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Wordly Wise Vocabulary 12 Lesson 8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Having an unpleasant, sickly sweet taste.

a)

Abrogate

b)

Parochial

c)

Mawkish

d)

Recourse

2.

As a dry run with the equipment, the family bivouacked in the back yard. (Synonym)

a)

Landscaped

b)

Camped

c)

Cooked

d)

Vacationed

3.

An original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later setlers.

a)

Recourse

b)

Aborigine

c)

Cetacean

d)

Purvey

4.

The lovely Art Deco railway station languished in desuetude for years after train service into the city stopped, until it was revived as a shopping center. (Antonym)

a)

disfavor

b)

obscurity

c)

neglect

d)

utilization

5.

With Katie's wedding just days away and her original baker ill, she was frantic to find someone to purvey the petit fours for the bridal lunch. (Antonym)

a)

Produce

b)

Consume

c)

Supply

d)

Transport

6.

How do people likely feel about things they decry?

a)

Critical

b)

Curious

c)

Confused

d)

Congratulatory

7.

An item of equipment; an accessory.

a)

Parochial

b)

Bivouac

c)

Appurtenance

d)

Abrogate

8.

The blue whale has been aptly named the _____________ of the deep.

a)

Animus

b)

Abrogate

c)

Leviathan

d)

Amorphous

9.

The repeal of the Volstead Act in 1933 ________ Prohibition.

a)

Ratified

b)

Inchoate

c)

Subsumed

d)

Abrogated

10.

The Better Business Bureau may be able to provide recourse to dissatisfied consumers. (Synonym)

a)

Advice

b)

Help

c)

Solace

d)

Attorneys

11.

The ship's galley was replete with everything from caviar to marshmallows. (Synonym)

a)

prepared

b)

depleted

c)

impressive

d)

supplied

12.

A member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

a)

Reptiles

b)

Amphibia

c)

Cetaceans

d)

Arthropoda

13.

Limited or narrow in scope or outlook.

a)

Nihilism

b)

Leviathan

c)

Parochial

d)

Amorphous

14.

So that no one would misapprehend the new system, Collin sent memos with diagrams to all the staff members. (Antonym)

a)

Mock

b)

Embrace

c)

Resist

d)

Understand

15.

To give up as a right; to forgo

a)

Abrogate

b)

Ratify

c)

Waive

d)

Purvey