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V3 Definition Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does ADOPT mean?

a)

to take into your home

b)

to take as one's own

c)

to utilize a skill set

d)

to accept something

2.

What does ADVOCACY mean?

a)

defending something

b)

encouraging something

c)

active support of something

d)

active support of someone

3.

What does AKIN mean?

a)

related to each other

b)

similar to each other

c)

equal to each other

d)

opposite each other

4.

Which does not mean ALIGN?

a)

associate

b)

affiliate

c)

ally

d)

accept

5.

What word best means AMBIGUOUS?

a)

interpretive

b)

obscure

c)

uncertain

d)

vague

6.

Which is not a synonym for APORIA?

a)

Doubt

b)

Conflicted

c)

Untrue

d)

Struggle

7.

What does ARCHAIC mean?

a)

something that is old

b)

an extinct object

c)

unfamiliar to society

d)

rare in present-day

8.

What does ASSIMILATE mean?

a)

to conform

b)

to copy

c)

to adopt

d)

to dominate

9.

What is the best synonym for BEGUILE?

a)

Influence

b)

Trick

c)

Manipulate

d)

Deceive

10.

What does CATALYST mean?

a)

Causing action without being affected

b)

Causing conflict between two things

c)

Causing stimulation between other forces

d)

Causing agitation between people

11.

What does CATHARSIS mean?

a)

purging oneself

b)

relieving emotional tension

c)

relieving emotions

d)

purging tension

12.

What does COMPEL mean?

a)

to be forced to do something

b)

to feel forced to do something

c)

to force someone to do something

d)

to force someone

13.

What does DEVIATION not mean?

a)

a variation

b)

a detour

c)

against the norm

d)

against expectations

14.

Which is not a synonym for DICHOTOMY?

a)

similar

b)

division

c)

separation

d)

two

15.

What is the most relevant part of the DISRUPTION definition?

a)

unrest

b)

disorder

c)

interrupting

d)

delaying

16.

What does FORTITUDE mean?

a)

strength against adversity

b)

mental & emotional strength

c)

mental strength against difficulty

d)

being brave

17.

Which is not a synonym for INTEGRAL?

a)

essential

b)

necessary

c)

complete

d)

fundamental

18.

Which is not part of the definition for INTERFERENCE?

a)

hindering

b)

interrupting

c)

obstructing

d)

impeding

19.

What does MERELY mean?

a)

minimal

b)

little

c)

simply

d)

only

20.

What does OBLIGATION mean?

a)

being forced to do something

b)

being bound to do something

c)

being compelled to do something

d)

being obliged to do something

21.

What does OFFENSIVE mean?

a)

unpleasant

b)

disgusting

c)

annoying

d)

problematic

22.

Which is not a synonym for REDRESS?

a)

amends

b)

remedy

c)

fixing

d)

rectify

23.

What does SENTIMENT mean?

a)

feeling nostalgic

b)

being passionate

c)

personal feelings

d)

acting judgemental

24.

Which is not a SUPPRESS synonym?

a)

hide

b)

censor

c)

refrain

d)

conceal

25.

What does SYMBOLIC mean?

a)

an abstract sign

b)

a sign of something abstract

c)

a sign of something

d)

figurative imagery

26.

What does SYNTHESIS mean?

a)

creating something new

b)

forming something larger

c)

using sources to create something

d)

combining several ideas into one

27.

What does TRUCE mean?

a)

state of peace

b)

temporary peace

c)

an agreement

d)

pause in conflict

28.

Which is not a synonym for TRUISM?

a)

obvious

b)

true

c)

ambiguous

d)

self-evident

29.

What is the most relevant part of the definition for VALID?

a)

being logical

b)

being true

c)

having legal force

d)

all of the above

30.

Which is the strongest synonym for WHIM?

a)

odd

b)

impulse

c)

unpredictable

d)

quirky