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Junior Vocab - 8/24-9/14

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to give up or renounce; fail to do a task

a)

abdicate

b)

allay

c)

feign

d)

scrutinize

2.

to diminish or put at rest; to calm or quiet

a)

abdicate

b)

allay

c)

feign

d)

scrutinize

3.

to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

a)

abdicate

b)

allay

c)

feign

d)

scrutinize

4.

to examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

a)

abdicate

b)

allay

c)

feign

d)

scrutinize

5.

timid or shy; modest because of lack of self-confidence

a)

diffident

b)

contrite

c)

meticulous

d)

truculent

6.

showing sincere remorse; affected by guilt

a)

diffident

b)

contrite

c)

meticulous

d)

truculent

7.

showing great attention to detail; precise

a)

diffident

b)

contrite

c)

meticulous

d)

truculent

8.

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

a)

diffident

b)

contrite

c)

meticulous

d)

truculent

9.

frivolously disrespectful; not showing a serious or respectful attitude

a)

flippant

b)

penitent

c)

glacial

d)

decorous

10.

feeling or expressing sorrow for wrongdoing

a)

flippant

b)

penitent

c)

glacial

d)

decorous

11.

icily unsympathetic; coldly unconcerned

a)

flippant

b)

penitent

c)

glacial

d)

decorous

12.

in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

a)

flippant

b)

penitent

c)

glacial

d)

decorous

13.

(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

a)

flippant

b)

penitent

c)

abdicate

d)

dilapidated

14.

the study of disease

a)

pathology

b)

mutiny

c)

epitome

d)

utterance

15.

a revolt against authority

a)

mutiny

b)

premonition

c)

edifice

d)

utterance

16.

a person or thing that is the the perfect example of a particular type or quality

a)

epitome

b)

philanthropist

c)

premonition

d)

utterance

17.

someone who makes charitable donations to improve human well-being

a)

epitome

b)

philanthropist

c)

premonition

d)

edifice

18.

a strong feeling that something (unpleasant) is about to happen

a)

epitome

b)

utterance

c)

premonition

d)

edifice

19.

a building, especially a large, imposing one

a)

epitome

b)

utterance

c)

premonition

d)

edifice

20.

a spoken word, statement, or sound

a)

epitome

b)

utterance

c)

premonition

d)

edifice