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Unit_16.Vocabulary

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When forests are cut down, there is a forced ___ of all the wild-life that lived there.
a)
Exodus
b)
Expound
c)
Serious
d)
Connoisseur
2.
After living in Canada for most of her life, Jenny found the wildlife and cuisine of Thailand rather ___.
a)
Exotic
b)
Fabricate
c)
Duplicate
d)
Endemic
3.
In solving this problem, we cannot do whatever is ___; we must make sure it is good for everyone.
a)
Expedient
b)
Exploit
c)
Reproduction
d)
Construe
4.
Companies can save money in many ways; firing people is rarely the only ___ available.
a)
Expedient
b)
Facetious
c)
Grasp
d)
Esoteric
5.
Working conditions have come a long way since it was customary to ___ the labor of children and minorities.
a)
Exploit
b)
Expedient
c)
Comprehend
d)
Euphemism
6.
People must always remember the ___ and heroic deeds of soldiers who fought and gave their lives in WWII.
a)
Exploits
b)
Facsimile
c)
Realistic
d)
Eclectic
7.
I spent most of the evening listening to a TED-talk where the speaker ___ their ideas on studying theater.
a)
Expounded
b)
Fallacies
c)
Impractical
d)
Envisage
8.
After studying carpentry, Hector was able to ___ many different pieces of furniture.
a)
Fabricate
b)
Fathom
c)
Suitable
d)
Defer
9.
The conman was an expert in ___ stories that would convince people to buy his junk.
a)
Fabricating
b)
Fatuous
c)
Serious
d)
Efficacious
10.
While the comedian may sound serious, he doesn't mean any of the ___ things he says.
a)
Facetious
b)
Feasible
c)
Duplicate
d)
Effrontery
11.
Art books often contain surprisingly accurate full-color ___ of the famous paintings they discuss.
a)
Facsimiles
b)
Feigns
c)
Grasps
d)
Epithet
12.
Usually, a photocopy is a ___ copy of the original from which it was made.
a)
Facsimile
b)
Felicitous
c)
Comprehend
d)
Entreat
13.
The tricky part of Cassius's arguments are that the ___ are so subtle that many people, including Brutus, miss them.
a)
Fallacies
b)
Fetishes
c)
Reproduction
d)
Distraught
14.
It is a ___ to assume that all red-haired people have short tempers
a)
Fallacy
b)
Exodus
c)
Realistic
d)
Discomfit
15.
It would be difficult to raise the Titanic, because it is thousands of ___ underwater.
a)
Fathoms
b)
Exotics
c)
Impractical
d)
Disparage
16.
After breaking down each sentence, the students began to ___ what the characters were saying in Shakespeare's plays.
a)
Fathom
b)
Expedient
c)
Suitable
d)
Misconstrue
17.

It was such a ___ remark that most people openly laughed, even though it wasn't meant to be a joke.

a)

Fatuous

b)

Exploitative

c)

Felicitous

d)

Delineate

18.
While John wanted to host a party with fifty guests, he realized it was not ___ in his two-room apartment.
a)
Feasible
b)
Expound
c)
Fathom
d)
Desultory
19.
Some students will ___ illness even if they are not sick just to avoid taking a test.
a)
Feign
b)
Feasibility
c)
Facsimile
d)
Culpable
20.
While Mr. Gorelick does not usually eat ice cream, he always finds it a ___ treat to have it on a hot summer day.
a)
Felicitous
b)
Fetishize
c)
Fatuous
d)
Corroborate
21.
Some people think horseshoes, rabbits' feet, and four-leaf clovers are ___ that can bring good luck.
a)
Fetishes
b)
Exodus
c)
Expound
d)
Copious
22.
It is okay to like something, but it not healthy to have it become a ___ or an obsession.
a)
Fetish
b)
Expedient
c)
Fabrication
d)
Consummate
23.
The patient's refusal to follow doctors' orders ___ the problem instead of making it better.
a)
Exacerbated
b)
Exalted
c)
Envisaged
d)
Erudite
24.
From very poor beginnings, Dolly Parton rose to fame and wealth to become one of the most ___ Country Singers in the world.
a)
Exalted
b)
Exigencies
c)
Equanimity
d)
Erudite
25.
Stupid teenagers in horror movies who run towards the murder are ___ of what not to do.
a)
Exemplary
b)
Esoteric
c)
Erudite
d)
Entreat
26.
In March 2020, many people saw the ___ of “flattening the curve” when it came to the number of people infected with COVID-19.
a)
Exigency
b)
Exemplary
c)
Esoteric
d)
Entice
27.
After eating too many cookies at the holidays, some people could be called ___.
a)
Corpulent
b)
Criterion
c)
Curtail
d)
Construe
28.
Two eye-witnesses ___ the evidence and supported what the woman said.
a)
Corroborated
b)
Crucial
c)
Cynical
d)
Consummate
29.
When seeking ___, it is best to go to someone you think is wise and honest.
a)
Counsel
b)
Culpable
c)
Connoisseur
d)
Copious
30.
After studying writing for forty years, Mr. Stern has strong ___ as an English teacher.
a)
Credibility
b)
Cursory
c)
Consensus
d)
Culpable
31.
Sameul Maverick was called a ___ when he refused to follow the law and brand his cattle.
a)
Deviate
b)
Dapper
c)
Delete
d)
Delusion
32.
The slogan may sound harmless, but that does not mean it is ___ of a very negative implication.
a)
Devoid
b)
Defect
c)
Delineate
d)
Demure
33.
While not showy, the old woman was clearly ___, because she went to services every week for eighty-years.
a)
Devout
b)
Defer
c)
Delinquent
d)
Denouement
34.
Carpenters need to be surprisingly ___ when working with wood, because they have to start all over if they mess up.
a)
Dexterous
b)
Dejected
c)
Delude
d)
Desultory
35.
No matter how long they pestered him, he would not ___ the secret.
a)
Divulge
b)
Discourse
c)
Duplicity
d)
Dilapidate
36.
Some breeds of dogs are more ___ and easier to train than other breeds.
a)
Docile
b)
Discriminate
c)
Disparity
d)
Dilatory
37.
The volcano being ___ does not mean that it will never erupt again.
a)
Dormant
b)
Disparage
c)
Discriminate
d)
Discomfit
38.
Dr. Fauci says that wearing masks and handwashing can prevent ___ measures like shutdowns.
a)
Drastic
b)
Distraught
c)
Dilatory
d)
Diligent
39.
Mrs. Danvers’ ___ led to the second Mrs. de Winter wearing the same dress as Rebecca at the ball.
a)
Duplicity
b)
Dilatory
c)
Discomfit
d)
Dire
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
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
45.
After studying in many different countries, Jen has many different philosphies and is a true ___.
a)
Eclectic
b)
Elite
c)
Endemic
d)
Emaciated
46.
Though once a strong empire, the Romans became ___ after years of corruption and over-indulgence.
a)
Effete
b)
Effrontery
c)
Enclave
d)
Emanate
47.
If using Quizizz helps you learn vocab effectively, you could call it ___!
a)
Efficacious
b)
Elicit
c)
Emulate
d)
Effrontery
48.
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)
Embellish
c)
Empathy
d)
Enigma
49.
The comedian was so funny that she could ___ laughs from even the most serious audience memebers.
a)
Elicit
b)
Eminent
c)
Effrontery
d)
Impertinence