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Essay Vocabulary 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The traditional ______ of the rhinoceros to the elephant seems to be mythical.

Is your ______ for me so great that you no longer care about my feelings?

a)

austere

b)

antipathy

c)

aesthetic

d)

burgeon

2.

Would you mind giving me your ______ opinion of my new handbag?

At the end of my two week painting workshop, the result was an _____ wonder of black and white that made my instructor speechless with pleasure.  

My husband’s painting, on the other hand, was awful and did not have any ______ properties.

a)

dogmatic

b)

antipathy

c)

aesthetic

d)

elegy

e)

catalyst

3.

As car prices go down, car dealers are expecting sales to ______.

Because Janice is pregnant with triplets, everyone is expecting her stomach to ______ quickly.

a)

austere

b)

antipathy

c)

aesthetic

d)

burgeon

e)

catalyst

4.

What started out as a 48 hour trial period with a dog she was terrified of turned into five beautiful years of companionship and was the _______ for change in her love life.

a)

austere

b)

antipathy

c)

aesthetic

d)

burgeon

e)

catalyst

5.

Obviously he was annoyed by her _____ tone.

His _____ expression served as a catalyst to her boredom.

a)

caustic

b)

antipathy

c)

aesthetic

d)

burgeon

e)

catalyst

6.

There was ________ debate over the use of genetically modified crops.

a)

caustic

b)

antipathy

c)

aesthetic

d)

contentious

e)

catalyst

7.

When the company went bankrupt, the _____ CEO quickly flew out of the country to avoid having to answer to his former employees.

a)

caustic

b)

antipathy

c)

craven

d)

contentious

e)

catalyst

8.

Use colors to clearly _______ the elements in your graphs. _______ each area where a specific color will be used with a line on the paper to mark the difference.

a)

delineate

b)

divest

c)

craven

d)

contentious

e)

catalyst

9.

The conference focused on the _______ of public and private education.

Nature or nurture is a ______ which has long been debated by scholars.

a)

dichotomy

b)

divest

c)

craven

d)

contentious

e)

catalyst

10.

I was forced to fire my accountant after he could not explain the ________ in my bank account.  

When the store manager noticed a ________ in the inventory, he called all of his employees into his office.  

a)

dichotomy

b)

divest

c)

craven

d)

discrepancy

e)

catalyst

11.

She managed to _____ herself of responsibility.

a)

dichotomy

b)

elegy

c)

craven

d)

discrepancy

e)

divest

12.

He gives his opinion without trying to be ________.

I don't mean to come across as _______, but I am certain I am correct on this issue!

a)

dichotomy

b)

elegy

c)

craven

d)

dogmatic

e)

contentious

13.

If you drink alcohol while taking an antibiotic, you might reduce the strength of the medication and lower the drug’s ______.

a)

dichotomy

b)

elegy

c)

efficacy

d)

dogmatic

e)

contentious

14.

The latest form of poetry adopted from Greece and destined to gain and permanently to hold the ear of the world was the _____.

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a)

dichotomy

b)

elegy

c)

efficacy

d)

dogmatic

e)

contentious

15.

The Sanctuary was plain to the point of _____, with no luxuries.

Clare wanted to keep a slightly _____ working-class look to the house.

a)

austere

b)

antipathy

c)

aesthetic

d)

burgeon

e)

catalyst