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Academic Vocabulary - C Words

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

careful, cautious; unwilling to take risks

a)

circumspect

b)

consolation

c)

contemplate

d)

circuitous

2.

aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction (control)

a)

cacophonous

b)

compliant

c)

cognizant

d)

candid

3.

believable; reliable

a)

concise

b)

colossal

c)

commence

d)

credible

4.

roundabout; not direct

a)

cumbersome

b)

circuitous

c)

conspicuous

d)

copious

5.

to forgive or overlook an offense; pardoning totally

a)

contrite

b)

condone

c)

concise

d)

confine

6.

secret, concealed, underhanded

a)

cacophonous

b)

candid

c)

cognizant

d)

clandestine

7.

frank, sincere, impartial, truthful

a)

cognizant

b)

candid

c)

cacophonous

d)

compliant

8.

harsh-sounding; raucous, discordant

a)

cacophonous

b)

candid

c)

compliant

d)

clandestine

9.

forceful; urgently demanding attention

a)

contemplate

b)

compelling

c)

circumspect

d)

conceited

10.

a release of emotional tension

a)

cumbersome

b)

cadaver

c)

compelling

d)

catharsis

11.

an event causing great and often sudden damage and distress; a disaster

a)

conformity

b)

calamity

c)

coercion

d)

contrite

12.

very big; enourmous

a)

cordial

b)

commence

c)

composure

d)

colossal

13.

having hidden meaning; mysterious

a)

chronic

b)

concise

c)

cryptic

d)

confine

14.

clumsy; hard to handle

a)

circuitous

b)

cumbersome

c)

concise

d)

commence

15.

to begin; to start

a)

concise

b)

contrite

c)

commence

d)

composure

16.

abundant; plentiful

a)

copious

b)

circuitous

c)

credible

d)

commence

17.

excessively proud of oneself; vail, arrogant

a)

conceited

b)

contrite

c)

contemplate

d)

conjecture

18.

arousing argument; dispute; disagreement

a)

controversial

b)

consolation

c)

colloquial

d)

contemplate

19.

to desire something belonging to another; to envy

a)

condone

b)

covet

c)

convert

d)

covert

20.

warm and friendly

a)

cordial

b)

colossal

c)

concise

d)

copious

21.

to consider carefully and thoughtfully

a)

contemplate

b)

conceited

c)

circumspect

d)

compelling

22.

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

a)

coercion

b)

correlation

c)

condone

d)

conformity

23.

keep within the limits; restrict; limit

a)

conceited

b)

confine

c)

contrite

d)

concise

24.

continuing for a long time

a)

condone

b)

concise

c)

cryptic

d)

chronic

25.

hidden; undercover; sneaky

a)

cryptic

b)

covert

c)

copious

d)

concise

26.

something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering

a)

correlation

b)

consolation

c)

compensation

d)

conjecture

27.

feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing

a)

condone

b)

conceited

c)

confine

d)

contrite

28.

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

a)

correlation

b)

colloquial

c)

conformity

d)

conjecture

29.

comfort received by a person after loss or disappointment

a)

consolation

b)

conformity

c)

colloquial

d)

compensation

30.

mental calmness

a)

cumbersome

b)

commence

c)

composure

d)

colossal