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Vocab 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If something is facile, it is _____________.

a)

small

b)

obnoxious

c)

urgent

d)

easy

2.

I didn't appreciate the ___________ remarks she made behind my back.

a)

disparaging

b)

facile

c)

malleable

d)

ubiquitous

3.

If you don't have any ____________ evidence, you shouldn't accuse me. Accusation should be supported by real observations, not hunches.

a)

prudent

b)

petulant

c)

disparaging

d)

empirical

4.

Something is malleable if it can be easily ___________.

a)

changed

b)

broken

c)

supported

d)

offended

5.

He didn't get along with his coworkers and ate his lunch by himself. He felt like they had _____________ him.

a)

abated

b)

ostracized

c)

been pragmatic towards

d)

been prudent towards

6.

The _____________ that occurred when she knocked over the whole display of merchandise was heard by everyone in the store.

a)

precedent

b)

cacophany

c)

ostracism

d)

nuance

7.

Language has a lot of ____________. You have to be careful about what words you use because they mean different things in different contexts.

a)

nuances

b)

cacophonies

c)

abatements

d)

ostracisms

8.

I'm not going to take a stance on this issue. I'm feeling _______________ about it.

a)

prudent

b)

pragmatic

c)

ambivalent

d)

cacophonous

9.

I don't know what's wrong with you, but you are way too old to be acting so ____________. I expect more mature behavior in the future.

a)

malleable

b)

facile

c)

petulant

d)

empirical

10.

The __________ thing to do is accept that we live in an imperfect world and do what you can to improve it little by little. It won't become the ideal paradise overnight.

a)

facile

b)

pragmatic

c)

nuanced

d)

petulant

11.

After a long night of work, the firefighters are seeing results. The fire and its damage is beginning to ________.

a)

disparage

b)

ostracize

c)

abate

d)

become ubiquitous

12.

You don't have any savings at all? That's not very _____________ of you.

a)

prudent

b)

petualant

c)

malleable

d)

ambivalent

13.

There's no ______________ because it's never been done before.

a)

ostracism

b)

prudence

c)

ambivalence

d)

precedent

14.

Something is ubiquitous if it is

a)

subtle

b)

heartfelt

c)

everywhere

d)

free