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Unit 1 Vocabulary Builder

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the definition to the word:

excited, confused, disorderly

a)

authentic

b)

tumultuous

c)

repressed

d)

conventional

2.

Match the definition to the word:

to treat another with an apparent kindness, but to feel superior over them

a)

patronize

b)

stereotype

c)

innovate

d)

piety

3.

Match the definition to the word:

showing disdain, scorn, disrespect

a)

vigilante

b)

interloper

c)

contemptuous

d)

placate

4.

Match the definition to the word:

to feel a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

a)

lambasting

b)

nostalgic

c)

imperious

d)

piety

5.

Match the definition to the word:

clever; skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.

a)

wily

b)

vigilante

c)

guttural

d)

illustrious

6.

Match the definition to the word:

the state of being numerous, many

a)

lethargy

b)

sultriness

c)

forlorn

d)

multitude

7.

Match the definition to the word:

in a friendly and peaceable manner

a)

amicably

b)

placidly

c)

erratic

d)

petulant

8.

Match the definition to the word:

the quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

a)

poignancy

b)

apoplectic

c)

feral

d)

pivotal

9.

Match the definition to the word:

overcome with anger; extremely indignant

a)

conundrum

b)

apoplectic

c)

olfactory

d)

cryptic

10.

Match the definition to the word:

clarity of expression, intelligible, bright, luminous

a)

sanguinary

b)

carrion

c)

lucidity

d)

agnotic

11.

Match the definition to the word:

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

a)

emaciated

b)

amicable

c)

agnostic

d)

erratic

12.

Match the definition to the word:

a lack of energy and enthusiasm

a)

afflict

b)

repose

c)

ascendency

d)

lethargy

13.

Match the definition to the word:

unwilling or unable to believe something

a)

piety

b)

incredulous

c)

sultriness

d)

forlorn

14.

Match the definition to the word:

moral corruption; wickedness

a)

introspective

b)

depravity

c)

carrion

d)

sanguinary

15.

Match the definition to the word:

sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing

a)

feral

b)

atheistic

c)

acuity

d)

aversion

16.

Match the definition to the word:

of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

a)

invigorating

b)

pivotal

c)

obtuse

d)

askance

17.

Match the definition to the word:

the quality of being religious or reverent

a)

petulant

b)

piety

c)

erratic

d)

emaciated

18.

Match the definition to the word:

having been made or declared sacred

a)

consecrated

b)

emaciated

c)

askance

d)

indolence

19.

Match the definition to the word:

behaving in bad-temper, sulky; gloomy

a)

amicably

b)

injunction

c)

indolence

d)

sullenly

20.

Match the definition to the word:

the decaying flesh of dead animals

a)

carrion

b)

sanguinary

c)

rote

d)

cryptic