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Fall of Usher Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Insipid means:

a)

inimical

b)

flavorless

c)

marred

d)

arbitrary

2.

Precipitous

a)

sudden

b)

ambiguous

c)

indistinct

d)

arid

3.

Phantasmagoric

a)

characterized by extreme rigidity of limbs

b)

of or relating to words

c)

characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery

d)

drawing from two or more fields of study

4.

Insoluble means:

a)

political

b)

personable

c)

hopeless

d)

sensuous

5.

Acute means:

a)

decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice

b)

avoiding excess

c)

conforming in every respect

d)

experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

6.

Gossamer means:

a)

shadowy

b)

fussy

c)

delicate

d)

expensive

7.

Which of the following would most likely be considered a malady?

a)

tuberculosis

b)

synopsis

c)

hypothesis

d)

catharsis

8.

Goad means to:

a)

censure severely or angrily

b)

urge with or as if with a prod

c)

overcome or allay

d)

refuse to sponsor

9.

Which of the following would best be considered as inordinate?

a)

looking for a new job with a higher salary

b)

eating eight cheeseburgers for dinner

c)

falling off your bike and skinning your knee

d)

driving within the posted speed limit

10.

Sublime means:

a)

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

b)

characterized by extravagance and profusion

c)

careful and sensible

d)

inspiring awe

11.

Barry suggests, in fact, a strange affinity between Andersen, the childless, melancholy Dane, and Catherine who was a mother of 10: both outsiders reduced to big-part players in the drama of Dickens' life at a time of particular turmoil. Affinity, in this sentence, means:

a)

the condition of being protected from all harm

b)

a penalty for a mistake that involves giving up something

c)

the relation between two organisms that benefit each other

d)

a close connection marked by community of interests

12.

When is one most likely to experience trepidation?

a)

while completing a routine work assignment

b)

while decorating a Christmas tree

c)

before viewing a famed art exhibit

d)

before crossing an icy bridge

13.

Pervade means to:

a)

penetrate

b)

confuse

c)

buttress

d)

complement

14.

importunate means:

a)

tending to betray

b)

feeling or showing joy

c)

capable of being done with the means at hand

d)

making persistent or urgent requests

15.

What is a synonym for dilapidation?

a)

Damaged

b)

Rehabilitation

c)

Assimilation

d)

Determination