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Graduate Vocabulary Practice 91-100

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; having a greasy or soapy feel is called

a)

Usurp

b)

Vacuous

c)

Vortex

d)

Unctuous

2.

_________ is to take a position of power or importance illegally or by force.

a)

Wrought

b)

Usurp

c)

Unctuous

d)

Winnow

3.

__________________ is having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

a)

Vacuous

b)

Vehement

c)

Vortex

d)

Winnow

4.

Showing strong feeling, forceful, passionate or intense is known as

a)

Vortex

b)

Usurp

c)

Xenophobia

d)

Vehement

5.

___________ is a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.

a)

Winnow

b)

Vacuous

c)

Vortex

d)

Yeoman

6.

Blowing a current of air through grain in order to remove the chaff is known as

a)

Wrought

b)

Vehement

c)

Vortex

d)

Winnow

7.

Metals beaten or shaped by hammering are referred to as

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Yeoman

c)

Wrought

d)

Winnow

8.

__________ is a dislike or prejudice against people from other countries .

a)

Unctuous

b)

Xenopobia

c)

Yeoman

d)

Usurp

9.

A man holding and cultivating a small landed estate is called a

a)

Vehement

b)

Usurp

c)

Wrought

d)

Yeoman

10.

A _______________is a rectangular stepped tower sometimes surmounted by a temple.

a)

Vortex

b)

Ziggurat

c)

WInnow

d)

Vaccine

11.

Turned off by the ________compliments, the woman turned down the man's offer for dinner.

a)

Unctuous

b)

Usurp

c)

Vacuous

d)

Vortex

12.

The adorable pony will ________ you of all of your carrots if you stand too close to him.

a)

Vacuous

b)

Wrought

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Usurp

13.

The talk show host was well-known for making __________ statements about celebrities.

a)

Winnow

b)

Usurp

c)

Vortex

d)

Vacuous

14.

With tears in his eyes, the victim's husband made a __________ plea for his wife's killer to be put away for life.

a)

Unctuous

b)

Vehement

c)

Wrought

d)

Xenophobia

15.

The tornado's ______ swept up cars and mailboxes in it's path and tossed them like tennis balls.

a)

Winnow

b)

Wrought

c)

Vortex

d)

Vacuous

16.

The warm summer breeze slowly _______ the sand across the beach blanket.

a)

Winnowed

b)

Wrought

c)

Yeomen

d)

Vehemently

17.

The stairway was finished with some beautiful, handmade ___________iron railings.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Vacuous

c)

Wrought

d)

Tectonic

18.

Shane's __________ prevents him from going to social events where there are people he does not know.

a)

Winnow

b)

Wrought

c)

Yeoman

d)

Xenophobia

19.

The arranged marriage was between the ________ and a neighboring farmer's daughter.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Yeoman

c)

Winnow

d)

Wrought

20.

The shape of the _______ is very similar to the shape of a pyramid.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Winnow

c)

Wrought

d)

Vacuous