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LOTF Vocab Set 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.

a)

Festooned

b)

Tacitly

c)

Gesticulated

d)

Avidly

2.

feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

a)

Avidly

b)

Contrite

c)

Emotional

d)

Furtive

3.

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

a)

Bole

b)

Furtive

c)

Nape

d)

Castanet

4.

Blatant is not ______________

a)

obvious.

b)

doing things in secret.

c)

flagrant.

d)

being open (or real).

5.

Syn: evil; harmful; injurious

a)

rugby

b)

malevolent

c)

swarthy

d)

blatant

6.

To make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice

a)

jeer

b)

clamor

c)

malevolently

d)

inarticulate

7.

Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly

a)

Inarticulate

b)

Blatant

c)

Ineffectual

d)

Sinewy

8.

Unruly; insubordinate; revolting against authority

a)

Mutinously

b)

Ludicrous

c)

Sinewy

d)

Malevolently

9.

What does Impervious mean?

a)

unpleasant taste

b)

not allowing to pass through; resistant; sealed

c)

good luck charm

d)

shake or tremble

10.

Tacitly means "expressed or carried on without words or speech" choose the sentence(s) which use this word correctly.

a)

"Tacitly admitting that he remembered the unmentionable, Ralph nodded to Piggy."

b)

Tacitly by the silence and the refusal the assembly broke into a chant.

11.

"A shadow fronted him tempestuously." What do you think "tempestuously" in this means?

a)

turbulent or stormy

b)

cold

c)

happily

12.

What does ebullience mean?

a)

to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.

b)

high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.

c)

to bring about, produce, or cause:

d)

understood without being openly expressed; implied:

13.

What does recrimination mean?

a)

a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.

b)

deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.

c)

the act of recriminating, or counter charging:

d)

brilliantly or excessively showy:

14.

What does errant mean?

a)

a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity).

b)

a soft murmur; whisper.

c)

deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.

d)

high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.

15.

Which of the following sentences uses the word impervious correctly?

a)

He impervious us, but it didn't hurt.

b)

The impervious boy cried when he was bullied.

c)

We impervious in class everyday.

d)

The ship was impervious as it blasted through the iceberg.

16.

Which of the following sentences uses the word diffidently correctly?

a)

Sara diffidently the crowd.

b)

They diffidently toward reading aloud in class.

c)

The introverted boy spoke diffidently when reading aloud in class.

d)

The diffidently woman enjoyed speaking in front of large crowds.

17.

the most successful point

a)

prefect

b)

pinnacles

c)

derision

d)

illusive

18.

Choose the example of taboo behavior

a)

The best behave student.

b)

Yelling profanity in the hallway.

c)

Someone who works long hours to get a job done.

d)

The person who get an award for excellence.

19.

Which of the following is not ludicrous

a)

reasonable

b)

foolish

c)

inappropriate

d)

ridiculous

20.

Choose ALL of the following references to the word "inarticulate" (choose 3 answers).

a)

Speaking clearly

b)

Someone who can not be understood.

c)

Someone who may have trouble speaking clearly.

d)

Something that you can't explain.