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MP3 BAT Review [G]

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj) misleading, deceptive

a)

convivial

b)

felicitous

c)

illusory

d)

picayune

2.

(adj) brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility

a)

indigent

b)

pertinacious

c)

bestial

d)

ephemeral

3.

(n.) a person who hates or despises people

a)

coterie

b)

misanthrope

c)

counterpart

d)

effrontery

4.

(adj) appropriate, apt, well-chosen; marked by good fortune

a)

convivial

b)

felicitous

c)

illusory

d)

picayune

5.

(adj) done slyly or stealthily

a)

furtive

b)

garish

c)

inordinate

d)

convivial

6.

(adj) festive, sociable, genial

a)

convivial

b)

felicitous

c)

illusory

d)

picayune

7.

(adj) far too great; excessive

a)

furtive

b)

garish

c)

inordinate

d)

convivial

8.

(n.) shameless boldness

a)

coterie

b)

misanthrope

c)

counterpart

d)

effrontery

9.

(v)to calm or pacify; to lessen or relieve

a)

embellish

b)

demur

c)

jettison

d)

allay

10.

(adj) lasting only a short time

a)

indigent

b)

pertinacious

c)

bestial

d)

ephemeral

11.

(n.) clothing; garments

a)

coterie

b)

demur

c)

counterpart

d)

raiment

12.

(adj) of little value or importance

a)

convivial

b)

felicitous

c)

illusory

d)

picayune

13.

(v) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

a)

embellish

b)

demur

c)

jettison

d)

allay

14.

(adj) glaring; tastelessly showy

a)

furtive

b)

garish

c)

inordinate

d)

convivial

15.

(adj) very persistent

a)

indigent

b)

pertinacious

c)

bestial

d)

ephemeral

16.

(v) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

a)

embellish

b)

demur

c)

jettison

d)

allay

17.

(n.) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit group of people with a common interest

a)

coterie

b)

misanthrope

c)

counterpart

d)

effrontery

18.

(n.) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another

a)

coterie

b)

misanthrope

c)

counterpart

d)

effrontery

19.

(v) to object or take exception

(n) an objection

a)

embellish

b)

demur

c)

jettison

d)

allay

20.

(adj) needy, impoverished

a)

indigent

b)

pertinacious

c)

bestial

d)

ephemeral

21.

(n) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval

a)

acclamation

b)

dilettante

c)

paroxysm

d)

pedantry

22.

(n) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way

a)

acclamation

b)

dilettante

c)

paroxysm

d)

pedantry

23.

(n) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion

a)

acclamation

b)

dilettante

c)

paroxysm

d)

pedantry

24.

(n) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

a)

acclamation

b)

dilettante

c)

paroxysm

d)

pedantry

25.

(n) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill

a)

tyro

b)

collusion

c)

increment

d)

mandate

26.

(n) a secret agreement or cooperation

a)

tyro

b)

collusion

c)

increment

d)

mandate

27.

(n) an enlargement, increase, addition

a)

tyro

b)

collusion

c)

increment

d)

mandate

28.

(n) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization

a)

tyro

b)

collusion

c)

increment

d)

mandate

29.

(n) the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country

a)

peregrination

b)

shibboleth

c)

paroxysm

d)

acclamation

30.

(n) a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism

a)

peregrination

b)

shibboleth

c)

paroxysm

d)

acclamation

31.

(adj) extremely cautious, hesitant, slow (to); reserved diffident

a)

chary

b)

imperturbable

c)

redolent

d)

refulgent

32.

(adj) not easily excited; emotionally steady

a)

chary

b)

imperturbable

c)

redolent

d)

refulgent

33.

(adj) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura

a)

chary

b)

imperturbable

c)

redolent

d)

refulgent

34.

(adj) shining, radiant, resplendent

a)

chary

b)

imperturbable

c)

redolent

d)

refulgent

35.

(adj) harshly abusive, severely scolding

a)

unremitting

b)

bucolic

c)

paltry

d)

vituperative

36.

(adj) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable, trashy, inferior

a)

unremitting

b)

bucolic

c)

paltry

d)

vituperative

37.

(adj) rural, pastoral

a)

unremitting

b)

bucolic

c)

paltry

d)

vituperative

38.

(adj) not stopping, relentless

a)

unremitting

b)

bucolic

c)

paltry

d)

vituperative

39.

(v) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

a)

calumniate

b)

mandate

c)

vacillate

d)

collude

40.

(v) to swing indecisively; to waver weakly in mind or will

a)

calumniate

b)

mandate

c)

vacillate

d)

collude

41.

(adj) shameless, blatant

a)

arrant

b)

irrefutable

c)

saturnine

d)

fatuous

42.

(adj)impossible to disprove; beyond argument

a)

arrant

b)

irrefutable

c)

saturnine

d)

fatuous

43.

(adj) of a gloomy or surly disposition

a)

arrant

b)

irrefutable

c)

saturnine

d)

fatuous

44.

(adj) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

a)

arrant

b)

irrefutable

c)

saturnine

d)

fatuous

45.

(adj) lacking in spirit or interest; half-hearted

a)

lackadaisical

b)

macabre

c)

saturnine

d)

fatuous

46.

(adj) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing, having death as a subject

a)

lackadaisical

b)

macabre

c)

saturnine

d)

fatuous

47.

(v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease

a)

conciliate

b)

exacerbate

c)

raze

d)

saturate

48.

(v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

a)

conciliate

b)

exacerbate

c)

raze

d)

saturate

49.

(v) to tear down, destroy completely

a)

conciliate

b)

exacerbate

c)

raze

d)

saturate

50.

(v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity

a)

conciliate

b)

exacerbate

c)

raze

d)

saturate

51.

(v) to assert without proof or confirmation

a)

allege

b)

countermand

c)

portend

d)

recant

52.

(v) to cancel or reverse one order with another that is contrary to the first

a)

allege

b)

countermand

c)

portend

d)

recant

53.

(v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen

a)

allege

b)

countermand

c)

portend

d)

recant

54.

(v) to renounce, retract, withdraw a statement or belief

a)

allege

b)

countermand

c)

portend

d)

recant

55.

(v) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable

a)

raze

b)

slough

c)

portend

d)

recant

56.

(n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; a steplike formation or arrangement

a)

echelon

b)

litany

c)

paucity

d)

badinage

57.

(n) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God; a long list

a)

echelon

b)

litany

c)

paucity

d)

badinage

58.

(n) an inadequate quantity; scarcity; dearth

a)

echelon

b)

litany

c)

paucity

d)

badinage

59.

(n) light and playful conversation

a)

echelon

b)

litany

c)

paucity

d)

badinage

60.

(n) a massive and inescapable force that crushes whatever is in its path

a)

echelon

b)

litany

c)

slough

d)

juggernaut