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Vocabulary 1 and 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank:

The charity was surprised by the __________ of some larger corporations.

a)

bastion

b)

parsimony

c)

indolence

d)

provincial

2.

Fill in the blank:

Even though James had travelled all over the world, he still wore clothing which was quite _________ and outdated.

a)

euphonious

b)

cacophonous

c)

provincial

d)

servile

3.

Fill in the blank:

There is always a/an _________ tone when her name is said, as if honey was rolling off the tips of their tongues.

a)

flagrant

b)

banal

c)

innocuous

d)

euphonious

4.

Fill in the blank:

Instrumentally, it's a/an _________ blend of drums, percussion, bass, keyboards and electronics.

a)

immutable

b)

complacent

c)

cacophonous

d)

benign

5.

Fill in the blank:

Due to the faulty regulations over the long term, the villagers begin to think that these conditions are _________.

a)

immutable

b)

euphonious

c)

fastidious

d)

complacent

6.

Fill in the blank:

One of the purposes of the criminal law is to _________ the feelings of the victims and their friends and relations.

a)

disparage

b)

acquiesce

c)

assuage

d)

atrophy

7.

Fill in the blank:

The buildings sit like a sheltering battlement, a running _________ enclosing green space created from the earth mounds of excavated material.

a)

acuity

b)

bastion

c)

indolence

d)

parsimony

8.

Fill in the blank:

Euphemisms are a quick fix for a debate context, but they breed distrust of even the most _________ ideas.

a)

immutable

b)

benign

c)

complacent

d)

flagrant

9.

Fill in the blank:

The athlete might pray humbly to perform with dignity, not to _________ or bear ill will toward opponents, and to set a positive example.

a)

assuage

b)

acquiesce

c)

disparage

d)

atrophy

10.

Fill in the blank:

The most common symptom of mascular degeneration is decreased visual _________, that is, decreased ability to see fine detail.

a)

bastion

b)

parsimony

c)

acuity

d)

provincial

11.

The synonym of Servile is:

a)

humble

b)

assertive

12.

The synonym of Banal is:

a)

original

b)

conventional

13.

The synonym of Innocuous is:

a)

harmless

b)

obnoxious

14.

The synonym of Servile is:

a)

subservient

b)

independent

15.

The synonym of Acuity is:

a)

insensitivity

b)

keenness