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Freshmen Vocabulary U1-5 Test Practice: Antonyms and Context

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Antonym: addition, gain

a)

deduction

b)

introspection

c)

guile

d)

stealth

2.

Antonym: apathetic, unexcited

a)

wretched

b)

jaunty

c)

enthusiastic

d)

desolation

3.

Antonym: juncture, connection

a)

void

b)

adversary

c)

disjunction

d)

guile

4.

Antonym: unimportant, trivial

a)

dire

b)

virtuoso

c)

vile

d)

appalled

5.

Antonym: depressed, surly

a)

voracious

b)

jovial

c)

boisterous

d)

disconsolate

6.

Antonym: genuine, real

a)

tranquility

b)

formidable

c)

synthetic

d)

demeanor

7.

Antonym: agitation, chaos

a)

tranquility

b)

disarming

c)

despondent

d)

malevolent

8.

Antonym: active, apparent, clear

a)

tangible

b)

quota

c)

decorum

d)

latent

9.

Antonym: hindrance, separation

a)

symbiosis

b)

chronology

c)

quota

d)

trepidation

10.

Antonym: steady

a)

venture

b)

recoil

c)

exult

d)

plateau

11.

Antonym: sadness, mourning

a)

nuisance

b)

amenity

c)

revelry

d)

manuever

12.

Antonym: understate, belittle, discount

a)

introspection

b)

boisterous

c)

accentuate

d)

duress

13.

Antonym: to face, meet

a)

cower

b)

relinquish

c)

condone

d)

access

14.

Antonym: fail, flounder, struggle

a)

terse

b)

access

c)

flourish

d)

affable

15.

Antonym: lengthy, wordy, verbose

a)

boisterous

b)

unscrupulous

c)

implacable

d)

terse

16.

Antonym: full, satisfied

a)

maudlin

b)

voracious

c)

mosaic

d)

animosity

17.

Antonym: caring, interested

a)

disconsolate

b)

droll

c)

indifferent

d)

malevolent

18.

Antonym: decent, moral, virtuous

a)

entreat

b)

entice

c)

lurk

d)

vile

19.

Antonym: assistance, help

a)

mosaic

b)

hypocrisy

c)

embargo

d)

virtuoso

20.

Antonym: give

a)

revelry

b)

pilfer

c)

heritage

d)

jaunty

21.

Complete: My friend, Morgan, is a(n) _____ when it comes to doing school work together because she always wants to check and double check my work a million times which drives me nuts.

a)

jaunty

b)

nuisance

c)

hypocrisy

d)

fallacy

22.

Complete: The _____ of events in Book 9 of The Odyssey are Odysseus goes to fight in Troy, spends time on the sea, and then returns home

a)

renaissance

b)

ultraviolet

c)

restitution

d)

chronology

23.

Complete: Sometimes small children will _____ from the cookie jar when no one is looking or if they're told "No."

a)

pilfer

b)

boisterous

c)

jaunty

d)

frenzy

24.

Complete: After a heavy snowfall, the roads were in _____ need of being plowed.

a)

perilous

b)

dire

c)

vile

d)

enticing

25.

Complete: The athlete was able to win the difficult race thanks to his _____.

a)

decorum

b)

dexterity

c)

exultedness

d)

hypocrisy

26.

Complete: As the rain forests continue to be cleared at a record pace, many feel it is an unnecessary _____ of the world's natural resources.

a)

exploitation

b)

trepidation

c)

quandary

d)

tranquility

27.

Complete: When I walked into the room, I was completely _____ because of the horrid mess.

a)

perilous

b)

appalled

c)

disdained

d)

enticed

28.

Complete: I always found The Simpsons television show to be extremely ____, especially when Homer Simpson was involved in the dynamics.

a)

disarming

b)

terse

c)

imperative

d)

droll

29.

Complete: "I would do _____ things to be able to meet Ed Sheeran," the enamored super-fan stated.

a)

tangible

b)

despondent

c)

unscrupulous

d)

tranquil

30.

Complete: As a Michigan fan, I tend to block out the _____ between Lloyd Carr and Jim Harbaugh.

a)

intuition

b)

interim

c)

deduction

d)

fallacy

31.

Complete: After the destruction hurricane, the insurance company failed to give the family _____ when they said that there was nothing they could do to help them recover.

a)

desolation

b)

gall

c)

revelry

d)

restitution

32.

Complete: My wife always tells me that I need to _____ the positives and stop focusing on the negatives in life.

a)

accentuate

b)

bamboozle

c)

recoil

d)

relinquish

33.

Complete: How could you have the _____ to challenge me for my chair in band?

a)

gall

b)

appall

c)

dither

d)

tranquility

34.

Complete: When at an expensive restaurant, I always remind my youngest that her _____ is extremely important when ordering. She even asked once if she could order in with an English accent.

a)

manuever

b)

quota

c)

retribution

d)

decorum

35.

Complete: It is _____ for the Packers to win the NFC Championship in order to make it to the Super Bowl this year after three straight failed attempts in that deciding game.

a)

mosaic

b)

retribution

c)

perilous

d)

imperative

36.

Complete: It is extremely _____ in Michigan when it is sixty degrees outside at the end of December.

a)

formidable

b)

bizarre

c)

apathetic

d)

unscrupulous

37.

Complete: Susan's trip to the darkest parts of the Amazon seemed to be a dangerous _____.

a)

peril

b)

exploitation

c)

venture

d)

disjunction

38.

Complete: When the freshmen bribed me with packages of Oreos, I had no choice but to _____ to their wishes.

a)

disdain

b)

succumb

c)

dwindle

d)

recede

39.

Complete: The waters _____ from the streets and into the drainage ponds a week after the storm had flooded them.

a)

dwindled

b)

lurked

c)

receded

d)

entreated

40.

Complete: The store told Mr. Kemp that they were all out of tacos which made him extremely _____.

a)

implacable

b)

ultraviolet

c)

jaunty

d)

enthusiastic

41.

New Words in Context: I need to add COPIOUS amounts of cream, flavoring and sugar to my coffee in order for it to be tolerable since I don't like the taster or smell of coffee.

Copious most nearly means...

a)

small or tiny

b)

large or abundant

c)

flavored or tasty

d)

median or satisfactory

42.

New Words in Context: The CACOPHONY coming from behind my daughter's door told me that she needed a lot more practice on the clarinet.

Cacophony most nearly means...

a)

pleasing and amusing sounds

b)

peaceful and tranquil sounds

c)

rough and tumble actions

d)

harsh mixture of sounds

43.

New Words in Context: Abraham Lincoln attempted to tear down a BASTION of bigotry, racism and hatred during his great proclamation that railed against the Confederacy.

Bastion most nearly means...

a)

large or overwhelming odds

b)

empty hole or void

c)

a fortification or strong hold

d)

open land or wide space

44.

New Words in Context: The jealous student's EPICARICACY was on full display when he found out his rival classmate flunked the test.

Epicaricacy most nearly means...

a)

joyous laughter

b)

a facial expression

c)

enjoying someone else's failure

d)

hidden talents

45.

New Words in Context: As the snow continued to fall and pile up over the windows blocking the view, the small child said, "Dad, there definitely is a SUPERFUOUS snowfall going on right now."

Superfluous most nearly means...

a)

minimal

b)

wet and cold

c)

dry and warm

d)

excessive

46.

New Words in Context: The LOQUACIOUS old man went on and on about how much better things were in his day for what seemed like an eternity.

Loquacious most nearly means...

a)

kind

b)

attentive

c)

funny

d)

talkative

47.

New Words in Context: Even though she felt like she was wronged, Emily took the PASSIVE approach and just let it go without causing any arguments.

Passive most nearly means...

a)

aggressive and rebellious

b)

kind and generous

c)

obedient and submissive

d)

angry and unyielding

48.

New Words in Context: Fifty boring questions about vocabulary is quite possibly the most TRITE experience of my life.

Trite most nearly means...

a)

stale and commonplace

b)

exciting and joyous

c)

normal

d)

important

49.

New Words in Context: Everyone loved being around the GREGARIOUS young girl every time they saw her at the events.

Gregarious most nearly means...

a)

mean

b)

boring

c)

quiet

d)

sociable

50.

New Words in Context: The PENSIVE child studied over the word problem about a train going 55 miles per hour and eventually solved its whereabouts.

Pensive most nearly means...

a)

spoiled

b)

opportunistic

c)

deep in thought

d)

distracted