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English 12 Wordly Wise Vocab 7

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amoeba's lack of a fixed structure gives it an ____________ shape.

a)

Invidious

b)

Amorphous

c)

Distinct

d)

Nefarious

2.

(Synonym) The Spanish Inquisition attempted to force religious minorities to abjure their faiths.

a)

ridicule

b)

reveal

c)

renounce

d)

proclaim

3.

(Antonym) Reading Marcel Proust's twelve-volume Remembrance of Things Past is a herculean task.

a)

Invigorating

b)

Over-whelming

c)

Enormous

d)

Easy

4.

His cynicism was so extreme that it bordered on _____________.

a)

Nihilism

b)

Melange

c)

Presentiment

d)

Torpor

5.

(Antonym) In stereotypes of western movies, the nefarious villain wears a black hat.

a)

conniving

b)

secondary

c)

respectable

d)

unfavorable

6.

(Synonym) Though it is gaining popularity, the proposal to shift to a twelve-month school year will cause invidious debate.

a)

thoughtful

b)

bitter

c)

patient

d)

rational

7.

What does a person's animus do?

a)

Dream

b)

Influence

c)

Remember

d)

Learn

8.

To approve, confirm or verify.

a)

Vitiate

b)

Abjure

c)

Subsume

d)

Ratify

9.

To encompass in a larger or more comprehensive group; to include.

a)

Abjure

b)

Subsume

c)

Ratify

d)

Vitiate

10.

Which of the following is least likely to be variegated?

a)

Grains of salt

b)

Cars in a lot

c)

Fields of wildflowers

d)

Works in a gallery

11.

Which of the following is the best example of a dichotomy?

a)

Black and White

b)

Yellow and Green

c)

Coffee and Tea

d)

Ocean and Sand

12.

Emily Post is the ___________ of polite behavior

a)

opposite

b)

illustrator

c)

model

d)

animus

13.

(Antonym) Although cars are now sold that can run on fuel and elecricity, powering automobiles completely with electricity is still an inchoate technology.

a)

imaginary

b)

mature

c)

primitive

d)

evolving

14.

(Synonym) Curry powder is a melange of spices and herbs.

a)

recipe

b)

flavoring

c)

treatment

d)

mixture

15.

Questionable sincerity __________ her appeal for another chance.

a)

Ratified

b)

Vitiated

c)

Subsumed

d)

Invigorated