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Vocabulary Challenge: Week 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

pertinent

a)

(adj.) capable of being touched; real, concrete

b)

(adj.) widespread; generally accepted

c)

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point

d)

(adj.) profitable; producing money or wealth

2.

obscure

a)

(v/adj.) difficult to see, vague; unsure, not discovered or known about; uncertain, unclear

b)

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

c)

(v/adj.) Not exact, but close enough to be reasonably correct

d)

(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote

3.

intercede

a)

(v.) to twist out of shape; to give a false or misleading account of

b)

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

c)

(v.) to make worse; to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

d)

(v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

4.

infamous

a)

(adj.) habitually lazy; idle

b)

(adj.) capable of being touched; real, concrete

c)

(adj.) very wicked; disgraceful, shameful

d)

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point

5.

hypothetical

a)

(adj.) complete, thorough; covering or including everything

b)

(adj.) shocking; emotionally disturbing or distressing; causing serious physical damage

c)

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point

d)

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

6.

infuriate

a)

(v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

b)

(v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

c)

(v.) to make (somebody else) very angry, enrage

d)

(v.) to get revenge; to strike back for an injury

7.

scrutiny

a)

(n.) a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

b)

(n) strong dislike; bitter hostility

c)

(n.) critical observation or examination

d)

(n) a feeling of great joy or pride

8.

exacerbate

a)

(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity

b)

(v.) to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something

c)

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

d)

(v.) to make worse; to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

9.

indolent

a)

(adj.) habitually lazy; idle

b)

(adj.) inflicting punishment

c)

(adj.) very wicked; disgraceful, shameful

d)

(adj.) unbiased; neutral; objective

10.

gist

a)

(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence

b)

(n) strong dislike; bitter hostility

c)

(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement

d)

(n.) critical observation or examination

11.

dissent

a)

(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote

b)

(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement

c)

(n) a feeling of great joy or pride

d)

(n.) a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

12.

depict

a)

(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

b)

(v.) 1. to take or receive from a source; 2. to obtain through reasoning

c)

(v.) to twist out of shape; to give a false or misleading account of

d)

(v.) to take away from; reduce in value or reputation

13.

cursory

a)

(adj.) hasty and superficial; not thorough

b)

(adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use

c)

(adj.) possible, able to be done; likely

d)

(adj.) able to live; capable of success

14.

implausible

a)

(adj.) unlikely; unbelievable

b)

(adj.) having a good outcome; favorable

c)

(adj.) profitable; producing money or wealth

d)

(adj.) possible, able to be done; likely

15.

reconcile

a)

(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity

b)

(v) to express definitely or systematically; to devise, invent; to state as a formula

c)

(v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins

d)

(v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

16.

alleviate

a)

(v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)

b)

(v) to examine and judge carefully; to judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of something; to assess.

c)

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

d)

(verb) to relieve, make more bearable syn: lesson, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage

17.

tangible

a)

(adj.) capable of being touched; real, concrete

b)

(adj.) able to live; capable of success

c)

(adj.) capable of being believed; plausible

d)

(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

18.

cynical

a)

(n) a skillful or special way of doing something that may be difficult or complicated

b)

(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote

c)

(n) a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options

d)

(adj.) believing that people act only out of selfish motives

19.

diversion

a)

(n.) unclear, babbling; not able to be understood; nonsensical

b)

(n) 1. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory; 2. a display; (lit.) setting and characters

c)

(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; toregard as caused by or resulting from

d)

(n) 1. something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about; 2. an amusement

20.

rapport (pronounced: rah-pore)

a)

(n.) a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

b)

(n.) an action taken to destroy something or to prevent it from working properly; (v.) to take such destructive action

c)

(n.) unclear, babbling; not able to be understood; nonsensical

d)

(n.) an easy-going close and harmonious relationship, especially