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WorksheetsVocabulary - 1st Sem 21-22 (GYSA)
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 52mins
I found my friend's mother's insistence that I was the cutest thing she'd ever seen on God's green earth a little cloying after she said it for the fifth time.
(In the sentence, the word "cloying" mean...)
articulate
overly sweet
listless
tepid
A ______ is a mixture of two different things, resulting in something that has a little bit of both.
hybrid
diagram
staple
maneuver
"Torrid" means...
somewhat ill or prone to illness
characterized by intense emotion
relating the the characteristics of bulls
flexible or capable of being bent
"Anarchist" means...
a wise and trusted guide or advisor
a wealthy businessman or woman
an advocate of the abolition of governments
poor and mischievous city child
"Guzzle" means to . . .
drink greedily
surround so as to force to give up
interpret in the wrong way
assign a new time and place for an event
At the sight of him, all clapped hands to their swords and burst into furious outcries; and though their ________ was unintelligible to the young foreigner, their tones and gestures made their meaning unpleasantly plain.
excerpt
jargon
caption
troth
"Medley" means...
means
mistake
mixture
method
The opposite of "concise" is:
verbose
convertible
introverted
beneficial
"Perturb" means to...
satisfy
worry
confer
release
"Maudlin" means...
uncooperative
immature
overemotional
contentious
"Cogent" means...
illimitable
incandescent
persuasive
eggregious
"Idiom" means...
the first stage of subsequent events
a gesture of respect (like a bow)
a choice made by counting people instead of alternatives
a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
During the time that I have been deeply involved with Professor Kennedy, I have never heard him disparage the work of another professional who was attempting to combat violent crime.
In this sentence, "disparage" means to...
conceal one's true motives
make furious
express a negative opinion of
formally reject a previous held belief
"Palliate" means to...
fuse or cause to grow together
lessen or try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
solidify or strengthen
bring into an incriminating position
To "stupefy" means...
to capture
to disapprove
to triumph
to daze
To "transgress" is to...
combine to create a more complex product
to destroy property or hinder operations
act in disregard of the law, promises, or rules
search the bottom of a body of water for something of value
He was a minstrel of the western continent--of a much later day, certainly, than those gifted ________, who first sang the praises of the king, and he was now prepared to exercise the cunning of his craft in celebration of the king's recent victory.
quarriors
legislators
instructors
bards
"multilingual" means
speaking more than one language
speaking only one language
presenting or taking the same point of view as another
causing or tending to cause cancer
He toadied to his superiors, fought with his peers, and would never give credit to his juniors when he could claim it for himself.
What does "toadied" mean in this sentence?
announced
sucked up
debated
acted out
"Garish" means...
tacky
uncanny
changeable
ancient
"Hapless" means...
pitiable
enhanced
paltry
inexorable
The word "_______" often has a religious connotation, but it can also be used playfully to convey a sense of reverence about something that isn’t religious in nature but that nonetheless inspires worship.
hallowed
immaculate
impressive
impassive
The chief of the Omahas, too, on returning from a hunting ________, reported that two men had been killed some distance above, by a band of Sioux.
debut
ferry
excursion
vent
Which of the following demonstrates guile?
the student who studies hard to do well on a test
the actor who makes a living playing other people
the philanthropist who donates money to good causes
the person who pretends to be needy to get money
Officials have ________ private owners for letting their properties decay, but offered few incentives to restore the buildings.
drowned
inherited
alternated
rebuked
Something that is ________ is short and clear. If you're going to be interviewed on television about your new book and only have a five minute slot, you'll need to come up with a ________ version of your story. (Same word, both blanks)
disaffected
entertaining
succinct
tepid
In the 1970s, there was a groundswell of opinion suggesting that "girl" was a highly ________ way of describing a female who was over 18, used to belittle her and rob her of status.
congruent
pejorative
empathetic
eloquent
Someone who is ________ pays extreme attention to detail. If that person is, say, your surgeon or your accountant, you'll definitely want them to be ________.
whimsical
insouciant
meticulous
antithetical
"Indigenous" means...
sedate
docile
aghast
native
Synonym for "leviathan"
colossus
figment
precursor
prediction
Which group is most likely to use slang?
an operating room full of doctors
a meeting of senators
a group of teenagers
a den of kits
When his garrulous hostess had finally departed, Dudley, instead of reading the paper, sat motionless, enjoying the silence.
In the above sentence, what does "garrulous" mean?
flashy
gorgeous
chatty
courteous
Rotten Tomatoes' critics love to disparage films that are simply not in their wheelhouse, but that's not really fair to filmmakers or potential audiences.
In this sentence, "disparage" means to:
sanitize
dignify
denigrate
recommend
If something is "intact," it...
is not missing any parts; it is undamaged
is marked by order and cleanliness in appearance
is appealing to a large group of people
is most frequent or common
A ________ is a rebel, someone who shows a lot of independence. If you're a ________, you like to blaze your own trail.
grandstander
harlequin
show-off
maverick
If you are "resolute," you are...
hostile
frenzied
brave
royal
"Scrutinize" means to:
fashion
deduct
control
examine
Something that's ________ is tough to figure out. It's puzzling and even mysterious, like those weird secret college societies, Mona Lisa's smile, or the New York Times crossword.
enigmatic
idiomatic
automatic
undeniable
Which of the following would best be considered a vocation?
teaching
the Northeast
having a soprano voice
a trip to the Bahamas
A _______ is a humorous or mocking imitation of something, using the same form as the original.
leitmotif
mimicry
parody
homage
"Prosaic" means:
unearthly
mannered
presumptuous
commonplace
"Ominous" means:
reflecting light brightly
vividly colored
related to the hand
presaging ill fortune
"Placid" means:
serene
willful
visible
modern
The opposite of tedious is:
kindly
vicious
recent
brief
"Innovation" means:
crusade
concidence
infection
initiation
"Debacle" means:
delicacy
defeat
deposit
detour
The opposite of negligent is:
attentive
adjacent
melancholy
suggestive
"Winsome" means:
free of deceit
charming in a childlike or naive way
suggestive of youth
fraudulent
"Accentuate" means to:
submerge
collapse
reaarrange
highlight
"Prowess" means:
accounting
layer
artistry
closure
"Nestle" means to:
be resistant to
position comfortably
combat or act in opposition to
make a faint sound
A synonym for "dirge" is...
requiem
titter
adulation
solvent
"Strident" means:
heinousinimicalvociferousaskew
heinous
inimical
vociferous
askew
"Emulate" means to:
articulate
agitate
imitate
infiltrate
"Fortitude" means:
correspondence in form or appearance
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
conformity with rules or standards
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
"Disparage" means to:
barter
prophesy
criticize
rejoice
The small college in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, released on Friday its annual list of "banished words" -- terms so overused, misused, and ________ they deserve to be sent to a permanent linguistic trash can in the year ahead.
Source: Reuters
abstruse
hackneyed
technical
perspicuous
Which of these would most likely be considered punctilious?
a vine that creeps around the trunk of a tree
an office clerk who never makes a mistake
a language that is very similar to another language
a dog who is aggressive toward strangers
"Constitution" means:
the act of forming or establishing something
the physical coming together of two or more things
freedom from activity
systematic investigation to establish facts
Which of the following is an example of a laudatory remark that a parent might give to his child?
"Did you have a test at school today?"
"You are doing great work at school."
"You need to work harder at school."
"Your grades are terrible."
His detractors complained that Mr. Auchincloss’s writing was glib and ________, or else that his subject matter was too dated to be of much interest.
Source: New York Times
prodigious
enhanced
steadfast
superficial
"Defy" means to:
resist
develop
unveil
gather
A ________is a greeting, whether it's "Dear sir" in a letter or "Hey there!" in person.
deference
salutation
misanthrope
pejorative
To foil is to. . .
frustrate
alternate
conserve
negotiate
"Ludicrous" means:
characteristic of modern times
openly distrustful or suspicious
broadly or extravagantly humorous
conforming to rules or standards
To acquiesce is to:
admonish
accelerate
surrender
flit
"Appalling" means:
excessive
lazy
dismaying
refined
"Abridge" means to:
sink below the surface
trace the shape of
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
be a precursor of
"Umbrage" means:
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
longing for something better than the present situation
a lightweight, handheld, collapsible canopy
timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action
Which of the following remarks is a way of giving kudos to someone?
"Let me help you."
"Terrible job."
"Here is ten dollars."
"Good job."
To chastise means to:
compensate
trump
syndicate
scold
The French word ________ describes a feeling that combines tiredness and boredom. ________ is one version of "the blahs." (Same word for both blanks)
guerre
ami
ennui
fromage
Suddenly, it all made sense—the nausea, the dizziness, the feeling of being heavy and lethargic.
In this sentence, lethargic means:
aggressively self-assured
deficient in alertness or activity
marked by energetic activity
experiencing or showing sadness
Which of the following demonstrates a chronological organization?
a persuasive essay
a Venn diagram
a geometry problem
a timeline
Almost everybody agrees that the past is fixed and immutable.
In this sentence, immutable means:
acting as a part that completes another part
not subject or susceptible to change or variation
very long lasting
mindful of the future
"Nondescript" means:
iridescent
permanent
cooperative
unremarkable
"Turpitude" means:
peregrination
solecism
depravity
laceration
"Eschew" means to:
avoid and stay away from
deliberately move or cause to move back and forth
give out
dedicate to a deity by a vow
"Imperative" means:
a noisy fight
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
some duty that is essential and urgent
Which of the following people would be most likely to speak in a tremulous voice?
someone who is tired
someone who is confident
someone who is distracted
someone who is nervous
If you have a copious amount of something, you have ________.
not enough of it
a lot of it
only enough for yourself
none of it
"Heinous" means:
not easy
shabby and untidy
lacking information
extremely wicked; deeply criminal
As the Rolling Stones song "Out of Time" goes, "You're _______, my baby, my poor old-fashioned baby."
obsolete
hungry
evil
cheating on me
Which is a synonym for "arid"?
impersonal
homely
incredible
waterless
"Sadistic" means:
warding off
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
associated by chance and not an integral part
noisily and stubbornly defiant
"________" means lacking intelligence. When your mother outlaws calling your brother stupid, use "________" instead. (Same word in both blanks)
fatuous
verbose
garrulous
pulchritudinous
"Palatable" means:
agreeable
capable
traceable
demonstrable
Buying clothes at a consignment shop would be considered _______. Not getting your mom a gift for her birthday — that's just cheap.
benevolent
proficient
frugal
frivolous
A pachyderm is a . . .
a large mammal with thick skin, such as an elephant or hippo
a person who is the senior member of a group
a biologist specializing in the classification of organisms
a laborer who extracts ores and minerals
In Monty Python's film "The Meaning of Life," there is a character who literally explodes after eating just one more mint after indulging in a huge meal. Well, that in a nutshell is a ___________,
gourmet
gourmand
gorgette
gorgon
Something that's old-fashioned and maybe a little out of place is ________, like a clunky black rotary-dial telephone sitting on a desk beside a sleek new smart-phone (or whatever the new technology when you read this).
synchronistic
chronological
idiosyncratic
anachronistic
The solicitous student appeared to be very interested even when her English teacher droned on about linguistics, syntax, and grammar!
In this sentence, "solicitous" means...
full of anxiety and concern
lacking attention to rules and procedures
showing extreme anger
joyful and proud especially because of success
If you have "two left feet" and no sense of rhythm, dancing would probably not be considered your ____________.
fortitude
forte
folly
forebearance
Indonesia is hardly a paragon of economic virtue, but its relative success over the past few years shows that it takes only ________ of political stability and some basic economic reform in a low-income country to usher in the good times.
an accretion
a carat
a modicum
a spate
Maggie, an avid gamer, is the antithesis of her sister who always does her homework by 5 p.m.
"Antithesis" means:
duplicate
superior
opposite
younger
________ is a term of war that means to take everything of value from a place that you've conquered. These days, ________ can be used to talk about anyone who takes what's not theirs. (Same word in both blanks)
benediction
pillage
vanguard
vocation
________, the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and recognize and respond to what that person is feeling, is an essential ingredient of a civilized society.
Source: New York Times
Disinclination
Nirvanna
Jollity
Empathy
Easterbrook explained why Americans were so ________ even though their quality of life had improved dramatically over the past generation.
Source: New York Times
resonant
despondent
proportional
stimulated
__________ reports of voter fraud in the 2020 election have thrown the United States election planning for 2022 into a state of complete chaos.
Spurious
Fantastical
Redolent
Tangental
Do you need to make something bigger, better, or stronger? Then you need to ____________ it. If your bike is not performing for you, __________ it with new tires! (Same word in both blanks)
illuminate
allocate
augment
accentuate
I studied for this test___________________
only when we played games in class.
when we played games in class and between one and two hours.
in class and pretty consistently over the last month or so.
A lot--a WHOLE lot.
I think acquiring new vocabulary words is________________. (Choose the answer that BEST describes your feelings even if your exact feelings aren't represented.)
important because most educated people have a good vocabulary, and I want to be well educated.
something that I do because my parents require it of me, but I don't care much about it.
something that only people who don't have friends or "a life" do. I have videos to watch and games to play.
irrelevant to my future success in life. I already know enough words.
Next semester, I will _______________.
(Again, choose the answer that best expresses how you feel about
the vocabulary challenge.)
take the vocabulary challenge more seriously than I did in the first semester.
continue to do my best to acquire new vocabulary so that I can use it in real life.
only practice when we play games in class again, and I'll see if it works better this time.
find new ways to make learning vocabulary interesting (or even fun) for myself even though I hate it.
