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2023 Vocab Review

Total questions: 153

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of the word tumultuous?

a)

a sudden or violent disturbance; loud, emotional chaos

b)

to lesson the dignity or authority

c)

shove or push rudely

d)

desolate and empty

2.

If something is impending, it...

a)

is about to happen

b)

just happened a second ago

c)

happened a long time ago

d)

will never happen

3.

What is the best definition of voracious?

a)

Intense hunger or desire for something

b)

Loud and rude

c)

Feeling cautious or unsure

d)

Adaptable and flexible for a variety of tasks

4.

A synonym for plethora

a)

Rude

b)

Overabundance

c)

Positive

d)

Scarce

5.

What does it mean if your writing is vague?

a)

Unclear meaning or difficult to comprehend

b)

messy and torn up

c)

easy to understand

d)

obviously wrong or incorrrect

6.

What is the meaning of versatile?

a)

Adaptable for many purposes

b)

Appearing casually calm or relaxed; not displaying anxiety or enthusiasm

c)

Outspoken, sincere and straightfoward

d)

Not having any skill or clumsy

7.

Which is the best meaning of nonchalant?

a)

Appearing casually calm or relaxed; not displaying anxiety or enthusiasm

b)

Walking with confidence or arrogance

c)

Not clearly understood

d)

About to happen or ominous

8.

What does it mean to be wary?

a)

Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers

b)

Suffering extreme pain or anguish

c)

Showing hunger or desire for something

d)

Wanting to be similar or to become like someone else

9.

What does it mean for something to be relevant?

a)

Relating to the topic of discussion

b)

Not appropriate or unreasonable

c)

Getting revenge for something done to you

d)

Sneaky or devious

10.

What words are the closest synonyms to meticulous?

a)

Careful and precise

b)

Cautious about possible dangers; alert

c)

Obviously wrong or offensive

d)

Undisturbed and peaceful

11.

What is the best meaning of boisterous?

a)

Noisy, energetic and rowdy

b)

Unusual or unconventional; odd

c)

Having limited resources

d)

Frequently changing in amount

12.

What word shares a similar meaning to eccentric?

a)

Bizaare

b)

Passionate

c)

Painful

d)

Calm

13.

What is the meaning of inept?

a)

Having no skill due to lack of experience; clumsy

b)

Open to attack, defenseless

c)

Gradually lessen in amount

d)

Obvious or loudly offensive

14.

What is the meaning of candid?

a)

Outspoken and straightforward

b)

Being unclear and sneaky

c)

Not having enough of something

d)

A certain kind of arrogant walk

15.

What is the best meaning of emulate?

a)

Trying to become like a role model

b)

Not able to make decisions

c)

Copying whatever someone does to annoy them

d)

Getting back at someone for what they did

16.

Another word for retaliation

a)

Revenge

b)

Repetition

c)

Forgiveness

d)

Caution

17.

What is the closest meaning to diminish?

a)

To lessen gradually over time

b)

To put down someone's ideas

c)

To eat something quickly

d)

Depressing or gloomy

18.

What does blatant mean?

a)

An obvious or offensive error

b)

Blending in without anyone noticing

c)

Trying to act casual without appearing to care

d)

Devouring a lot of food

19.

a sudden or violent disturbance; loud, emotional chaos

a)

tumultuous

b)

emulate

c)

retaliate

d)

inept

20.

about to happen

a)

impending

b)

bleak

c)

eccentric

d)

plethora

21.

An obvious or offensive error

a)

blatant

b)

cunning

c)

wary

d)

boisterous

22.

To lessen gradually over time

a)

diminish

b)

scarce

c)

fluctuate

d)

vulnerable

23.

Trying to become like a role model

a)

emulate

b)

versatile

c)

swagger

d)

nonchalant

24.

Outspoken and straightforward

a)

candid

b)

plethora

c)

absurd

d)

blatant

25.

Having no skill due to lack of experience; clumsy

a)

inept

b)

retaliate

c)

versatile

d)

absurd

26.

Appearing casually calm or relaxed; not displaying anxiety or enthusiasm

a)

nonchalant

b)

serene

c)

relevant

d)

boisterous

27.

unconventional, odd or unusual

a)

eccentric

b)

versatile

c)

swagger

d)

cunning

28.

Careful and precise

a)

meticulous

b)

boisterous

c)

bleak

d)

nonchalant

29.

Relating to the topic of discussion

a)

relevant

b)

plethora

c)

vulnerable

d)

fluctuate

30.

Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers

a)

wary

b)

vague

c)

voracious

d)

inept

31.

Adaptable for many purposes

a)

versatile

b)

agonize

c)

meticulous

d)

candid

32.

An excessive amount of something

a)

plethora

b)

tumultuous

c)

scarce

d)

retaliation

33.

Unclear meaning or difficult to comprehend

a)

vague

b)

diminish

c)

cunning

d)

scarce

34.

Intense hunger or eager desire for something

a)

voracious

b)

impulsive

c)

eccentric

d)

absurd

35.

Audacity

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

36.

Meticulously

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

37.

Churlish

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

38.

Versatile

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

39.

Defiance

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

40.

Incognito

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

41.

Nonchalantly

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

42.

Discretion

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

43.

Boisterous

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

44.

Dismally

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

45.

Plethora

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

46.

Vague

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

47.

Exuberantly

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

48.

Candid

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

49.

Inconspicuously

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

50.

Tumult

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

51.

Segue

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

52.

Imperiously

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

53.

Sinister

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

54.

Diminish

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

55.

Obliterated

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

56.

Blatant

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

57.

Irrationally

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

58.

Voraciously

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

59.

Terse

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

60.

Emulate

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

61.

Impending

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

62.

Retaliation

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

63.

Exasperate

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

64.

What are two forms of the verb retaliate that can also be adjectives? (Select TWO correct answers!)

a)

Retaliate

b)

Retaliates

c)

Retaliated

d)

Retaliating

65.

Eccentric (Select TWO correct answers!)

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

66.

Wariness

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

67.

Venerable

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

68.

Somberly

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

69.

Relevant

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

70.

Vehemence

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

71.

Inept

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

72.

Cryptically

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

73.

Mundanity

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

74.

I don't really think I can trust that person. I feel hesitant whenever he talks to me. I am _____ of him.

a)

wary

b)

inconspicuous

c)

vehement

d)

audacious

75.

capable of living or developing under normal circumstances

a)

viable

b)

discreet

c)

acute

d)

terse

76.

having an insatiable appetite for a thing or activity

a)

discreet

b)

terse

c)

voracious

d)

agonize

77.

Shameless, daring, or boldness

a)

discreetness

b)

wariness

c)

audacity

d)

terseness

78.

with intense emotion

a)

voraciously

b)

viably

c)

acutely

d)

vehemently

79.

vehemently

a)

intense

b)

create

c)

deceptive

d)

annoy

80.

sneaky, unnoticeable

a)

discreet

b)

voracious

c)

acute

d)

terse

81.

not likely to be seen or noticed by many people

a)

inconspicuous

b)

audacious

c)

agonized

d)

wariness

82.

cautious; on guard

a)

inconspicuous

b)

discreet

c)

voracious

d)

wary

83.

Concise, brief; Not overly-wordy

a)

Terse

b)

Acute

c)

Inconspicuous

d)

Viable

84.

Which words means: not noticeable, blending in?

a)

inconspicuous

b)

wary

c)

viable

d)

audacity

85.
To make angry; to annoy. 
a)
exult
b)
exasperate
c)
endanger
86.
an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act.
a)
atrocity
b)
deter
c)
prowl
d)
optimist
87.
extremely nasty; evil
a)
camphor
b)
calamity
c)
insidious
d)
atrocious
88.
Which word means...
a refusal to obey something or someone
a)
defiance
b)
wince
c)
elite
d)
gallant
89.

Which is the synonym for churlish

a)

welcoming

b)

kind

c)

rude

d)

polite

90.

Which word means surly, ill tempered?

a)

evolve

b)

churlish

c)

childish

d)

excerpt

91.

Because the clues in the crossword puzzle are ___________________, I am having a hard time coming up with the answers.

a)

cryptic

b)

latent

c)

languid

d)

malcontent

92.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "mysterious; puzzling; having a hidden or ambiguous meaning."

a)

cryptic

b)

criptic

c)

cryptik

d)

kryptic

93.

Although Laura had a major in archaeology, she could not understand the ________ symbols on the cave walls

a)

benevolent

b)

preeminent

c)

irony

d)

cryptic

94.

Trying to be _____________, the man quietly slipped the generous tip to his food server.

a)

retaliatory

b)

discreet

95.
depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings
a)
dismal
b)
malice
c)
malignant
d)
malady
96.
full of gloom; sad, miserable, grim
a)
dismal
b)
dismay
c)
resolve
d)
tedious
97.

Which word means to decorate or adorn; OR to improve a story by adding details, even false ones?

a)

embellish

b)

imbibe

c)

banter

d)

reiterate

98.

Which of the following means "moving with intense force or passion"?

a)

vehement

b)

ballast

c)

embellish

d)

none

99.

Voters were ____________ in their protests against the new zoning laws.

a)

embellish

b)

vehement

c)

agnostic

d)

relevantly

100.

While preparing for the party that night, Liz decided to _________ her outfit with a rhinestone belt to make it more elaborate and decorative..

a)

manifest

b)

embellish

c)

zealous

d)

None

101.

"No talking please! " said the ________ teacher for the 15th time.

a)

notable

b)

mundane

c)

evasive

d)

exasperated

102.

to irritate, annoy, or anger

a)

exasperate

b)

escalate

c)

evade

d)

exert

103.

Kevin likes to _________ his classmates by irritating them.

a)

escalate

b)

exasperate

c)

excavate

d)

exert

104.

I feel ______ after I have answered the same question five times.

a)

exasperated

b)

exerted

c)

excavated

d)

escalated

105.

full of enthusiasm, lively

a)

relinquish

b)

emblem

c)

exuberant

d)

indolence

106.

Fill in the blank with a word that means to do it carefully:


She cleaned her room (a)   to prepare for the sleepover.

107.

Fill in the blank with the word that means a "very obvious error, often in an offensive or obnoxious way."


Melissa was embarrassed that she had made such

a (a)   mistake on her paper: She'd misspelled "Obama."


Synonyms: egregious, flagrant, outright

108.

Fill in the blank with the word that means "very tiring; exhausting."


The trip to the top of the mountain was (a)   in the heat and humidity.


Synonyms: backbreaking, arduous

Antonyms: easy

109.

demanding; exhausting; taxing; punishing; difficult

a)

polar

b)

perilous

c)

grueling

d)

floes

110.

The ______________ child always seemed to be ordering his friends to do things for him.

a)

imperious

b)

fussy

c)

neurotic

d)

peripheral

111.

when you are arrogant and proud, you are ______________.

a)

imperious

b)

querulous

112.
Which word means bossy or bullying in an arrogant way (think royalty)?
a)
imperious
b)
intricate
c)
contempt
d)
exasperated
113.

hiding one's true identity

a)

incognito

b)

anarchy

c)

irrepresible

d)

impractical

114.
(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
a)
incognito
b)
wanton
c)
legendary
d)
oblique
115.

Many celebrities want to travel _____________ to avoid being noticed by their fans.

a)
obliquely
b)
enterprising
c)
incognito
d)
glutted
116.

They had not guessed that the man was spying __________.

a)
incognito
b)
critical
c)
prominent
d)
incognto
117.
lacking reason or good sense
a)
irrational
b)
doomed
c)
deranged
d)
estranged
118.
Read each sentence and choose the word that best fits the sentence.
We returned from our week-long vacation to find the family dog frantic and behaving in a manner that was ________ . 
a)
irrational
b)
irrelevant
c)
nonexistent
d)
nonverbal
119.
To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease 
a)
Scowl
b)
Irrigation
c)
Mollify 
d)
Anguish 
120.
The father tried to ______________ his child by offering it candy. 
a)
mollify
b)
brash
c)
browbeat
d)
purloin
121.
calm or soothe
a)
lamented
b)
kibosh
c)
mollify
d)
faze
122.

ordinary, common

a)

querulous

b)

mundane

c)

ostentatious

d)

collaborate

123.
calm; casual, having an air of unconcern or indifference
a)
fortuitous
b)
precocious
c)
nonchalant
d)
abbreviate
124.
My mother never minded the extravagant preparations for a party, but she despised ____ chores like laundry and washing dishes.
a)
mundane
b)
anecdote
c)
abbreviate
d)
adulation
125.
He was surprisingly ____ about winning the award
a)
frugal
b)
abbreviate
c)
antagonist
d)
nonchalant
126.

to remove from knowledge or existence; to destroy completely

a)

tesserae

b)

encroach

c)

obliterate

d)

sustenance

127.

Which of the following has the ability to obliterate?

a)

A kitten

b)

A bomb

c)

A television show

d)

A song

128.

After the earth quake, the town was (a)   (completely wiped out).

129.

The house was hidden from view by a thick hedge.

a)

obliterated

b)

viable

c)

obscured

d)

incognito

e)

diminish

130.

unknown or dark

a)

obscure

b)

obcure

c)

ubscure

d)

obscore

131.

Earth's shadow will _______ the moon during the eclipse.

a)

submerged

b)

obscure

c)

flanked

d)

hide

132.

dark, unknown; hard to understand

a)

querulous

b)

engender

c)

obliterate

d)

copious

e)

obscure

133.
The shoes that Michael bought from the yard sale were in _________________ condition.
a)
adjacent
b)
imminent
c)
pristine
d)
calloused
134.
in its original condition; unspoiled.
a)
pristine
b)
waver
c)
ember
d)
hasten
135.

The ________________ mountain stream was so clean that you could drink from it without getting sick.

a)

aptitude

b)

pristine

c)

simulate

d)

bewilder

136.
If you'll promise to help me study for my mid-terms, I'll ______ by preparing your favorite dessert.
a)
coddle
b)
omnipotent
c)
cantankerous
d)
reciprocate
137.
Amber taught me a new dance, so I'm going to ________ by helping her with her history.
a)
reciprocate
b)
dupe
c)
verbatim
d)
abhor
138.
to give something in return; to return a favor or feeling
a)
reciprocate
b)
insolent
c)
interval
d)
coddle
139.

The company considered all ______ options for the new product's name.

a)

Viable

b)

Sinister

c)

Venerable

d)

Eccentric

140.

Which vocabulary word means: to prevent someone from accomplishing something

(a)  

141.

Which vocabulary word means: capable of working successfully; surviving successfully in an environment

(a)  

142.

Which vocabulary word means: being respected due to age or wisdom

(a)  

143.

Which vocabulary word means: dark or dull in color; gloomy, depressing or serious

(a)  

144.

Which vocabulary word means: what remains after most of something has been used up or is gone

(a)  

145.

Which vocabulary word means: ordinary; relating to the world/earth

(a)  

146.

Which vocabulary word means: never done or known before, so there is no previous example to follow

(a)  

147.

Which vocabulary word means: not logical or reasonable; not able to understand or comprehend it

(a)  

148.

Which vocabulary word means: to attack someone back after they attacked first; to get revenge

(a)  

149.

Which vocabulary word means: to move or shift from one role, state, or condition to another; a smooth transition

(a)  

150.

Which vocabulary word means: something harmful or evil is happening or is on its way

(a)  

151.

 very clever often by tricking people

a)

dismay

b)

thrilled

c)

cunning

d)

towering

152.

Fearless

a)

Intrepid

b)

Boisterous

c)

Restrained

d)

Inevitable

153.

The woman was ______ by the crowd at the concert.

a)

jostled

b)

absurd

c)

thwarter

d)

retaliation

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