossus

b)

wit

c)

dearth

d)

coast

14.

Which word means "join in a social or business relationship"?

a)

abhor

b)

banter

c)

affiliate

d)

defame

15.

Which word means "having an unpleasant sound"?

a)

cadaverous

b)

cacophonous

c)

incendiary

d)

bereaved

16.

Which word means "personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others"?

a)

wit

b)

dearth

c)

charisma

d)

coast

17.

Which word means "charge falsely or with malicious intent"?

a)

ostracize

b)

repudiate

c)

abhor

d)

defame

18.

Which word means "refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid"?

a)

repudiate

b)

ostracize

c)

defame

d)

affiliate

19.

Which word means "sorrowful through loss or deprivation"?

a)

bereaved

b)

witty

c)

voracious

d)

incendiary

20.

Which word means "demonstrating striking cleverness and humor"?

a)

bereaved

b)

voracious

c)

witty

d)

incendiary