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WorksheetsVocab List 9 Quiz
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Somehow my sister was always able to __________ answers from our mom about Christmas presents.
a)
finagle
b)
apprise
c)
demeanor
d)
empathize
2.
My children were permitted to add everything they wanted for Christmas into my mom's cart on her Walmart app. Even though it totalled over $6,000, the list was still not _________, as they continued to find more they wanted.
a)
finagle
b)
exhaustive
c)
apprise
d)
demeanor
3.
After going shopping, I had to ________ Mr. Keim of everything I bought for the children.
a)
apprise
b)
demeanor
c)
exhaustive
d)
finagle
4.
After I returned from Walmart, Mr. Keim decided that was a great time to ________ me that he is out of coffee.
a)
finagle
b)
demeanor
c)
apprise
d)
exhaustive
5.
Since I do not drink coffee, I could not ________ with Mr. Keim when he ran out of coffee. I did not understand how upsetting that could be.
a)
empathize
b)
finagle
c)
apprise
d)
exhaustive
6.
outward behavior
a)
demeanor
b)
empathize
c)
apprise
d)
finagle
7.
Use clever tricks and devious methods to achieve your goals
a)
finagle
b)
demeanor
c)
exhaustive
d)
apprise
8.
including or considering all elements or aspects
a)
exhaustive
b)
finagle
c)
demeanor
d)
apprise
9.
to inform
a)
apprise
b)
finagle
c)
empathize
d)
exhaustive
10.
to share feelings with someone because you have had a similar experience
a)
apprise
b)
finagle
c)
empathize
d)
demeanor
11.
If you pay close attention to a person's _______, you can often tell if they are telling the truth.
a)
finagle
b)
demeanor
c)
exhaustive
d)
apprise
12.
verify
a)
stress or single out as important; make more noticeable or prominent
b)
lacking good manners
c)
to make certain something is true
d)
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
13.
very, very small
a)
panacea
b)
infinitesimal
c)
mere
d)
articulate
14.
able to speak your ideas clearly
a)
articulate
b)
speculate
c)
fallacy
d)
mere
15.
overly sentimental in a sad way
a)
maudlin
b)
litany
c)
misnomer
d)
panacea
16.
a misleading name
a)
brazen
b)
litany
c)
misnomer
d)
superfluous
17.
accentuate
a)
without or almost without hope; in low spirits
b)
stress or single out as important; make more noticeable or prominent
c)
lacking good manners
d)
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
18.
despondent
a)
to make certain something is true
b)
without or almost without hope; in low spirits
c)
stress or single out as important; make more noticeable or prominent
d)
lacking good manners
19.
uncouth
a)
to make certain something is true
b)
without or almost without hope; in low spirits
c)
lacking good manners
d)
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
20.
stoic
a)
to make certain something is true
b)
without or almost without hope; in low spirits
c)
stress or single out as important; make more noticeable or prominent
d)
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
21.
to purposely leave someone out with the intention of being mean.
a)
ostracize
b)
brazen
c)
fallacy
d)
epiphany
22.
confused
a)
discombobulated
b)
immaculate
c)
fastidious
d)
superfluous
23.
spotless
a)
fallacy
b)
immaculate
c)
prudent
d)
superfluous
24.
As hard as she tried, Gavin was unable to make her bedroom as clean as her mother wanted it to be. It was not messy, but it could not be described as ___________ either.
a)
stoic
b)
discombobulated
c)
immaculate
d)
accentuate
25.
Because Mr. Keim was always ____________ , his brother had a hard time trying to figure out when Mr. Keim was upset or not. His facial expression never changes!
a)
stoic
b)
fastidious
c)
accentuate
d)
uncouth
26.
Branson remembered that Mrs. Keim said Brutus was a very good public speaker. He knew the vocab word that perfectly described Brutus was _____________.
a)
fallacy
b)
articulate
c)
accentuate
d)
despondent
27.
The Chorus (and Choragos) in Antigone makes sure to ___________________ who is walking onto the stage. Since there were only three actors back then, they had to make sure that a switch in roles was noticed.
a)
accentuate
b)
despondent
c)
verify
d)
speculate
28.
Once she realized she forgot her notes at home for the Antigone test, Haven became ___________________ and hung her head, feeling as though she had no hope of passing.
a)
despondent
b)
accentuate
c)
verify
d)
accolade
29.
When Christian heard that the vocab quiz was to be canceled, he checked with Mrs. Keim. He was disappointed when she did not ____________ the rumor, as he did not study and could have used an extra day to do so.
a)
verify
b)
brazen
c)
prudent
d)
uncouth
30.
Mrs. Keim is certain that Quentin likes to test the limits to see just how rude and impolite he can be before she decides to write him up. He is well aware that she can only handle him being _______ for so long before she snaps.
a)
uncouth
b)
accentuate
c)
verify
d)
cache
31.
Landon saw a buck while hunting. He was pretty sure it was an eight-point, but wanted to __________ its size before shooting it. Unfortunately, that hesitation caused him to miss his opportunity.
a)
verify
b)
accentuate
c)
speculate
d)
uncouth
32.
Ashleigh felt it was not _________________ to go for a hike when there was a severe thunderstorm warning.
a)
jargon
b)
epitome
c)
prudent
d)
speculate
33.
Zoe knew it was not __________________ to stay up late before her final exam; however, she decided to do so anyway. Unfortunately, she ended up sleeping through the test, causing her to fail the class.
a)
transgress
b)
prudent
c)
epitome
d)
jargon
34.
Brian realized the puppy chow that was handed out at the party was not really dog food... he realized puppy chow was a ____________ for the delicious snack.
a)
misnomer
b)
concoction
c)
panacea
d)
abhor
35.
apprise
a)
to give notice to; to inform
b)
behavior; manner of conducting oneself
c)
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
d)
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
36.
demeanor
a)
behavior; manner of conducting oneself
b)
thorough and totally complete; comprehensive
c)
to show or feel understanding of another's feelings or problems
d)
moment of sudden revelation or insight; a lightbulb moment
37.
exhaustive
a)
thorough and totally complete; comprehensive
b)
to show or feel understanding of another's feelings or problems
c)
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
d)
sticking to the rules; not flexible in regards to rules
38.
empathize
a)
to give notice to; to inform
b)
behavior; manner of conducting oneself
c)
to show or feel understanding of another's feelings or problems
d)
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
39.
finagle
a)
to give notice to; to inform
b)
behavior; manner of conducting oneself
c)
to show or feel understanding of another's feelings or problems
d)
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
40.
strict
a)
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
b)
sticking to the rules; not flexible in regards to rules
c)
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
d)
a violation of a law, command, or duty
41.
abhor
a)
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
b)
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
c)
moment of sudden revelation or insight; a lightbulb moment
d)
to form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence; to think about; to guess
42.
transgression
a)
thorough and totally complete; comprehensive
b)
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
c)
sticking to the rules; not flexible in regards to rules
d)
a violation of a law, command, or duty
43.
fastidious
a)
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
b)
hurriedly, in a panicked way
c)
moment of sudden revelation or insight; a lightbulb moment
d)
to form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence; to think about; to guess
44.
frantically
a)
thorough and totally complete; comprehensive
b)
a violation of a law, command, or duty
c)
hurriedly, in a panicked way
d)
to form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence; to think about; to guess
45.
epiphany
a)
behavior; manner of conducting oneself
b)
to show or feel understanding of another's feelings or problems
c)
hurriedly, in a panicked way
d)
moment of sudden revelation or insight; a lightbulb moment
46.
speculate
a)
behavior; manner of conducting oneself
b)
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
c)
a violation of a law, command, or duty
d)
to form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence; to think about; to guess
47.
It did not matter how many times he apologized for his _____________, Mrs. Keim would never forgive Caleb for cheating on the test.
a)
transgression
b)
abhor
c)
finagle
d)
exhaustive
48.
Garret is a die hard Steelers fan - he is so loyal that he swears he _____________ (s) anyone who is a Ravens fan, as anyone who likes the Ravens deserves to be STRONGLY disliked.
a)
abhor
b)
demeanor
c)
apprise
d)
frantically
49.
Brayden was really hoping he could __________ extra credit by tricking Mrs. Keim into believing that she gave first and second periods extra credit, but not eighth period.
a)
finagle
b)
apprise
c)
empathize
d)
speculate
50.
After a(n) ________________ search of the school, Mrs. Keim gave up looking for the missing textbooks. She had Elayna, Chloe, and Izzy search all of the lockers while Chase, Nadya, and Taylor searched every classroom. There was not a place left for her to look after such a thorough search.
a)
exhaustive
b)
brazen
c)
frantically
d)
strict
51.
I could tell by Leisha's _______________ that she did not feel that she had passed the vocabulary quiz. Her slumped shoulders and frown were quite telling.
a)
transgression
b)
epiphany
c)
demeanor
d)
speculate
52.
Zeus' happy _____________ always lightens the mood in the otherwise somber classroom.
a)
transgression
b)
epiphany
c)
demeanor
d)
speculate
53.
When Jade's cat was stuck in the pretzel container, Jade could not help but to ponder exactly how the cat was able to ____________ his way into the container without some sort of magical ability.
a)
finagle
b)
demeanor
c)
fastidious
d)
frantically
54.
Connor was very nervous when he had to inform Mrs. Keim that she made a mistake. After _____________(ing) her of her error, he was quite relieved when she laughed about it.
a)
apprise
b)
empathize
c)
speculate
d)
frantically
55.
Kyler realized that there were many other students in his English class that could ________________ with him over his detention. Most of the other students in English had also had detention, so they knew exactly how he felt.
a)
transgression
b)
exhaustive
c)
apprise
d)
empathize
56.
Brenten was really glad he did not click submit on his vocabulary quiz. As he sat and pondered the last question, he suddenly realized that there are always context clues in the sentences. This ____________ helped him fix his answers and get a perfect score.
a)
epiphany
b)
demeanor
c)
fastidious
d)
speculate
57.
Toby knew that he would have to pay very close attention to detail as he was working on developing his characters for the video game he was creating. By being ________________ about every little aspect, he was ensuring that they would move on the screen exactly how he envisioned them doing so.
a)
empathize
b)
fastidious
c)
speculate
d)
strict
58.
Makinlee ________________ searched the luggage in the airport. She was so worried that her luggage was lost and was quite relieved when she found it behind a larger suitcase.
a)
abhor
b)
demeanor
c)
empathize
d)
frantically
59.
Kaylee knew her history grade would improve after the extra credit was put into the gradebook; however, until Mr. Hockenberry put the assignment in, she had to ______________ about exactly how much improvement she would see.
a)
transgression
b)
epiphany
c)
finagle
d)
speculate
60.
Mason always pays close attention to the time because he has a ___________ curfew and if he is not home exactly when he is supposed to be, his mom will ground him from his phone for a week.
a)
finagle
b)
demeanor
c)
frantically
d)
strict
61.
When Mrs. Keim posted on Facebook about her students needing a swear jar in her classroom, several people couldn't believe that teenagers are so ________.
a)
prudent
b)
uncouth
c)
ambiguous
d)
stoic
62.
Hayley was __________________ when she received her report card. She knew she had no hopes of going to the Halloween party with her friends now.
a)
accentuate
b)
despondent
c)
verify
d)
apprise
63.
Some students believe that extra credit is a _______________ for their failing grades. Unfortunately, refusing to do any work at all does not have a cure at the end of the marking period.
a)
effusive
b)
modest
c)
panacea
d)
frantic
64.
It is frustrating when you are trying to remember your password and you have to _______________ your identity with all types of security questions.
a)
articulate
b)
speculate
c)
verify
d)
apprise
65.
Compared to professional athletes, teachers' salaries are ________________.
a)
modest
b)
aesthetic
c)
cache
d)
stoic
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