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A.P. Language Rhetorical Terms -SAT #5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

reprove

a)

shallow; on the surface only

b)

dangerously unstable

c)

joking

d)

to scold; to find fault with

2.

pessimism

a)

extravagant; wasteful

b)

gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win

c)

tending toward one direction

d)

contempt; intense dislike

3.

cursory

a)

hasty, not thorough

b)

essential; necessary

c)

shallow; on the surface only

4.

profligate

a)

hasty, not thorough

b)

extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant

c)

odd; unusual; quirky

d)

dangerously unstable

5.

miser

a)

odd; unusual; quirky

b)

extravagant; wasteful

c)

someone who hoards money

d)

insincere

6.

jocular

a)

mystery

b)

smug; self-satisfied; overly confident

c)

insincere

d)

joking

7.

fracas

a)

cunning; deceitfulness

b)

contempt; intense dislike

c)

uproar; brawl

d)

explanatory

8.

caricature

a)

a satiric portrait or representation

b)

theoretical; lacking substance

c)

dangerously unstable

d)

smug; self-satisfied; overly confident

9.

corroborate

a)

to estimate the value of; to measure

b)

constant; without variety

c)

to confirm

d)

to delete objectionable material

10.

precarious

a)

dangerously unstable

b)

capable of being harmed

c)

shallow; on the surface only

d)

not obvious; hard to spot

11.

expository

a)

essential; necessary

b)

explanatory

c)

having keen understanding; discerning

d)

extravagant; wasteful

12.

bolster

a)

to prevent, especially by threatening

b)

to scold; to find fault with

c)

to support; to prop up

d)

to estimate the value of; to measure

13.

daunt

a)

to prevent, especially by threatening

b)

to intimidate; to discourage

c)

to delete objectionable material

d)

to scold; to find fault with

14.

inclined

a)

to estimate the value of; to measure

b)

joking

c)

odd; unusual; quirky

d)

tending toward one direction

15.

uniform

a)

to confirm

b)

constant; without variety

c)

having keen understanding; discerning

d)

essential; necessary

16.

perceptive

a)

shallow; on the surface only

b)

having keen understanding; discerning

c)

dangerously unstable

d)

cunning; deceitfulness

17.

enigma

a)

mystery

b)

shallow; on the surface only

c)

extravagant; wasteful

d)

odd; unusual; quirky

18.

eccentric

a)

extravagant; wasteful

b)

odd; unusual; quirky

c)

not obvious; hard to spot

d)

one who saves greedily

19.

guile

a)

doubting

b)

acceptance of a situation

c)

fearful; worried

d)

cunning; deceitfulness

20.

abstract

a)

not obvious; hard to spot

b)

extravagant; wasteful

c)

theoretical; lacking substance

d)

dangerously unstable