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Vocabulary Workshop Diagnostic Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The discordant noises came bellowing out of the Chorus classroom. Discordant means:

a)

to develop gradually

b)

to float or hang suspended

c)

lacking in harmony

d)

to dance on someone's grave

2.

When the power failed, we had to _______________in the dark to find a working flashlight.

a)

oblique

b)

grope

c)

servile

d)

preclude

3.

My essay includes a long _______________from a speech by Sojourner Truth.

a)

decree

b)

legendary

c)

excerpt

d)

tether

4.

Authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will ________________into a successful book.

a)

collaborate

b)

evolve

c)

invalidate

d)

perspective

5.

The king issued a royal ________________ which banned the celebration of all holidays in his kingdom.

a)

vigil

b)

decree

c)

excerpt

d)

citadel

6.
I opened the blinds just enough to let a few golden rays of sunshine ___ the darkened room. 
a)
nullify
b)
endow
c)
infiltrate  
d)
convey
7.
The prosecutor sought to prove that the defendant had ___ the victim to death with a fireplace poker. 
a)
plummeted
b)
abutted
c)
belittled
d)
bludgeoned 
8.
plummet is to down as 
a)
sink is to up
b)
flit is to down
c)
soar is to up
d)
descend is to up
9.
menial is to master as 
a)
prodigy is to marvel
b)
crony is to enemy
c)
proxy is to agent
d)
turncoat is to renegade 
10.
Hollywood studios _______ theaters with big-budget action movies during the summer season, so by fall, we are tired of seeing them.
a)
banter
b)
glut
c)
veer
d)
minimize
11.
Casual ____________ helps to pass the time when you are on a long journey.
a)
banter
b)
antics
c)
detriments
d)
wantons
12.
As a/an _______________ supporter of women's rights, she believes that men and women should receive the same pay if they do the same jobs.
a)
gingerly
b)
bountiful
c)
oblique
d)
avowed
13.
Because of his repeated traffic violations, his driver's license was ______________ and no longer legal.
a)
venerated
b)
maimed
c)
congested
d)
invalidated
14.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
c)
congested
d)
enterprising
15.
to exclude from a group is to 
a)
ostracize  
b)
articulate
c)
rehabilitate 
d)
instill 
16.
The wildfires raced north as high winds scattered a __________ of fine ash over scorched homes and burned-out acres.
a)
qualm
b)
recourse
c)
residue
d)
promontory
17.
Uncle Fred will often ________ the entire newspaper looking for the tiniest misspelling that proofreaders have missed.  
a)
peruse
b)
muster
c)
deplore
d)
obsess
18.
I remember how excited I was about my first airplane trip; since then, I've flown so much that I'm quite _________ about flying.
a)
wanton
b)
prone
c)
staid
d)
blase
19.
The invitation had a/an ________ engraving that made any thought of a plain, simple affair fade.
a)
prone
b)
frivolous
c)
porous
d)
ornate
20.
Observers on the ground were _____ to see the rocket explode and plunge back to earth seconds after launch.
a)
aghast
b)
cowered
c)
plebeian
d)
facetious
21.

Some writers earn acclaim during their lifetime , but others win _________________ only after their death.

a)

renown

b)

prodigy

c)

pertinent

d)

dire

22.

What is the meaning of recluse

a)

the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.

b)

known about by many people.

c)

relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system.

d)

a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

23.

What is the meaning of defile

a)

To make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity

b)

characterized by or showing interest or concern.

c)

eager to do something.

d)

sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.

24.

Synonym - Fought all attempts to invade our privacy

a)

fend

b)

capitulate

c)

encroach

d)

dire

25.

The word BELATED

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

To act as a go-between to reconcile differences between parties; (adj.) Acting through an intermediary, not direct or immediate

b)

To search deeply and thoroughly; To dig; To investigate

c)

A peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; A mannerism

d)

After the expected or usual time; Delayed or tardy

26.

Which are antonyms for the word delve

a)

cover; fill; put in; jam-pack

b)

dissatisfy; displease; upset; frustrate

c)

disregard; ignore; overlook; pass over

d)

precede; anticipate; forerun; preface

27.

He grew up in a military _____ so he learned to salute at the age of three.

Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

CALAMITOUS

b)

CITE

c)

MILIEU

d)

APPEASE

28.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word PERT?

a)

bold; lively; saucy; impudent

b)

arbitrate; settle; moderate; referee

c)

satisfy; placate; soothe; mollify

d)

entertain; amuse; throw a party

29.
The word JUNCTURE most nearly means:
a)
The point at which two things are joined
b)
A thin, pale, gaunt person
c)
A belief or set of principles
d)
A tax on the making/selling of a product
30.
The word WALLOW most nearly means:
a)
The highest point
b)
To remove or cut out
c)
To sway to and fro or become unsteady
d)
To roll about in a lazy or clumsy way
31.
The word ACME most nearly means:
a)
A wet, muddy area used as a bath by animals
b)
A person who does humble and unpleasant things
c)
The highest point
d)
A way of positioning the body
32.

To EXCISE most nearly means

a)

to make something smaller than it is

b)

to remove by cutting

c)

to destroy, lay waste, or ruin

d)

to hold the body in a certain way

33.

A quality or characteristic associated with something or someone is a/an _________.

a)

attribute

b)

turncoat

c)

juncture

d)

menial

34.

Something foreign, charmingly unfamiliar, or strikingly unusual is ________________.

a)

haggard

b)

tawdry

c)

exotic

d)

predatory

35.

HAGGARD is most closely defined as

a)

transferred ownership or title ot

b)

a person who switches sides

c)

thin, pale, and careworn, as a result of suffering or worry

d)

a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

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