WorksheetsUnit_14.Vocabulary
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
With everything very stylish but not matching, the interior design could be called ___.
a)
Eclectic
b)
Empathy
c)
Enigmatic
d)
Eminent
2.
After studying in many different countries, Jen has many different philosphies and is a true ___.
a)
Eclectic
b)
Elite
c)
Endemic
d)
Emaciated
3.
Though once a strong empire, the Romans became ___ after years of corruption and over-indulgence.
a)
Effete
b)
Effrontery
c)
Enclave
d)
Emanate
4.
If using Quizizz helps you learn vocab effectively, you could call it ___!
a)
Efficacious
b)
Elicit
c)
Emulate
d)
Effrontery
5.
The student had the ___ to try and pull out a cell-phone during the SATs, despite many warning not to do so.
a)
Effrontery
b)
Elite
c)
Empathy
d)
Vigorous
6.
The comedian was so funny that she could ___ laughs from even the most serious audience memebers.
a)
Elicit
b)
Emaciated
c)
Effrontery
d)
Impertinence
7.
The baseball team became the ___ of the league by practicing all the time.
a)
Elites
b)
Emanates
c)
Eminent
d)
Gaunt
8.
Awards Shows, like the Grammys and the Oscars highlight the ___ singers and actors in the U.S.
a)
Elite
b)
Embellishment
c)
Emaciated
d)
Corpulent
9.
When we rescued our cat, she was ___ from having to live off of only what she could catch in the wild.
a)
Emaciated
b)
Eminent
c)
Elite
d)
Adorned
10.
The smell of turkey ___ from the oven on Thanksgiving.
a)
Emanated
b)
Empathetic
c)
Eminent
d)
Obscured
11.
By taking a simple black outfit and ___ it with a red hat, you draw focus to the person's head.
a)
Embellishing
b)
Emulating
c)
Eliciting
d)
Obscuring
12.
If you say that there are dragons in the DEF-intersection in West, you are probably ___ the truth.
a)
Embellishing
b)
Endemic
c)
Effrontery
d)
Imitating
13.
As former presidents, Barack Obama, George Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter are all ___ figures in American politics.
a)
Eminent
b)
Enclave
c)
Efficacious
d)
Native
14.
Having graduated from West, Mr. Gorelick has ___ for 9th grade students who have trouble getting around West.
a)
Empathy
b)
Enigma
c)
Effete
d)
Alien
15.
Many people try to ___ how their favorite actors sound, but it takes skill to really speak like another person.
a)
Emulate
b)
Eclectic
c)
Effete
d)
Adorn
16.
Even though it is a separate country, Lesotho is an ___ of South Africa, because it is completely surrounded by it.
a)
Enclave
b)
Effete
c)
Effete
d)
Gaunt
17.
Believe it or not, Wawa is ___ to New Jersey and cannot be found all over the country.
a)
Endemic
b)
Efficacious
c)
Eclectic
d)
Impertinence
18.
The riddle of the Sphinx was an ___ until Oedipus came along and solved it.
a)
Engima
b)
Effete
c)
Endemic
d)
Impertinence
19.
What is a noun?
a)
A person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action word
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
20.
What is a verb?
a)
An action word
b)
A person, place, thing, or idea
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
21.
What is an adjective?
a)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action word
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
22.
What is an adverb?
a)
Something that describes an action word
b)
An action word
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A person, place, thing, or idea
23.
What is the definition of connotation?
a)
An idea/feeling a word has in addition to its definition
b)
The dictionary definition of a word
c)
The way a word is pronounced
d)
The way a word is written phonetically
24.
Instead of letting a car get ___, you need repair it when things go wrong.
a)
Dilapidated
b)
Insignificant
c)
Discomfited
d)
Duplicitous
25.
Mr. Gorelick notices that, when it comes to Drivers' Ed., students never procrastinate or are ___.
a)
Dilatory
b)
Decaying
c)
Discomfit
d)
Dilapidation
26.
Honor roll students often work hard, persevere, and generally are ___.
a)
Diligent
b)
Lecture
c)
Discourse
d)
Direful
27.
Global warming has had a ___ effect on the coral reefs, and many have died.
a)
Dire
b)
Differentiate
c)
Discriminate
d)
Insignificant
28.
People who do nothing are sometimes just as ___ as the people who commit crimes.
a)
Culpable
b)
Consummate
c)
Curtailed
d)
Conclude
29.
Giving the vocab words a ___ glance two minutes before a quiz does not count as studying.
a)
Cursory
b)
Curtailed
c)
Cynical
d)
Connoisseur
30.
Mr. Gorelick's plans for hiking were ___ when a thunderstorm suddenly started.
a)
Curtailed
b)
Cynical
c)
Connoisseur
d)
Gaunt
31.
I wasn't always ___, but after seeing people do so many bad things, I have become that way.
a)
Cynical
b)
Connoisseur
c)
Consensus
d)
Contradicting
32.
It is not a good idea to pay your bills in a haphazard way; you don't want your account to become ___.
a)
Delinquent
b)
Delineated
c)
Deluded
d)
Elated
33.
Some people ___ themselves into thinking they will never get caught for their wrong-doings.
a)
Delude
b)
Demure
c)
Denouement
d)
Haphazard
34.
In sharp contrast to her flashy older sister, Lois dressed in ___ oufits.
a)
Demure
b)
Desultory
c)
Deviate
d)
Chic
35.
In the ___ of most children's stories, goodness is rewarded, and evil is punished.
a)
Denouement
b)
Devoid
c)
Devout
d)
Conformist
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