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Vocabulary 1-3 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

usurp means to:

a)

Come down

b)

take over

c)

flesh out

d)

bring forth

2.

eminent means:

a)

lacking importance

b)

fairly large

c)

standing above others in quality or position

d)

devoid of any qualifications

3.

exorcise means to:

a)

direct energy into useful activities

b)

seize and take control without authority

c)

expel through adjurations or prayers

d)

inflame anew, as of fire

4.

gluttony means:

a)

The quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind

b)

any spatial attributes, especially as defined by outline

c)

habitual eating to excess

d)

slowness as a consequence of not getting around it

5.

condone means to:

a)

lower the value of something

b)

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

c)

make impure

d)

perform an act, usually with negative connotation

6.

terminate means to:

a)

express respect or esteem for

b)

be fully aware of

c)

think about carefully

d)

be the last or concluding part of

7.

irate means:

a)

infurated

b)

indisposed

c)

independent

d)

insurmountable

8.

trite means:

a)

common place

b)

nonchalant

c)

noncommittal

d)

halfhearted

9.

cherubic means:

a)

not likely to be rewarded

b)

marked by care and persistent effort

c)

having a sweet nature befitting an angel

d)

being of striking patience

10.

Which of the following people is fabricating something?

a)

a boy who washes dishes after dinner

b)

a woman who trains to be marine biologist

c)

a girl who lies about having met a popular celebrity

d)

a businessman who is constantly late for work

11.

altercation means:

a)

repetition

b)

pleasure

c)

symptom

d)

squabble

12.

marauder means:

a)

practitioner

b)

emigrant

c)

cipher

d)

looter

13.

rift means:

a)

bad luck

b)

falling out

c)

back door

d)

way of life

14.

abridge means to:

a)

trace the shape of

b)

be a precursor of

c)

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

d)

sink below the surface

15.

dissent means to:

a)

question and examine thoroughly and closely

b)

make more concise

c)

be of different opinions

d)

become joined or linked together

16.

surmount means to:

a)

get over

b)

dole out

c)

dish out

d)

give up

17.

spurious means:

a)

medicore

b)

unfavorable

c)

brutal

d)

false

18.

The word FEINT

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) Feed for livestock, especially coarsely chopped hay or straw

b)

(adj.) Highly profitable

c)

(n.) A movement made in order to deceive an adversary; (v.) To make a deceptive action

d)

(v.) To conquer

19.

The word COMELY

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Pleasing to the sight

b)

(n.) A resident of another country; (adj.) Being from or characteristic of another place or part of the world, foreign

c)

(v.) To increase or spread at a rapid rate

d)

(n.) Forcible ejection

20.

The word JEER

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) A scoffing or taunting remark; (v.) To taunt or mock derisively

b)

(adj.) Pleasing to the sight

c)

(adj.) Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute

d)

(v.) To suspend until a later stated time

21.

The word TANTALIZE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute

b)

(v.) To remunerate, repay for services rendered

c)

(v.) To tease

d)

(n.) Feed for livestock, especially coarsely chopped hay or straw

22.

The word SUBJUGATE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(v.) To conquer

b)

(adj.) Brief and to the point; effectively concise

c)

(v.) To suspend until a later stated time

d)

(n.) A movement made in order to deceive an adversary; (v.) To make a deceptive action

23.

The word SULLY

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

To soil, stain, defile, or taint

b)

Forcible ejection

c)

to provide with defensive works, to strengthen

d)

A resident of another country; (adj.) Being from or characteristic of another place or part of the world, foreign

24.

The word ADJOURN

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

To tease

b)

To increase or spread at a rapid rate

c)

To provide with defensive works, to strengthen

d)

To suspend until a later stated time

25.

The word ERRATIC

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Irregular

b)

(v.) To soil, stain, defile, or taint

c)

(n.) Forcible ejection

d)

(n.) A scoffing or taunting remark; (v.) To taunt or mock derisively

26.

The word EXPULSION

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Undecipherable

b)

(n.) Forcible ejection

c)

(v.) To provide with defensive works, to strengthen

d)

(adj.) Irregular

27.

The word MEDIOCRE

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Loose in morals and conduct

b)

(v.) To tease

c)

(adj.) Ordinary

d)

(v.) To provide with defensive works, to strengthen

28.

fortify means to:

a)

make strong or stronger

b)

attack brutally and fiercely

c)

cause injuries or bodily harm

d)

bring shame or dishonor

29.

illegible means:

a)

irreducible

b)

intractable

c)

uneven

d)

unreadable

30.

dissolute means:

a)

immoral

b)

additional

c)

satisfied

d)

reluctant