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Wordly Wise 12 Vocab 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define indigence.

a)

An extreme level of poverty

b)

Mediocrity

c)

Unenlightened

d)

An expression of approval

2.

Best represents the word Iconoclast:

a)

The outspoken Irish writer George Bernard Shaw was also a critic and social reformer.

b)

Neither partner would apologize to the other afer the argument.

c)

After doing poorly in school at first, Graham started getting A's and B's.

d)

Their work does not seem good enough for this construction project.

3.

Identify the antonym of Recalcitrant:

a)

Shameful

b)

Demanding

c)

Dignified

d)

Agreeable

4.

Identify the antonym for Risible:

a)

Defiant

b)

Serious

c)

Frequent

d)

Praiseworthy

5.

Identify the synonym for ostensible:

a)

Fantastic

b)

Implied

c)

Apparent

d)

Genuine

6.

Definition for Mandate:

a)

Seemingly so

b)

Require

c)

Provoking laughter

d)

Stubbornly defiant

7.

Define Credo:

a)

Reflecting mediocrity.

b)

To speak about in great detail.

c)

Based upon experience or observation.

d)

Strongly held belief.

8.

To stay away from, especially on practical or moral grounds is the definition of......

a)

Benighted

b)

Eschew

c)

Iconoclast

d)

Laudable

9.

Identify the synonym of bourgeois.....

a)

pretentious

b)

dignified

c)

mediocre

d)

apparently

10.

Antonym: The school held a banquet to acknowledge the seniors' laudable achievements.

a)

honorable

b)

important

c)

famous

d)

shameful

11.

Select the answer that best suggests the vocabulary word: benighted

a)

To speak or write about in great detail.

b)

One who attacks established beliefs.

c)

To insist that males and females perform only stereotypical, gender-based roles.

d)

Very concerned with middle-class values.

12.

Archimedes sought empirical evidence that the amount of gold in a crown was constant even though the crown changed shape. (synonym)

a)

Theoretical

b)

Observable

c)

Credible

d)

Legal

13.

An expression of approval:

a)

Laudable

b)

Iconoclast

c)

Approbation

d)

Recalcitrant

14.

To repeat mindlessly what one has learned is .....

a)

Ostensible

b)

Regurgitate

c)

Empirical

d)

Indigence

15.

To expatiate upon a topic is to discuss it how?

a)

In anger

b)

Briefly

c)

In detail

d)

With patience