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Vocab Unit 5E Definitions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "not able to be heard?"

a)

ethical

b)

intriguing

c)

mediate

d)

inaudible

2.

Which word means "more than enough, large, or spacious?"

a)

jurisdiction

b)

plausible

c)

ample

d)

mediate

3.

Which word means "to declare or state as truth" or "to put forth forcefully"?

a)

delve

b)

assert

c)

cite

d)

cower

4.

Which word means "having to do with morals, values, and right and wrong"?

a)

ethical

b)

plausible

c)

belated

d)

jurisdiction

5.

Which word means "late"?

a)

appartition

b)

belated

c)

volatile

d)

quirk

6.

Which word means "appearing to be true, reasonable, or fair"?

a)

assert

b)

facetious

c)

plausible

d)

volatile

7.

Which word means "to dig" or "to search deeply and thoroughly"?

a)

pulverize

b)

assert

c)

cite

d)

delve

8.

Which word means "a peculiar way of acting" or "a sudden twist or turn"?

a)

quirk

b)

decoy

c)

intrigue

d)

proximity

9.

Which word means "a ghost" or "an unexplained and unusual appearance"?

a)

decoy

b)

apparition

c)

proximity

d)

cower

10.

Which word means "an area close by" or "nearness"?

a)

proximity

b)

jurisdiction

c)

cower

d)

apparition

11.

Which word means "to puzzle or spark curiosity" or "crafty dealings" or "scheming"?

a)

delve

b)

ethical

c)

intrigue

d)

disdain

12.

Which word means "an area of authority or control" or "the right to administrate justice"?

a)

assertion

b)

citation

c)

proximity

d)

jurisdiction

13.

Which word means "to quote" or "to summon to appear in court" or "to commend or recommend"?

a)

cite

b)

assert

c)

mediate

d)

cower

14.

Which word means "to look upon with scorn or disgust" or "a feeling of contempt"?

a)

quirk

b)

disdain

c)

volatile

d)

intrigue

15.

Which word means "highly explosive, tending to become violent" or "highly changeable" or "changing readily from liquid to gas"?

a)

volatile

b)

facetious

c)

plausible

d)

disdainful

16.

Which word means "to grind or pound to a powder or dust" or "to destroy or overcome"?

a)

pulverize

b)

cower

c)

assert

d)

delve

17.

Which word means "to bring about an agreement between persons or groups as a go-between"?

a)

intrigue

b)

mediate

c)

assert

d)

pulverize

18.

Which word means "a thing used to distract from the real thing or to lure into a trap" or "to lure into a trap" ?

a)

proximity

b)

quirk

c)

decoy

d)

intrigue

19.

Which word means "not meant to be take at face value or in a serious way" or "humorous"?

a)

apparition

b)

ethical

c)

facetious

d)

quirky

20.

Which word means "to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame"?

a)

apparition

b)

assert

c)

belated

d)

cower