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Romantic Era Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is synonymous with "vehement" or "fiery"?

a)

sordid

b)

transitory

c)

arduous

d)

ardent

2.

Which word means the opposite of "righteous, clean, virtuous"?

a)

arduous

b)

sordid

c)

genial

d)

rapture

3.

This word comes from the Old Norse word for "prayer."

a)

rapture

b)

boon

c)

lassitude

d)

minutiae

4.

Which of the following is a correctly inflected form?

a)

pulchritudinous

b)

minutiaeness

c)

dissipatingly

d)

boontiful

5.

Justine's ideas for the company were so much more ... than her partner's ideas, so it was only right for her to buy him out so her business could grow.

a)

transitory

b)

transcendent

c)

minutiae

d)

boon

6.

Which term is misspelled?

a)

genial

b)

transcendant

c)

lassitude

d)

minutiae

7.

My parents reassured me they would take care of all the ... regarding my graduation party, for I needed to concentrate on the large matters---like scholarship applications.

a)

lassitude

b)

minutiae

c)

pulchritude

d)

commiserate

8.

Jacob can't resist the ...of video games, for he becomes mesmerized for hours near the light of a large TV screen and a game controller.

a)

commiseration

b)

rapture

c)

lassitude

d)

sylvan

9.

If you truly want to ... with me, you will not say a kind word about the ex with whom I just broke up, but you will bring me Straw Hat ice cream and moral support.

a)

commiserate

b)

dissipate

c)

recompense

d)

ardent

10.

Would you prefer a picnic in a/an ... or a marine setting?

a)

sordid

b)

sylvan

c)

ardent

d)

arduous

11.

If I were to write a letter to the editor, I would have to feel rather ... on an issue.

a)

arduous

b)

ardent

c)

transcendent

d)

commiserate

12.

The keynote speaker waited for the applause to ... before she continued with significant points she wanted the audience to hear.

a)

recompense

b)

commiserate

c)

dissipate

d)

transcendent

13.

Some toddlers go through a biting phase, but parents need to remember the phase is ...

a)

arduous

b)

transitory

c)

transcendent

d)

genial

14.

Which of the following is an antonym for "easy, simple"?

a)

transient

b)

dissipative

c)

arduous

d)

ardent

15.

Seniors are generally cautioned they have all summer to practice ..., but they must ward it off until finals are over.

a)

lassitude

b)

recompense

c)

commiserate

d)

transitory

16.

Correctly spell the term that means "small, precise details; trivia"

(a)  

17.

Which term is misspelled?

a)

pulchritude

b)

sylvan

c)

commiserate

d)

transendent

18.

Which of the following is a correctly inflected form?

a)

pulchritudinous

b)

boonitude

c)

transcendation

d)

rapturely

19.

The old sailor's ... for mindlessly and foolishly shooting the albatross is retelling his experience as a cautionary tale for the remainder of his life.

a)

pulchritude

b)

recompense

c)

lassitude

d)

boon

20.

Minutial and minute are both correctly inflected forms of the term Minutiae.

a)

True

b)

False