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Academic Vocabulary -Part 4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amie agrees with the ______ that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

a)

perpetuity

b)

penchant

c)

maxim

d)

conformation

e)

fortitude

2.

Victor Frankenstein’s creature was a(n) ______, detested by everyone he met.

a)

itinerant

b)

anathema

c)

cosmopolitan

d)

mercenary

e)

anomaly

3.

Jack Nicholson was at the ______ of his career when he received the Oscar for Best Actor.

a

a)

detriment

b)

pinnacle

c)

oligarchy

d)

rogue

e)

repose

4.

Ariana was outstanding as the moderator; she handled the intensely heated debate with great ______, diplomatically and tactfully keeping the conversation fair and on track.

a)

finesse

b)

pretentiousness

c)

prowess

d)

succor

e)

aversion

5.

The class endured a loud and lengthy ______ by the teacher on the subject of submitting written work on time.

a)

guile

b)

polemic

c)

bravado

d)

tirade

e)

heresy

6.

Lauren’s ______ features, what you first noticed about her, were her stunning black hair and large, dark eyes.

a)

savvy

b)

affluent

c)

predominant

d)

universal

e)

malicious

7.

Whenever Tom and I would argue he would ______ with his hands and body to accentuate his point.

a)

interject

b)

infuse

c)

gesticulate

d)

conjure

e)

encumber

8.

Must we be subjected to your ______ complaints all day long?

a)

tiresome

b)

fearsome

c)

awesome

d)

gleesome

e)

wholesome

9.

The new political candidate refused to print ______ about her aggressive opponent, but that did not stop him from printing lies about her.

a)

dispensation

b)

assignation

c)

rendition

d)

libel

e)

compunction

10.

Awkwardly tall and prone to tripping over her own feet, Grace felt her name was truly a ______.

a)

misnomer

b)

preoccupation

c)

universality

d)

garrulity

e)

benevolence