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Honors Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After battles, some soldiers try and add (a)   to their days by telling jokes around the campfire.

2.

Old Mrs. Jenkins had a tendency to (a)   when telling the children the stories of her own childhood. They begin to fidget and squirm impatiently as she speaks.

3.

The boss is too concerned about (a)   issues at work to realize that the company is losing money and that the employees are not productive.

4.

When writing argumentative essays, students should (a)   their claims through the use of relevant examples and credible evidence.

5.

The parents set up (a)   cameras throughout the house to monitor their children’s new nanny.

6.

Both Jimmy and Hortense are star athletes. The coach tends to ___________ before each game before deciding which of his talented quarterbacks will start.

a)

Meander

b)

Substantiate

c)

Vacillate

d)

Dearth

7.

Due to ____________ rainfall, the Amazon rainforest ha a rich variety of plants and trees.

a)

Eloquent

b)

Copious

c)

Unobtrusive

d)

Peripheral

8.

Many young people have a ____________ of knowledge about managing their finances, and end up wasting lots of money when they first begin to earn an income.

a)

Jargon

b)

Peripheral

c)

Levity

d)

Dearth

9.

The preacher was admired and respected among his congregation due to his humble yet ____________ sermons.

a)

Eloquent

b)

Peripheral

c)

Copious

d)

Unobtrusive

10.

Karen didn’t understand the documents, which were filled with legal ____________, so she refused to sign them until her lawyer could be present.

a)

Dearth

b)

Levity

c)

Vacillate

d)

Jargon

11.

Copious means

a)

Of little importance; irrelevant

b)

Stirring; extremely expressive and persuasive

c)

Plentiful; abundant

d)

Not noticeable; inconspicuous

12.

Dearth means

a)

An abundance; a surplus

b)

A powerful speech

c)

A shortage; a scarcity

d)

An intruder

13.

Eloquent means

a)

Not noticeable; inconspicuous

b)

Stirring; extremely expressive and persuasive

c)

Of little importance; irrelevant

d)

Plentiful; abundant

14.

Jargon means

a)

Lightheartedness; silliness; humor

b)

A collection of evidence or proof

c)

A shortage; a scarcity

d)

Technical language of people, often in the same profession

15.

Levity means

a)

A shortage; a scarcity

b)

Seriousness; gravity

c)

Lightheartedness; silliness; humor

d)

A hesitation; an ability to choose between two options

16.

Meander means

a)

To hesitate; to go back and forth from once choice to another

b)

To prove; to confirm

c)

To speak expressively and persuasively

d)

To wander; to move along a winding course

17.

Peripheral means

a)

Of little importance; irrelevant

b)

Not noticeable; inconspicuous

c)

Stirring; extremely expressive and persuasive

d)

Plentiful; abundant

18.

Substantiate means

a)

To have a shortage; to have a scarcity of something

b)

To wander; to move along a winding course

c)

To hesitate; to move back and forth from one choice to another

d)

To prove; to claim

19.

Unobtrusive means

a)

Plentiful; abundant

b)

Not noticeable; inconspicuous

c)

Stirring; extremely expressive and persuasive

d)

Of little importance; irrelevant

20.

Vacillate means

a)

To hesitate; to go back and forth from one choice to another

b)

To have plenty; to experience an abundance of something

c)

To be of little importance; to be irrelevant

d)

To wander; to move along a winding course