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Odyssey list #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When writing an essay, it's important to make sure your point is ___.

a)

lavish

b)

lucid

c)

remiss

d)

bereft

2.

Which image best illustrates the term largesse?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which of the following items would you want to be indomitable?

a)

An army

b)

A calculator

c)

A kitchen counter

d)

A ham sandwich

4.

Which of the following is a good example of decorum?

a)

A potted plant

b)

Saying please

c)

Confetti

d)

Skipping school

5.

Which word does not belong in this group: lavish, largess, prudence, munificence?

a)

lavish

b)

largess

c)

prudence

d)

munificence

6.

Maggie considered her chance viewing of a shooting star ___, signifying good things to come.

a)

auspicious

b)

deference

c)

aloof

d)

teeming

7.

Most teachers appreciate it if students at least ___ interest, even if they aren't into the material.

a)

remiss

b)

feign

c)

assuage

d)

auspicious

8.

It was considered customary in the tradition of xenia to offer a guest ___ and gifts as a sign of respect to the gods.

a)

deference

b)

prudence

c)

libations

d)

dissimulation

9.

The word peerless can literally be seen as "without a peer." What does this mean?

a)

widowed

b)

lonely

c)

better than everyone

d)

shy

10.

If someone told you that the homework was paramount to success, what could you assume they mean?

a)

useless

b)

necessary

c)

a small part of

d)

torturous

11.

Which image best illustrates the word "teeming"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which of the following incidents might leave someone feeling bereft?

a)

a birthday party

b)

a funeral

c)

a wedding

d)

a conference call

13.

She told him everything would be ok in an attempt to ___ his pain.

a)

assuage

b)

paramount

c)

feign

d)

lavish

14.

Jeremy's ACL tear suffered during the playoffs was a/an ___ that would continue to bother him for years.

a)

largesse

b)

deference

c)

affliction

d)

dissimulation

15.

Sara thought the thunder was ___ of a storm, but it didn't bother her brother who ___ acted like it was beautiful weather.

a)

auspicious/lucidly

b)

foreboding/blithely

c)

teeming/palpably

d)

indomitable/aloofly