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Posted Vocabulary #3

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Innocuous means:

a)

Hurtful

b)

Obnoxious

c)

Enormous and powerful

d)

Not harmful or offensive

2.

Infamous means:

a)

Not harmful or offensive

b)

Seeming reasonable or probable

c)

Excessive pride or self-confidence

d)

Well known for some bad quality or deed

3.

A behemoth is:

a)

The path followed by an object

b)

Something enormous and powerful

c)

A public or official announcement

d)

A sign or warning that something is going to happen

4.

Premeditate means:

a)

To grow rapidly in number

b)

To think about or plan ahead of time

c)

To speak about someone in a critical manner

d)

To capture the fascinated attention of

5.

A sign or warning that something is going to happen

a)

Trajectory

b)

Behemoth

c)

Portent

d)

Proliferation

6.

This word describes a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

a)

Dilapidated

b)

Behemoth

c)

Innocuous

d)

Infamous

7.

A proclamation is a:

a)

Sign or warning that something is going to happen

b)

Path an object follows

c)

Public announcement about something important

d)

Surprising fact

8.

Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

a)

Hubris

b)

Delipidated

c)

Premeditated

d)

Derogatory

9.

The path followed by an object moving under the action of given forces

a)

Behemoth

b)

Trajectory

c)

Portent

d)

Revelation

10.

Enthrall means:

a)

To think out a plan ahead of time

b)

To have excessive pride or self-confidence

c)

To capture the fascinated attention of

d)

To talk without making sense

11.

Seeming reasonable or likely to be true

a)

Melodramatic

b)

Innocuous

c)

Dilapidated

d)

Plausible

12.

To express grief, sorrow, or regret

a)

Lament

b)

Blather

c)

Proliferate

d)

Conspire

13.

Excessive pride or self-confidence

a)

Hubris

b)

Humility

c)

Modesty

d)

Behemoth

14.

A surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

a)

Dilapidation

b)

Premeditation

c)

Revelation

d)

Proclamation

15.

Proliferate means:

a)

To increase in number very quickly

b)

To be old and worn out

c)

To think about or plan ahead of time

d)

To speak negatively about something

16.

A synonym for gargantuan is:

a)

Unimportant

b)

Insignificant

c)

Tiny

d)

Enormous

17.

Joan got in trouble at work for making ______________ comments about her boss.

a)

Derogatory

b)

Positive

c)

Flattering

d)

Complimentary

18.

Although Sarah thought her joke was _______________, her friends thought it was offensive.

a)

Harmful

b)

Furtive

c)

Innocuous

d)

Dilapidated

19.

When Lisa forgot to do her homework, she tried to come up with a ________________ excuse her teacher would believe.

a)

Absurd

b)

Unrealistic

c)

Plausible

d)

Unlikely

20.

The president issued a ________________ declaring a state of emergency after the devastating hurricane.

a)

Premeditation

b)

Dilapidation

c)

Defamation

d)

Proclamation

21.

The thunder was a ________________ of the approaching storm.

a)

Portent

b)

Hubris

c)

Proliferation

d)

Defamation

22.

My parents tore down the ____________ shed in our yard and replaced with it with a swing set.

a)

Proliferated

b)

Inexorable

c)

Dilapidated

d)

Ballistic

23.

The 113-foot snowman is a ______________ in the center of town.

a)

Behemoth

b)

Trajectory

c)

Lamentation

d)

Defamation

24.

Football fans are _______________ the death of the team's longtime coach.

a)

Blathering

b)

Lamenting

c)

Proliferating

d)

Emanating

25.

The baby was ___________ by the toy keys and played with them for hours.

a)

Bored

b)

Disgusted

c)

Enthralled

d)

Uninterested

26.

After avoiding arrest for 16 years, the _____________ criminal was finally caught by police.

a)

Respectable

b)

Infamous

c)

Honorable

d)

Trustworthy

27.

The shuttle was on a curving __________________ towards the International Space Station.

a)

Trajectory

b)

Hubris

c)

Revelation

d)

Behemoth

28.

After winning six gold medals, Kim's ___________ made it difficult to be around her.

a)

Hubris

b)

Lack of confidence

c)

Humility

d)

Gratitude

29.

Although the suspect said the crime was not ____________, the police believed she had been planning it for a long time.

a)

Dilapidated

b)

Premeditated

c)

Furtive

d)

Inexorable

30.

After finishing in last place, the runner came to the _________ that he needed to practice more before his next race.

a)

Hubris

b)

Defamation

c)

Revelation

d)

Dilapidation

31.

As the conflict between the two countries grew, the number of weapons on each side _______________.

a)

Dilapidated

b)

Decreased

c)

Emanated

d)

Proliferated

32.

Joe's mom goes to the grocery story every day to keep up with his ____________ appetite.

a)

Dilapidated

b)

Small

c)

Tiny

d)

Gargantuan