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Vocabulary Workshop [H] - BAT #1 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel

(n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket

a)

poltroon

b)

raillery

c)

caterwaul

d)

bellwether

2.

(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped

a)

poltroon

b)

vignette

c)

morass

d)

raillery

3.

(n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful, but not essential; an assistant or helper

(adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity

a)

adjunct

b)

effete

c)

oblivious

d)

ribald

4.

(n) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above the other in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.

a)

proselyte

b)

hierarchy

c)

vignette

d)

fait accompli

5.

(adj) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible

a)

effete

b)

noisome

c)

supine

d)

chimerical

6.

(adj.) forgetful; unaware

a)

supine

b)

effete

c)

laissez-faire

d)

oblivious

7.

(adj) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; out-of-date

a)

hidebound

b)

ribald

c)

laissez-faire

d)

effete

8.

(n.) a short description or sketch

a)

fait accompli

b)

liturgy

c)

adjunct

d)

vignette

9.

(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing

a)

effete

b)

ribald

c)

raillery

d)

noisome

10.

(adj.) a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or inference, esp with individual freedom of choice and action

a)

laissez-faire

b)

ribald

c)

chimerical

d)

noisome

11.

(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious

a)

noisome

b)

hidebound

c)

chimerical

d)

supine

12.

(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action

a)

fait accompli

b)

raillery

c)

adjunct

d)

hierarchy

13.

(n.) a convert; a disciple

a)

proselyte

b)

adjunct

c)

bellwether

d)

poltroon

14.

(n) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends

a)

poltroon

b)

raillery

c)

bellwether

d)

morass

15.

(n.) a religious service or rite

a)

hierarchy

b)

raillery

c)

liturgy

d)

vignette

16.

(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language

a)

effete

b)

ribald

c)

noisome

d)

supine

17.

(adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic

a)

supine

b)

effete

c)

laissez-faire

d)

quasi

18.

(n.) a base (lowly) coward

a)

bellwether

b)

poltroon

c)

morass

d)

proselyte

19.

(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative

a)

oblivious

b)

quasi

c)

noisome

d)

hidebound

20.

(adj.) seemingly but not actually or completely

a)

quasi

b)

supine

c)

chimerical

d)

effete

21.

(v) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner

a)

condescend

b)

cozen

c)

bowdlerize

d)

mountebank

22.

(n) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing

a)

macrocosm

b)

icon

c)

enclave

d)

persiflage

23.

(n) a representation or image of a sacred personage; an image or picture; an object of blind devotion

a)

macrocosm

b)

icon

c)

enclave

d)

persiflage

24.

(v) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc)

a)

condescend

b)

cozen

c)

bowdlerize

d)

persiflage

25.

(n) any division or separation of a group into hostile factions

a)

schism

b)

plethora

c)

virtuoso

d)

paean

26.

(n) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something

a)

macrocosm

b)

icon

c)

enclave

d)

persiflage

27.

(adj) concerned with practical considerations or values

a)

quizzical

b)

pragmatic

c)

ancillary

d)

therapeutic

28.

(n) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

a)

macrocosm

b)

icon

c)

enclave

d)

persiflage

29.

(n) a trickster or swindler

a)

rapacity

b)

forte

c)

interstice

d)

mountebank

30.

(adj) subordinate or supplementary

a)

quizzical

b)

pragmatic

c)

ancillary

d)

therapeutic

31.

(v) to trick; to cheat or swindle

a)

rapacity

b)

bowdlerize

c)

condescend

d)

cozen

32.

(n) a brilliant performer; a person with mastery skill or technique

(adj) masterly or brilliant

a)

schism

b)

plethora

c)

virtuoso

d)

paean

33.

(adj) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial

a)

quizzical

b)

pragmatic

c)

ancillary

d)

therapeutic

34.

(n) a song of praise, joy, or triumph

a)

schism

b)

plethora

c)

virtuoso

d)

paean

35.

(n) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things

a)

rapacity

b)

forte

c)

interstice

d)

mountebank

36.

(adj) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal

a)

quizzical

b)

pragmatic

c)

ancillary

d)

therapeutic

37.

(adj) free

(adv) without charge

a)

therapeutic

b)

ancillary

c)

gratis

d)

pragmatic

38.

(n) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force

a)

rapacity

b)

forte

c)

interstice

d)

mountebank

39.

(n) overfullness; superfluity

a)

schism

b)

plethora

c)

virtuoso

d)

paean

40.

(n) a person's strong point

a)

rapacity

b)

forte

c)

interstice

d)

mountebank

41.

(v) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder

a)

obfuscate

b)

apprise

c)

deracinate

d)

polarize

42.

(n) the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children

a)

solecism

b)

melee

c)

verisimilitude

d)

paternalism

43.

(n) the range, extent, or scope of something

a)

microcosm

b)

purview

c)

aegis

d)

exegesis

44.

(adj) native; inborn; inherent

a)

minuscule

b)

lachrymose

c)

sanguine

d)

indigenous

45.

(n) the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject

a)

claque

b)

lexicon

c)

purview

d)

solecism

46.

(v) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions

a)

obfuscate

b)

apprise

c)

deracinate

d)

polarize

47.

(n) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all

a)

vassal

b)

claque

c)

melee

d)

paternalism

48.

(n) enthusiastic or fawning admirers

a)

claque

b)

microcosm

c)

vassals

d)

melee

49.

(n) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable

a)

solecism

b)

melee

c)

verisimilitude

d)

paternalism

50.

(v) inform or tell (someone)

a)

obfuscate

b)

apprise

c)

deracinate

d)

polarize

51.

(n) a miniature world or universe

a)

microcosm

b)

purview

c)

aegis

d)

exegesis

52.

(adj) very small, tiny

(n) a lowercase letter

a)

minuscule

b)

lachrymose

c)

sanguine

d)

indigenous

53.

(n) a subordinate or dependent; a servant

(adj) subservient

a)

vassal

b)

claque

c)

melee

d)

paternalism

54.

(adj) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent

a)

bibulous

b)

lachrymose

c)

sanguine

d)

indigenous

55.

(n) protection; patronage; sponsorship

a)

exegesis

b)

aegis

c)

microcosm

d)

paternalism

56.

(adj) of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook

a)

minuscule

b)

lachrymose

c)

sanguine

d)

indigenous

57.

(n) an explanation or critical interpretation

a)

exegesis

b)

aegis

c)

microcosm

d)

paternalism

58.

(v) to uproot or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of

a)

obfuscate

b)

apprise

c)

deracinate

d)

polarize

59.

(n) a breach of etiquette; and impropriety

a)

solecism

b)

melee

c)

verisimilitude

d)

paternalism

60.

(adj) given to tears or weeping

a)

minuscule

b)

lachrymose

c)

bibulous

d)

indigenous