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LEVEL C REVIEW UNITS 1-3

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The discordant noises came bellowing out of the Chorus classroom.  Discordant means:
a)
to develop gradually
b)
to float or hang suspended
c)
lacking in harmony
2.
A passage taken from a book, article
a)
adage
b)
citadel
c)
excerpt
d)
bonanza
3.
To feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly
a)
revert
b)
jostle
c)
collaborate
d)
grope
4.

Authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will ________________into a successful book.

a)

collaborate

b)

evolve

c)

invalidate

d)

perspective

5.

The king issued a royal ________________ which banned the celebration of all holidays in his kingdom.

a)

vigil

b)

decree

c)

excerpt

d)

citadel

6.
The student was rude and lacking in manners.  A word to describe the student is:
a)
plaudits
b)
churlish
c)
servile
d)
grope
7.
Something very profitable, or rewarding
a)
plaudits
b)
citadel
c)
adage
d)
bonanza
8.
Something very profitable, or rewarding
a)
plaudits
b)
citadel
c)
adage
d)
bonanza
9.
After the walls of their city fell to the enemy, the inhabitants withdrew to the citadel and continued the struggle from there. Based on context, citadel most likely means... 
a)
proclamation, edict
b)
boos, disproval, ridicule
c)
fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion
d)
wreckage, debris
10.
Our teacher gave the two of us permission to collaborate on our reports because we were investigating related problems. Based on context, collaborate most likely means... 
a)
work alone
b)
unfold ,emerge
c)
portion, section, extract
d)
team up, join forces
11.

What is the exact wording of the adage about early birds and worm-catching? Based on context, adage most likely means...

a)

maxim, saw, aphorism, well-known saying

b)

windfall

c)

fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion

d)

cheers, acclaim

12.
a person who falls behind; slow to move, act or respond
a)
bonanza
b)
laggard
c)
adage
d)
servile
13.

After the game, the players received plaudits for their hard work and dedication.

a)

any period of watchful attention

b)

to float or hang suspended over

c)

disagreeable in sound

d)

applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

14.

Three incorrect answers will __________________any contestant from entering the quiz show's final round.

a)

preclude

b)

excerpt

c)

wanton

d)

vigil

15.

I tried not to ________________other riders as I exited the crowded bus.

a)

jostle

b)

veer

c)

discordant

d)

skittish

16.

to float or hang suspended over

a)

jostle

b)

revert

c)

hover

d)

preclude

17.

My brother and sister always _____________over whose turn it is to take out the trash.

a)

invalidate

b)

relevant

c)

wrangle

d)

hover

18.

Thousands attended the solemn _____________at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

a)

collaboration

b)

vigil

c)

detriment

d)

longevity

19.

Bulldozers and wrecking balls son reduced the damaged building to a heap of smoking ________________.

a)

amass

b)

incognito

c)

rubble

d)

servile

20.
The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was the first step in releasing African Americans from their servile bonds. Based on context, servile most likely means... 
a)
slavish, groveling, fawning
b)
masterly, overbearing
c)
harmonious, in agreement
d)
surly, ill-tempered
21.
For two nights, he did his homework faithfully; then he reverted to his usual lazy ways. Based on context, reverted most likely means... 
a)
unfolded, emerged
b)
portioned, sectioned, extracted
c)
pushed
d)

relapsed, regressed

22.
Hollywood studios _______ theaters with big-budget action movies during the summer season, so by fall, we are tired of seeing them.
a)
banter
b)
glut
c)
veer
d)
minimize
23.
Each year, falls __________ thousands of people, and many are never able to return to work.
a)
veer
b)
minimize
c)
maim
d)
venerate
24.
Casual ____________ helps to pass the time when you are on a long journey.
a)
banter
b)
antics
c)
detriments
d)
wantons
25.
As a/an _______________ supporter of women's rights, she believes that men and women should receive the same pay if they do the same jobs.
a)
gingerly
b)
bountiful
c)
oblique
d)
avowed
26.
We are grateful for the ______________ legacy that our great artists and musicians have given us.
a)
bountiful
b)
antics
c)
glut
d)
congested
27.
Why do you suppose someone whose face is known all over the world would want to travel __________________?
a)
obliquely
b)
enterprising
c)
incognito
d)
glutted
28.
I will not try to __________________ the difficulties we face, but I am sure that we can overcome them by working together. 
a)
minimize
b)
banter 
c)
venerate
d)
veer
29.
The ____________ acts of Batman are so well-known that some wish he was around to keep the city safe.
a)
wanton
b)
incognito
c)
legendary
d)
durable
30.
Self-confidence is a great quality, but if it is carried too far, it can be a/an ____________ to success in life.
a)
oblique
b)
enterprising
c)
detriment
d)
frugal
31.
Instead of just waiting for things to get better by themselves, we must be more _____________ in working for improvements.
a)
enterprising
b)
incognito
c)
wanton
d)
legendary
32.
Because of his repeated traffic violations, his driver's license was ______________ and no longer legal.
a)
venerated
b)
maimed
c)
congested
d)
invalidated
33.
We were shocked by their ____________ misuse of money that their parents had left them. 
a)
bountiful
b)
durable
c)
wanton
d)
frugal
34.
Your speech would have been better if you had stayed with your main idea instead of ____________ off to side issues.
a)
bantering
b)
veering
c)
venerating
d)
maiming
35.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
c)
congested
d)
enterprising
36.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
c)
congested
d)
enterprising
37.
The mad Roman emperor believed that he was a god and expected people to ______________ and worship him as one.
a)
veer
b)
maim
c)
invalidate
d)
venerate
38.
Instead of approaching him in that timid and __________ manner, tell him clearly what is on your mind. 
a)
enterprising
b)
frugal
c)
oblique
d)
gingerly
39.
I didn't want Charlotte to know that I was watching her, but occasionally I managed to steal a few ____________ glances at her.
a)
legendary
b)
oblique
c)
bountiful
d)
congested
40.
When they saw that they had been caught red-handed, they resorted to all kinds of ____________ in a vain attempt to prove their "innocence."
a)
detriments
b)
antics
c)
banter
d)
waton
41.
Our friendship proved to be _________ because it is based on mutual respect and honesty.
a)
enterprising
b)
durable
c)
gingerly
d)
incognito
42.
(n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
a)
antics
b)
maim
c)
wanton
d)
glut
43.
(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
a)
congested
b)
bountiful
c)
avowed
d)
venerated
44.
(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
a)
glut
b)
banter
c)
maim
d)
invalidate
45.
(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
a)
congested
b)
venerated
c)
gingerly
d)
bountiful
46.
(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
a)
congested
b)
maimed
c)
venerated
d)
glutted
47.
(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
a)
glut
b)
detriment
c)
wanton
d)
antic
48.
(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
a)
bountiful
b)
enterprising
c)
durable
d)
frugal
49.
(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
a)
wanton
b)
incognito
c)
legendary
d)
enterprising
50.
(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
a)
frugal
b)
bountiful
c)
wanton
d)
invalidate
51.
(adj., adv.) with extreme care or caution
a)
gingerly
b)
wantonly
c)
obliquely
d)
durable
52.
(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply
a)
detriment
b)
banter
c)
glut
d)
wanton
53.
(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
54.
(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
a)
incognito
b)
invalidate
c)
maim
d)
glut
55.
(adj.) described in well-known stories rather than in real life
a)
oblique
b)
wanton
c)
incognito
d)
legendary
56.
(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
a)
maim
b)
minimize
c)
invalidate
d)
glut
57.
(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
a)
maim
b)
minimize
c)
invalidate
d)
glut
58.
(v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
a)
maim
b)
minimize
c)
glut
d)
venerate
59.
(v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
a)
invalidate*
b)
oblique
c)
veer
d)
venerate
60.
(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
a)
oblique
b)
wanton
c)
maimed
d)
venerated
61.
(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
a)
venerate
b)
veer
c)
oblique
d)
legendary
62.
(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
a)
wanton
b)
oblique
c)
legendary
d)
antic
63.

Did you know that pressure from sunlight alone is sufficient to ______the orbit of a satellite travelling in the solar system?

a)

allot

b)

instigate

c)

perturb

d)

devoid

64.

This narrowness of _______tends to significantly limit clinical psychology's scope of research and practice.

a)

amass

b)

longevity

c)

audacious

d)

perspective

65.

The alien tribes people's hair was fine, silky soft, predominately black or silver, yet still with a(n) _______of other colors, and long.

a)

myriad

b)

amass

c)

devoid

d)

elite

66.

We were plagued by a ______tiny flies.

a)

comply

b)

incapacitate

c)

perspective

d)

myriad

67.

The _________of my older family members (up to 99 years of age) has enabled my sisters and I to meet not only our great-grandparents, but most of their siblings and an aunt of my great-grandpa!

a)

longevity

b)

comply

c)

instigate

d)

unison

68.

Be prudent and avoid a negative person who can _____a confrontation at work.

a)

incapacitate

b)

instigate

c)

grapple

d)

devoid

69.

If he feels even remotely threatened, Shachar can take out all his enemies with punches, kicks, and even groin attacks in order to ____________ attackers to the point of near death.

a)

grapple

b)

incapacitate

c)

comply

d)

audacious

70.

And he's designed a special _________to lift log butts off the ground to snake them out instead of tearing up the forest floor by dragging them.

a)

grapple

b)

perspective

c)

amass

d)

vie

71.

Individual members of Congress have also proposed a moratorium on companies moving offshore, to allow time to __________with the difficult question of reforming America's tax system.

a)

grapple

b)

amass

c)

comply

d)

incapacitate

72.

To __________God a secondary place in life was, to me, inconceivable.

a)

instigate

b)

amass

c)

allot

d)

devoid

73.

In some countries, only the ______can afford an education for their children.

a)

elite

b)

devoid

c)

audacious

d)

skittish

74.

In some countries, only the ______can afford an education for their children.

a)

elite

b)

devoid

c)

audacious

d)

skittish

75.

It seems to me, based on poor monetary habits, that some people simply attend the university to _________ debt for themselves.

a)

comply

b)

allot

c)

instigate

d)

amass

76.

Not surprisingly, the pictures in this children's story book are ______of any real socio-political or historical content.

a)

incapacitate

b)

devoid

c)

complied

d)

amassed

77.

Among the animals is that ________climber, the courageous mountain goat.

a)

audacious

b)

perturbed

c)

relevant

d)

skittish

78.

Fear will often force people to ___________with injust rules.

a)

instigate

b)

comply

c)

perturb

d)

amass

79.

She was a _________letter writer. On overage, she would mail out 50 letters a day!

a)

tethered

b)

prodigious

c)

unison

d)

vie

80.

If you wish to change legislation, why don't you take it up with the __________ authority?

a)

amass

b)

perturbed

c)

relevant

d)

skittish

81.

Usually he was not _______nor afraid of trains or engines, but today was an exception.

a)

skittish

b)

tethered

c)

unison

d)

vie

82.

The curse _________ them to each other for the rest of their existences.

a)

willful

b)

vied

c)

skittish

d)

tethered

83.

The cow had broken its _________and was in the cornfield.

a)

tether

b)

skittish

c)

relevant

d)

perspective

84.

"Did you eat my cookies?" asked Ms. C.

"No, Ms. C," cried the class in perfect ___________.

a)

unison

b)

vie

c)

willfulness

d)

skittish

85.

"Did you eat my cookies?" asked Ms. C.

"No, Ms. C," cried the class in perfect ___________.

a)

unison

b)

vie

c)

willfulness

d)

skittish

86.

Her exquisite beauty could ______ with that of flowers.

a)

tether

b)

vie

c)

comply

d)

instigate

87.

She was arrested Monday on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter and causing ______harm to a child.

a)

amass

b)

audacious

c)

vied

d)

willful

88.

His _____ lifestyle included hang gliding, bungee jumping and surfing large waves.

a)

AUDACIOUS

b)

AMASS

c)

ELITE

d)

COMPLY

e)

PERTURB

89.

The pirates were trying to _____ wealth by stealing from other ships.

a)

AUDACIOUS

b)

RELEVANT

c)

INCAPACITATE

d)

ALLOT

e)

AMASS

90.

We wanted her to join the group's discussion because of her _____ experience in the field of Science.

a)

SKITTISH

b)

UNISON

c)

RELEVANT

d)

AMASS

e)

PRODIGIOUS

91.

The _____ teenager went outside without a coat, which proved to be a bad idea on that cold night in northern Alaska.

a)

VIE

b)

PRODIGIOUS

c)

INCAPACITATE

d)

AMASS

e)

WILLFUL

92.

They were both trying to _____ for the title of Homecoming Queen by bribing people with food and dates.

a)

VIE

b)

COMPLY

c)

SKITTISH

d)

ALLOT

e)

LONGEVITY

93.

She would _____ with the idea that she would be limited to only one hour of computer time but she was sure she would finish.

a)

SKITTISH

b)

INCAPACITATE

c)

GRAPPLE

d)

PERTURB

e)

UNISON

94.

We were told that we have to _____ and leave the building even though it was raining outside because the dance was over.

a)

COMPLY

b)

TETHER

c)

PRODIGIOUS

d)

MYRIAD

e)

WILLFUL

95.

The athletic department has to _____ money to different sports but football gets the most.

a)

RELEVANT

b)

VIE

c)

TETHER

d)

ALLOT

e)

DEVOID

96.

The athletic department has to _____ money to different sports but football gets the most.

a)

RELEVANT

b)

VIE

c)

TETHER

d)

ALLOT

e)

DEVOID

97.

The cat was _____ so it hid under the bed when company came to the house.

a)

AMASS

b)

SKITTISH

c)

GRAPPLE

d)

PERSPECTIVE

e)

PERTURB

98.

Hurricane Katrina was a(n) _____ storm which caused tremendous damage due to the powerful wind.

a)

AMASS

b)

MYRIAD

c)

LONGEVITY

d)

PRODIGIOUS

e)

DEVOID

99.

Hurricane Katrina was a(n) _____ storm which caused tremendous damage due to the powerful wind.

a)

AMASS

b)

MYRIAD

c)

LONGEVITY

d)

PRODIGIOUS

e)

DEVOID

100.

The _____ students were put into classes which put them on a track for attending college.

a)

ELITE

b)

AMASS

c)

TETHER

d)

LONGEVITY

e)

PERSPECTIVE

101.

We laid on the grass and started to count the_____ of stars in the night sky knowing they were infinite.

a)

MYRIAD

b)

INSTIGATE

c)

AMASS

d)

WILLFUL

e)

RELEVANT

102.

We wanted to hear what she had to say because she had a new _____ on the issue.

a)

PERSPECTIVE

b)

UNISON

c)

INCAPACITATE

d)

PRODIGIOUS

e)

MYRIAD

103.

The choir sang in perfect _____ making the concert harmonious.

a)

UNISON

b)

ELITE

c)

VIE

d)

MYRIAD

e)

ALLOT

104.

After the motorcycle accident, her mother tried to _____ her movements so she would heal faster.

a)

VIE

b)

INSTIGATE

c)

AMASS

d)

LONGEVITY

e)

INCAPACITATE

105.

A large number of students tried to _____ a food fight in the cafeteria by yelling food fight.

a)

UNISON VIE

b)

VIE

c)

GRAPPLE

d)

WILLFUL

e)

INSTIGATE

106.

A large number of students tried to _____ a food fight in the cafeteria by yelling food fight.

a)

UNISON VIE

b)

VIE

c)

GRAPPLE

d)

WILLFUL

e)

INSTIGATE

107.

My brother started to _____ me by poking my cheek and saying stop touching me during the car ride.

a)

PRODIGIOUS

b)

INSTIGATE

c)

PERTURB

d)

GRAPPLE

e)

ALLOT

108.

My brother started to _____ me by poking my cheek and saying stop touching me during the car ride.

a)

PRODIGIOUS

b)

INSTIGATE

c)

PERTURB

d)

GRAPPLE

e)

ALLOT

109.

The old man claimed his _____ was due to living a clean life.

a)

AUDACIOUS

b)

RELEVANT

c)

WILLFUL

d)

LONGEVITY

e)

PRODIGIOUS

110.

We let the dog run around the yard with a(n) _____ attached to his collar.

a)

LONGEVITY

b)

PERTURB

c)

MYRIAD

d)

TETHER

e)

VIE

111.

He was _____ of any feelings for his ex-girlfriend so when she was in the hospital he never visited or asked if she was alright.

a)

PERSPECTIVE

b)

LONGEVITY

c)

PRODIGIOUS

d)

DEVOID

e)

SKITTISH