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Midterm Exam - Vocabulary

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

insidious

a)

spreading in a hidden and often harmful way

b)

to make something greater by adding to it

c)

a hint or direct suggestion

d)

uncertain

2.

intimation

a)

cautiously; carefully

b)

in exactly the same words as were used originally

c)

a hint or direct suggestion

d)

an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

3.

opulent

a)

dull, unresponsive, showing little excitement or motivation

b)

easily bent or flexible

c)

general external appearance; semblance

d)

lavish, rich, luxurious

4.

pliable

a)

cautiously, carefully

b)

easily bent or flexible

c)

uncertain

d)

to be or become wide open

5.

reiterate

a)

to say, state, or perform again

b)

equally skillful with both hands

c)

having an untidy appearance

d)

a hint or direct suggestion

6.

stolid

a)

dull, unresponsive, showing little excitement or motivation

b)

courage in pain or adversity

c)

to say, state, or perform again

d)

having an untidy appearance

7.

tentative

a)

cautiously, carefully

b)

relentlessly severe; appearing gloomy or sour

c)

uncertain

d)

spreading in a hidden and often harmful way

8.

unkempt

a)

uncertain

b)

to move troops into position for military action

c)

lavish, rich, luxurious

d)

having an untidy appearance

9.

verbatim

a)

to say, state, or perform again

b)

uncertain

c)

in exactly the same words as were used originally

d)

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

10.

warily

a)

easily bent or flexible

b)

cautiously, carefully

c)

courage in pain or adversity

d)

uncertain

11.

adroit

a)

quick or skillful or clever in action or thought

b)

praise, glorify, honor

c)

eager to fight

d)

uncertain

12.

amicable

a)

generous in providing aid to others

b)

in exactly the same words as were used originally

c)

friendly and good-natured

d)

quick or skillful or clever in action or thought

13.

averse

a)

dull, unresponsive, showing little excitement or motivation

b)

quick or skillful or clever in action or thought

c)

hasty and without attention to detail

d)

strongly opposed

14.

belligerent

a)

hasty and without attention to detail

b)

eager to fight

c)

uncertain

d)

friendly and good-natured

15.

benevolent

a)

generous in providing aid to others

b)

quick or skillful or clever in action or thought

c)

friendly and good-natured

d)

a hint or direct suggestion

16.

cursory

a)

hasty and without attention to detail

b)

courage in pain or adversity

c)

quick or skillful or clever in action or thought

d)

deceitfulness; double-dealing

17.

duplicity

a)

cautiously, carefully

b)

capable of being done

c)

deceitfulness; double-dealing

d)

hasty and without attention to detail

18.

extol

a)

a contorted facial expression

b)

hasty and without attention to detail

c)

lavish, rich, luxurious

d)

praise, glorify, honor

19.

feasible

a)

a contorted facial expression

b)

uncertain

c)

in exactly the same words as were used originally

d)

capable of being done

20.

grimace

a)

hasty and without attention to detail

b)

a contorted facial expression

c)

capable of being done

d)

deceitfulness; double-dealing

21.

holocaust

a)

an act of great destruction and loss of life either by purposeful or natural means

b)

praise, glorify, honor

c)

to go back to bad behavior

d)

uncertain

22.

impetus

a)

careful attention to detail

b)

in exactly the same words as were used originally

c)

the act of applying force suddenly

d)

to examine closely

23.

impervious

a)

a source of danger

b)

to go back to bad behavior

c)

hasty and without attention to detail

d)

not allowing to pass through or to be affected by

24.

jeopardy

a)

the most typical example or representative of a type

b)

a source of danger

c)

uncertain

d)

to examine closely

25.

meticulous

a)

careful attention to detail

b)

quick or skillful or clever in action or thought

c)

an act of great destruction and loss of life either by purposeful or natural means

d)

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

26.

nostalgia

a)

a longing for something in the past

b)

to examine closely

c)

not allowing to pass through or to be affected by

d)

deceitfulness; double-dealing

27.

quintessence

a)

a source of danger

b)

capable of being done

c)

the most typical example or representative of a type

d)

the act of applying force suddenly

28.

retrogress

a)

careful attention to detail

b)

a longing for something in the past

c)

lavish, rich, luxurious

d)

to go back to bad behavior

29.

scrutinize

a)

the most typical example or representative of a type

b)

uncertain

c)

to examine closely

d)

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

30.

tepid

a)

a longing for something in the past

b)

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

c)

to examine closely

d)

deceitfulness; double-dealing

31.

adversary

a)

someone who opposes

b)

praise, glorify, honor

c)

lacking in courage; cowardly

d)

to make someone feel very happy or animated

32.

alienate

a)

to make someone feel very happy or animated

b)

of or relating to or used in cooking

c)

to isolate or separate

d)

to examine closely

33.

artifice

a)

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral, or intellectual means

b)

of or relating to or used in cooking

c)

hasty and without attention to detail

d)

a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture

34.

coerce

a)

the most typical example or representative of a type

b)

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral, or intellectual means

c)

an ending or a death

d)

someone who opposes

35.

craven

a)

lacking in courage; cowardly

b)

an ending or a death

c)

an act of great destruction and loss of life either by purposeful or natural means

d)

a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture

36.

culinary

a)

of or relating to or used in cooking

b)

to examine closely

c)

a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture

d)

to make someone feel very happy or animated

37.

liquidate

a)

to make someone feel very happy or animated

b)

capable of being done

c)

to dissolve, disband, or eliminate

d)

undeveloped but potentially useful

38.

demise

a)

of or relating to or used in cooking

b)

undeveloped but potentially useful

c)

lavish, rich, luxurious

d)

an ending or a death

39.

exhilarate

a)

of or relating to or used in cooking

b)

to dissolve, disband, or eliminate

c)

to make someone feel very happy or animated

d)

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

40.

fallow

a)

a longing for something in the past

b)

undeveloped but potentially useful

c)

to dissolve, disband, or eliminate

d)

an ending or a death

41.

harass

a)

exhaust by attacking repeatedly

b)

to remedy or set right

c)

lacking in courage; cowardly

d)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

42.

inclement

a)

to make someone feel very happy or animated

b)

to remedy or set right

c)

showing no mercy

d)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

43.

muse

a)

exhaust by attacking repeatedly

b)

of or relating to or used in cooking

c)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

d)

the source of an artist’s inspiration

44.

negligible

a)

the most typical example or representative of a type

b)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

c)

exhaust by attacking repeatedly

d)

inflicting punishment

45.

perpetuate

a)

to cause to continue or prevail

b)

inflicting punishment

c)

an act of great destruction and loss of life either by purposeful or natural means

d)

a temporary stay or break

46.

precedent

a)

an example that is used to justify similar situations at a later time

b)

to examine closely

c)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

d)

a temporary stay or break

47.

punitive

a)

sophisticated, refined, elegant

b)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

c)

inflicting punishment

d)

undeveloped but potentially useful

48.

redress

a)

sophisticated, refined, elegant

b)

to cause to continue or prevail

c)

lavish, rich, luxurious

d)

to remedy or set right

49.

sojourn

a)

of or relating to or used in cooking

b)

an example that is used to justify similar situations at a later time

c)

a temporary stay or break

d)

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

50.

urbane

a)

inflicting punishment

b)

sophisticated, refined, elegant

c)

to dissolve, disband, or eliminate

d)

an example that is used to justify similar situations at a later time

51.

adulterate

a)

to corrupt; to leave in poorer quality by adding something inferior

b)

to make something greater by adding to it

c)

to move troops into position for military action

d)

courage in pain or adversity

52.

ambidextrous

a)

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

b)

relentlessly severe; appearing gloomy or sour

c)

equally skillful with both hands

d)

an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

53.

augment

a)

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

b)

courage in pain or adversity

c)

general external appearance; semblance

d)

to make something greater by adding to it

54.

bereft

a)

to make something greater by adding to it

b)

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

c)

to move troops into position for military action

d)

to be or become wide open

55.

deploy

a)

to move troops into position for military action

b)

equally skillful with both hands

c)

to corrupt; to leave in poorer quality by adding something inferior

d)

to be or become wide open

56.

dour

a)

relentlessly severe; appearing gloomy or sour

b)

courage in pain or adversity

c)

an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

d)

to corrupt; to leave in poorer quality by adding something inferior

57.

fortitude

a)

an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

b)

relentlessly severe; appearing gloomy or sour

c)

courage in pain or adversity

d)

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

58.

gape

a)

to make something greater by adding to it

b)

to move troops into position for military action

c)

general external appearance; semblance

d)

to be or become wide open

59.

gibe

a)

to corrupt; to leave in poorer quality by adding something inferior

b)

equally skillful with both hands

c)

an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

d)

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

60.

guise

a)

to move troops into position for military action

b)

general external appearance; semblance

c)

courage in pain or adversity

d)

an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt

61.

affiliated

a)

associated or connected

b)

to come together so as to form a single product

c)

lacking in courage; cowardly

d)

to leave or give by will after one’s death

62.

ascertain

a)

arrival at a new stage

b)

to remedy or set right

c)

to learn or discover with certainty

d)

remove by erasing or crossing out

63.

attainment

a)

associated or connected

b)

powerfully persuasive

c)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

d)

arrival at a new stage

64.

bequeath

a)

the most typical example or representative of a type

b)

to leave or give by will after one’s death

c)

powerfully persuasive

d)

to learn or discover with certainty

65.

cogent

a)

powerfully persuasive

b)

inflicting punishment

c)

associated or connected

d)

to come together so as to form a single product

66.

converge

a)

to come together so as to form a single product

b)

to move away from each other

c)

remove by erasing or crossing out

d)

a temporary stay or break

67.

disperse

a)

bounded or limited

b)

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

c)

to move away from each other

d)

powerfully persuasive

68.

esteem

a)

to come together so as to form a single product

b)

to cause to continue or prevail

c)

remove by erasing or crossing out

d)

the condition of being honored

69.

expunge

a)

to move away from each other

b)

bounded or limited

c)

remove by erasing or crossing out

d)

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

70.

finite

a)

the condition of being honored

b)

bounded or limited

c)

to dissolve, disband, or eliminate

d)

to come together so as to form a single product