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Eng. 10: SAT Vocab Review: (curtail, epicure, tenuous...)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

a)

boorish

b)

vacation

c)

hiatus

d)

languid

2.

lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

a)

languid

b)

sloth

c)

curtail

d)

boorish

3.

to cut short; to cut off a part of.    

               - to abridge/shorten

a)

hone

b)

curtail

c)

poignant

d)

vindicate

4.

thin or slender in form, as a thread.

a)

epicure

b)

languid

c)

skinny

d)

tenuous

5.

lacking a sound basis as reasoning; unsubstantiated/no proof; weak

a)

tenuous

b)

curtail

c)

resplendent

d)

bourgeois

6.

a person who cultivates a

         refined/”fancy” taste, especially in food and wine

a)

curtail

b)

epicure

c)

boorish

d)

languid

7.

belonging to, characteristic of, or consisting of the middle class

a)

vindicate

b)

bourgeois

c)

languid

d)

poignant

8.

to clear, as from an accusation, suspicion, or the like.

a)

free

b)

tenuous

c)

vindicate

d)

resplendent

9.

of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial.

   

- lacking in clarity; vague

a)

curtail

b)

poignant

c)

bourgeois

d)

tenuous

10.

of or like a boor; to be unmannered

a)

rude

b)

boorish

c)

resplendent

d)

epicure

11.

to reduce; to diminish

a)

epicure

b)

poignant

c)

curtail

d)

shrink

12.

to be crude or coarse; to be insensitive

a)

boorish

b)

jerk

c)

bourgeois

d)

hiatus

13.

keen or strong in mental appeal.

          - affecting or moving the emotions

a)

bourgeois

b)

languid

c)

poignant

d)

tenuous

14.

dominated or characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns

a)

bourgeois

b)

low-browed

c)

resplendent

d)

vindicate

15.

lacking in spirit or interest; feeling listless or indifferent

a)

curtail

b)

bored

c)

poignant

d)

languid

16.

T or F: Your Quiz will also have "Monkey Paw" Q on it?

a)

true

b)

false

17.

shining brilliantly

a)

curtail

b)

resplendent

c)

poignant

d)

the sun