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ELA 4 - Vocabulary Lesson 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

showing careful, persistent effort, attentive, diligent

a)

assimilate

b)

circuitous

c)

circumlocution

d)

assiduous

2.

to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully

a)

circumlocution

b)

assimilate

c)

circuitous

d)

assiduous

3.

indirect, roundabout

a)

circuitous

b)

circumlocution

c)

assimilate

d)

assiduous

4.

an indirect way of expressing something; talking in circles; the use of an unnecessary large number of words to express an idea

a)

circumlocution

b)

circuitous

c)

assiduous

d)

assimilate

5.

hardship; poverty; misery

a)

assimilate

b)

destitution

c)

eugenic

d)

eulogy

6.

Relating to the development and improvement of race.

(a)  

7.

a formal speech praising a person who has died

(a)  

8.

willing to face danger; having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism

(a)  

9.

to abase oneself often with one's face to the ground

(a)  

10.

(n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

(a)  

11.

one who takes part in dialogue or conversation

a)

paragon

b)

matinee

c)

matriarchy

d)

interlocutor

12.

a performance in a theater, public event, or a showing of a movie that takes place in the daytime

a)

interlocutor

b)

matinee

c)

matriarchy

d)

paranoia

13.

a system of social organization in which descent and inheritance are traced through the female line

a)

paranoia

b)

matinee

c)

matriarchy

d)

paragon

14.

irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

a)

paranoia

b)

matriarchy

c)

matinee

d)

paragon

15.

a model of excellence or perfection

a)

matriarchy

b)

interlocutor

c)

paranoia

d)

paragon

16.

to increase in number quickly

(a)  

17.

standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known

(a)  

18.

having strict regard for what is right or proper

(a)  

19.

to examine closely

(a)  

20.

using few words; brief and to the point

(a)