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MV English 12 - Week 12

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

succinct

d)

avarice

2.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice

3.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

succinct

d)

avarice

4.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice

5.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

succinct

d)

avarice

6.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was based on ___________________ principles and gave voting rights to women.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice

7.

Derek is a(n) _______________________ who boycotts tradition and disagrees with most of society’s values.

a)

acumen

b)

didactic

c)

iconoclast

d)

pedantic

8.

The students let out a low moan every time Carl is called upon to answer a question because they know his answers are always ______________________, unnecessarily long and detailed.

a)

acumen

b)

iconoclast

c)

pedantic

d)

salient

9.

In order to make any binding changes to rules of the homeowners’ association’s constitution, there must be a(n) ____________________ meeting of the board chairpersons.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice

10.

The teacher tried to make her lessons ______________________ and to the point because her students were easily bored by long lectures.

a)

egalitarian

b)

levity

c)

plenary

d)

succinct

11.

The mall Santa was fired because he rarely smiled and was found to not be ________________ enough.

a)

draconian

b)

mercurial

c)

jovial

d)

paean

12.

Uncomfortable with the seriousness of the meeting, Sam started telling jokes to add some _____________________.

a)

egalitarian

b)

levity

c)

plenary

d)

succinct

13.

Motivated by ______________________, the company’s already wealthy CEO was caught embezzling millions of dollars from customer accounts.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice

14.

Her decision to stay in tonight instead of going out with the girls was _____________________ because although she would love to spend time with them, she just didn't have the money to go.

a)

reticent

b)

pecuniary

c)

panic

d)

bowdlerize

15.

The new restaurant in town has a small but ______________________ menu, serving everything from Mexican appetizers to Asian-inspired entrees and a variety of Italian and French desserts.

a)

ameliorate

b)

eclectic

c)

inane

d)

pejorative

16.

Synonyms for ___________________ include full and comprehensive.

a)

egalitarian

b)

levity

c)

plenary

d)

succinct

17.

___________________ comes from a Latin term meaning “to tuck up.”

a)

egalitarian

b)

levity

c)

plenary

d)

succinct

18.

Synonyms for ___________________ include covetousness and rapacity.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice

19.

The opposite of a(n) ____________________system could be a fascist one or a dictatorship.

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice

20.

___________________ literally means “lightness.”

a)

levity

b)

plenary

c)

egalitarian

d)

avarice