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S3 vocab review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With all the posturing and _______________that the politician was presenting, I was unable to get a clear understanding of his stance of the issues.

a)

innuendo

b)

bombast

c)

nominal

d)

insular

2.

It was clear by the broken windows and disheveled papers that a(n) _______________ had broken into the office.

a)

permeate

b)

erudite

c)

amorphous

d)

interloper

3.

Knowing of the ___________________ he was carrying in the trunk of the car, she was frantic when they were stopped by the police.

a)

contraband

b)

insular

c)

interloper

d)

resilient

4.

The pompous, _________________ professor was an aggravation to all he encountered.

a)

insular

b)

amorphous

c)

erudite

d)

bombastic

5.

His constant groveling is proof that he is only trying to _______________ himself to his boss. It is truly annoying.

a)

circuitous

b)

ingratiate

c)

ameliorate

d)

intercede

6.

I am happy to _________________ on your behalf wit the store owner; we have been friends for a very long time and I am sure I can get you a job interview.

a)

expedite

b)

affable

c)

intercede

d)

ingratiate

7.

The smell of cooking onions _________________ the kitchen; if the smell offends you, it'd be better to stay away.

a)

insulars

b)

ameliorates

c)

permeates

d)

intercedes

8.

   I am tired of your narrow-minded, ______________________ views; it is time for you to consider a more global perspective on the world.

a)

insular

b)

provincial

c)

bombastic

d)

circuitous

9.

His pleasant,________________________ demeanor made everyone want to be near him.

a)

amorphous

b)

provincial

c)

ingratiating

d)

affable

10.

While it was unintentional, the pain he caused her is _____________________; I am sure she will never fully recover.

a)

nominal

b)

resilient

c)

irrevocable

d)

ameliorating

11.

His sheltered, __________________________ upbringing did not prepare him for the progressive attitudes of the people he encountered in the city.

a)

circuitous

b)

erudite

c)

amorphous

d)

provincial

12.

His ___________________________ following the accident was admirable; no one thought he would bounce back so quickly.

a)

propensity

b)

resilience

c)

expedition

d)

affable

13.

It was sneaky and conniving the way she dropped subtle ___________________________ about people in order to ruin their reputations.

a)

innuendos

b)

insulars

c)

bombasts

d)

nominals

14.

For a ____________________________ additional fee we can be upgraded to first class on the plane. It is definitely worth it!

a)

ameliorate

b)

contraband

c)

affable

d)

nominal

15.

I was in a hurry to get the meeting over with so I was excited when he suggested that we _______________________________ the process.

a)

interceeded

b)

expedited

c)

ameliorated

d)

assuaged

16.

The union worked to ________________________________ the working conditions in the factories. It had been a dreadful until they interceded.

a)

intercede

b)

ingratiate

c)

propensity

d)

ameliorate

17.

His ____________________________ for science made becoming a Chemist a perfect job for him.

a)

propensity

b)

amorphous

c)

resilience

d)

expedite

18.

       I _________________________ knocked the drink off the try and spilled it down the woman’s back. It was very embarrassing.

a)

bombastically

b)

inadvertently

c)

nominally

d)

insularly

19.

The winding, _________________ route we took through the mountains made me sick to my stomach.

a)

irrevocable

b)

insular

c)

provincial

d)

circuitous

20.

  He preferred clean lines and defined shapes in his paintings; the ______________________ shapes in my painting did not please him

a)

insular

b)

amorphous

c)

provincial

d)

resilient