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AVID Week 9 vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a bitter animosity
a)
acrimony
b)
bipartisanship
c)
clandestine
d)
deride
2.

Anger and bitterness : harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or feelings

a)

acrimony

b)

acumen

c)

adept

d)

abhor

3.
to fuse or unite
a)
coalesce 
b)
exalt
c)
assuage
d)
insuperable
4.
The sun ___ the morning fog.
a)
differentiated
b)
dissipated
c)
disparaged
d)
derivative
5.

"But it is this gloom, which appears to have taken so strong a hold of your mind, that I wish to _______."

a)

dissipate

b)

dilatory

c)

exasperate

d)

traverse

6.

to scatter

a)

dissipate

b)

deprecate

c)

deluge

d)

defile

7.

Choose the correct spelling...

a)

Ephemeral

b)

Efemeral

c)

Epemeral

d)

Ephemerel

8.

Definition: lasting for a very short time

a)

synonym

b)

vindictive

c)

ephemeral

d)

paragon

9.

Word that means showing flattery or affection.

a)

Bemused

b)

Accumulate

c)

Cower

d)

Fawning

10.

Slow and relaxed; weak from illness or fatigue

a)

Languid

b)

Augmented

c)

Obsolete

d)

Emphatic

11.

Which 3 synonyms fit the word nonchalance?

a)

casualness

b)

indifference

c)

disregard

d)

relevance

12.

casual indifference; lack of concern

a)

progeny

b)

misanthropy

c)

effervescence

d)

nonchalance

13.
The stagecoach is an ___________ way to travel.
a)
Fatigued
b)
Outmoded
c)
Oblivious
d)
Efficient
14.
no longer needed or fashionable
a)
habitat
b)
wend
c)
outmoded
d)
shoes
15.
Choose the word that correctly matches the definition: 
Bad tempered, irritable 
a)
Bewilder
b)
Illicit 
c)
Nuisance 
d)
Petulant 
16.

Definition: Crabby or Grumpy

a)

Perilous

b)

Rhythmic

c)

Petulant

d)

Routine

17.
Tomove back and forth from lack of balance; waver
a)
Vacillate
b)
Exude
18.

Sally ______________ so much over whether she and Mandy should see a horror movie or comedy that they missed the show times for both.

a)

peripheral

b)

substantiated

c)

meandered

d)

vacillated

19.

"Voracious" means:

a)

angry or irritated

b)

sarcastic

c)

exceedingly eager

d)

never ending

20.

Which of the following sentences uses "voracious" correctly?

Select all that apply

a)

Her voracious intellectual curiosity is unparalleled.

b)

I have become a voracious online shopper after quarantine.

c)

Her appetite is voracious; she barely eats a thing.

d)

I voraciously devoured my triple scoop ice cream cone.