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vocabulary workshop Level C units

Total questions: 181

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Broken stone or bricks; ruins
a)
revert
b)
preclude
c)
wrangle
d)
rubble
2.
The pair engaged in a wrangle that caused a commotion in the hallway.  Wrangle means:
a)
to return
b)
to float or hang suspended over
c)
to rise to a higher level
d)
a noisy quarrel
3.

My brother and sister always _____________over whose turn it is to take out the trash.

a)

invalidate

b)

relevant

c)

wrangle

d)

hover

4.

Thousands attended the solemn _____________at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

a)

collaboration

b)

vigil

c)

detriment

d)

longevity

5.

Most serious performers prefer constructive criticism to _______________flattery.

a)

reverted

b)

congested

c)

servile

d)

devoid

6.

Bulldozers and wrecking balls son reduced the damaged building to a heap of smoking ________________.

a)

amass

b)

incognito

c)

rubble

d)

servile

7.

Control of a property usually _______________to the legal owner when a lease is up or finished.

a)

enterprises

b)

reverts

c)

invalidates

d)

vies

8.
The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was the first step in releasing African Americans from their servile bonds. Based on context, servile most likely means... 
a)
slavish, groveling, fawning
b)
masterly, overbearing
c)
harmonious, in agreement
d)
surly, ill-tempered
9.
With tireless devotion, the ailing child's parents kept an anxious vigil at her bedside. Based on context, vigil most likely means... 
a)
watch, lookout, state of wakefulness
b)
squabble, bicker
c)
wreckage, debris
d)
boos, disproval, ridicule
10.
Before the new housing project could be built, it was necessary to tear down the old houses and remove the rubble. Based on context, rubble most likely means... 
a)
progress, advance
b)
wreckage, debris
c)
squabble, bicker
d)
windfall, bonanza, godsend
11.
For two nights, he did his homework faithfully; then he reverted to his usual lazy ways. Based on context, reverted most likely means... 
a)
unfolded, emerged
b)
portioned, sectioned, extracted
c)
pushed
d)

relapsed, regressed

12.
They had such a long wrangle over the use of the bicycle that their mother finally forbade either of them from using it. Based on context, wrangle most likely means... 
a)
agree, concur
b)
adage, maxim, aphorism
c)
squabble, bicker
d)
cheer, acclaim
13.

to return, go back

a)

revert

b)

servile

c)

wrangle

d)

jostle

14.

submissive; like a servant

a)

bonanza

b)

churlish

c)

vigil

d)

servile

15.

a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention

a)

excerpt

b)

rubble

c)

vigil

d)

wrangle

16.

These people are _____________________ over money.

a)

vigiling

b)

wrangling

c)

churlish

d)

servile

17.

After the earthquake, the house was reduced to _____________.

a)

vigil

b)

excerpt

c)

rubble

d)

wrangle

18.

This image shows people taking part in a _______.

a)

servile

b)

wrangle

c)

vigil

d)

citadel

19.
Hollywood studios _______ theaters with big-budget action movies during the summer season, so by fall, we are tired of seeing them.
a)
banter
b)
glut
c)
veer
d)
minimize
20.
Each year, falls __________ thousands of people, and many are never able to return to work.
a)
veer
b)
minimize
c)
maim
d)
venerate
21.
Casual ____________ helps to pass the time when you are on a long journey.
a)
banter
b)
antics
c)
detriments
d)
wantons
22.
As a/an _______________ supporter of women's rights, she believes that men and women should receive the same pay if they do the same jobs.
a)
gingerly
b)
bountiful
c)
oblique
d)
avowed
23.
We are grateful for the ______________ legacy that our great artists and musicians have given us.
a)
bountiful
b)
antics
c)
glut
d)
congested
24.
Why do you suppose someone whose face is known all over the world would want to travel __________________?
a)
obliquely
b)
enterprising
c)
incognito
d)
glutted
25.
I will not try to __________________ the difficulties we face, but I am sure that we can overcome them by working together. 
a)
minimize
b)
banter 
c)
venerate
d)
veer
26.
The ____________ acts of Batman are so well-known that some wish he was around to keep the city safe.
a)
wanton
b)
incognito
c)
legendary
d)
durable
27.
Self-confidence is a great quality, but if it is carried too far, it can be a/an ____________ to success in life.
a)
oblique
b)
enterprising
c)
detriment
d)
frugal
28.
Instead of just waiting for things to get better by themselves, we must be more _____________ in working for improvements.
a)
enterprising
b)
incognito
c)
wanton
d)
legendary
29.
Because of his repeated traffic violations, his driver's license was ______________ and no longer legal.
a)
venerated
b)
maimed
c)
congested
d)
invalidated
30.
We were shocked by their ____________ misuse of money that their parents had left them. 
a)
bountiful
b)
durable
c)
wanton
d)
frugal
31.
Your speech would have been better if you had stayed with your main idea instead of ____________ off to side issues.
a)
bantering
b)
veering
c)
venerating
d)
maiming
32.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
c)
congested
d)
enterprising
33.
Building a new skyscraper there will bring additional thousands of people into an area that is already _____________.
a)
invalidated
b)
veered
c)
congested
d)
maimed
34.
The mad Roman emperor believed that he was a god and expected people to ______________ and worship him as one.
a)
veer
b)
maim
c)
invalidate
d)
venerate
35.
Instead of approaching him in that timid and __________ manner, tell him clearly what is on your mind. 
a)
enterprising
b)
frugal
c)
oblique
d)
gingerly
36.
I didn't want Charlotte to know that I was watching her, but occasionally I managed to steal a few ____________ glances at her.
a)
legendary
b)
oblique
c)
bountiful
d)
congested
37.
When they saw that they had been caught red-handed, they resorted to all kinds of ____________ in a vain attempt to prove their "innocence."
a)
detriments
b)
antics
c)
banter
d)
waton
38.
Our friendship proved to be _________ because it is based on mutual respect and honesty.
a)
enterprising
b)
durable
c)
gingerly
d)
incognito
39.

prodigy is to marvelous as

a)

genius is to dullard

b)

marvel is to dunce

c)

dumbbell is to dunce

d)

wonder is to dumbbell

40.

addendum

a)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

b)

more than enough, large, spacious

c)

a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

d)

humorous, not meant seriously

41.

cower

a)

to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

b)

a brief statement written on a tomb or a gravestone

c)

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

d)

more than enough, large, spacious

42.

aghast

a)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

b)

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

c)

to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

d)

humorous, not meant seriously

43.

ample

a)

a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

b)

having to do with morals, values, right and wrong

c)

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

d)

more than enough, large spacious

44.

epitaph

a)

more than enough, spacious, large

b)

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

c)

without restraint or control

d)

not able to be heard

45.

apparition

a)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class

b)

not able to be heard

c)

a ghost or ghostly figure

d)

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

46.

ethical

a)

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

b)

nearness, closeness

c)

wastefully extravagant; lavisly or generously abundant

d)

having to do with morals, values, right and wrong

47.

assert

a)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

b)

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

c)

more than enough, large, spacious

d)

humorous, not meant seriously

48.

facetious

a)

nearness, closeness

b)

without restraint or control

c)

humorous, not meant seriously

d)

highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive

49.

disdain

a)

without restraint or control

b)

not able to be heard

c)

nearness, closeness

d)

to look upon with scorn; a feeling of contempt

50.

inaudible

a)

without restraint or control

b)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend

c)

a brief statement on a tomb or gravestone

d)

not able to be heard

51.

plebeian

a)

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

b)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person

c)

nearness, closeness

d)

to ground or pound to a powder or dust

52.

indiscriminate

a)

without restraint or control; unselective

b)

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

c)

crafty dealings, underhanded plotting

d)

highly changeable, fickle

53.

prodigal

a)

not able to be heard

b)

one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

c)

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

d)

a ghost or ghostly figure

54.

intrigue

a)

without restraint or control

b)

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

c)

to form and carry out plots

d)

to ground or pound to a powder or dust

55.

proximity

a)

more than enough, large, spacious

b)

humorous, not meant seriously

c)

to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully

d)

nearness, closeness

56.

jurisdiction

a)

not able to be heard

b)

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

c)

highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive

d)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class

57.

pulverize

a)

to ground to pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome

b)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend

c)

filled with amazement, disgust, fear or terror

d)

wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant

58.

plausible

a)

nearness. closeness

b)

to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

c)

having to do with morals, values, right and wrong

d)

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

59.

volatile

a)

to form and carry out plots

b)

without restraint or control; unselective

c)

highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive

d)

more than enough, large, spacious

60.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(v.) To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; To nullify

a)

ANNUL

b)

ORNATE

c)

STAID

d)

OBSESS

e)

SUSTAIN

61.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) A sensation of doubt or misgiving; Uneasiness

a)

QUALM

b)

PERUSE

c)

ANNUL

d)

FRIVOLOUS

e)

POROUS

62.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(v.) To preoccupy the mind of excessively

a)

PROMONTORY

b)

STAID

c)

POROUS

d)

MUSTER

e)

OBSESS

63.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(v.) To strengthen or support mentally or physically; To suffer something unpleasant; To confirm the validity of

a)

SUSTAIN

b)

MUSTER

c)

DEPLORE

d)

SOLICITOUS

e)

POROUS

64.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) A small amount of something that remains after the main parts have been used, poured, or taken

a)

RESIDUE

b)

NONENTITY

c)

PROMONTORY

d)

BOLSTER

e)

DEPLORE

65.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Bored with life; Unexcited

a)

BLASÉ

b)

BOLSTER

c)

OUST

d)

SUSTAIN

e)

PERUSE

66.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Serious and respectable; Quiet and serious-minded

a)

RECOURSE

b)

STAID

c)

OBSESS

d)

FRIVOLOUS

e)

ORNATE

67.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) A gathering or collection; (v.) To gather or assemble

a)

MUSTER

b)

BOLSTER

c)

DEPLORE

d)

STAID

e)

OUST

68.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) A piece of land that juts out into a large body of water

a)

PROMONTORY

b)

OBSESS

c)

RECOURSE

d)

RESIDUE ANNUL

e)

ANNUL

69.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) A person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; An unimportant person

a)

NONENTITY

b)

STAID

c)

SUSTAIN

d)

RESIDUE

e)

RECOURSE

70.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Having a tendency; Inclined; Likely to do or have something

a)

STAID

b)

BLASÉ

c)

RECOURSE

d)

FRIVOLOUS

e)

PRONE

71.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) A source of help in a difficult situation

a)

RECOURSE

b)

BOLSTER

c)

ORNATE

d)

BLASÉ

e)

OUST

72.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) A long cushion or pillow for a bed or sofa; (v.) To support or strengthen

a)

BOLSTER

b)

POROUS

c)

OUST

d)

PROMONTORY

e)

OBSESS

73.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Not having any serious purpose or value; Carefree and silly

a)

RESIDUE

b)

SUSTAIN

c)

FRIVOLOUS

d)

SOLICITOUS

e)

PROMONTORY

74.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Characterized by showing concern or interest

a)

BOLSTER

b)

ANNUL

c)

RECOURSE

d)

PRONE

e)

SOLICITOUS

75.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(v.) To remove; To expel or eject

a)

SOLICITOUS

b)

ANNUL

c)

DEPLORE

d)

OUST

e)

NONENTITY

76.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(v.) To read or examine, typically with great care

a)

BOLSTER

b)

PERUSE

c)

ORNATE

d)

MUSTER

e)

STAID

77.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Full of holes; Easily penetrated by water or air; Permeable

a)

PERUSE

b)

MUSTER

c)

POROUS

d)

OBSESS

e)

RECOURSE

78.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(v.) To feel or express strong regret or disapproval of

a)

DEPLORE

b)

MUSTER

c)

ORNATE

d)

RECOURSE

e)

QUALM

79.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Excessively or elaborately decorated

a)

PERUSE

b)

ORNATE

c)

QUALM

d)

ANNUL

e)

PRONE

80.

At the Dentist's office they decided to _____ the magazines while they waited for their appointment.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

BOLSTER

b)

ORNATE

c)

SUSTAIN

d)

OUST

e)

PERUSE

81.

He had no _____ about using his brother's toothbrush even though it was unsanitary.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

FRIVOLOUS

b)

SOLICITOUS

c)

BOLSTER

d)

BLASÉ

e)

QUALM

82.

Rather than dressing in a _____ manner for the funeral, she wore a bright red dress that expressed her bold personality.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

QUALM

b)

STAID

c)

POROUS

d)

PERUSE

e)

FRIVOLOUS

83.

Her grandmothers furniture was _____ with lots of wood carvings so we couldn't sell it at a garage sale.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OBSESS

b)

NONENTITY

c)

MUSTER

d)

OUST

e)

ORNATE

84.

He tried to _____ enough courage to ask her for her hand in marriage but he wimped out in the end.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OBSESS

b)

BOLSTER

c)

PROMONTORY

d)

BLASÉ

e)

MUSTER

85.

You will find several _____ when you visit Niagara Falls but be careful not to fall in the water.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

DEPLORES

b)

PROMONTORIES

c)

SOLICITOUS

d)

BOLSTERS

e)

OUSTS

86.

They had no _____ but to sue their neighbor for destroying their fence with his car.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

NONENTITY

b)

RECOURSE

c)

SOLICITOUS

d)

BLASÉ

e)

PRONE

87.

The bully was _____ to violence so we hated him until we found out that his father beat him and put him in the hospital.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

PROMONTORY

b)

SOLICITOUS

c)

NONENTITY

d)

MUSTER

e)

PRONE

88.

The officials were going to _____ our best player for swearing until the coach guaranteed he wouldn't do it again.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OUST

b)

ORNATE

c)

SUSTAIN

d)

PROMONTORY

e)

QUALM

89.

The celebrity became a _____ when he dropped out of sight.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

RESIDUE

b)

DEPLORE

c)

BOLSTER

d)

STAID

e)

NONENTITY

90.

I _____ excuses; we need to take responsibility for what we do and what we don't do.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

ANNUL

b)

DEPLORE

c)

STAID

d)

OBSESS

e)

BOLSTER

91.

The balding heart-throb thought he could _____ his good looks after he turned 40 by purchasing a toupee.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OUST

b)

SUSTAIN

c)

ORNATE

d)

STAID

e)

BOLSTER

92.

She petitioned the courts to _____ the contact based on its unfair terms.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OBSESS

b)

SOLICITOUS

c)

ORNATE

d)

DEPLORE

e)

ANNUL

93.

We were excited to do the presentation, but he showed his ____ attitude when he yawned with indifference.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

POROUS

b)

OUST

c)

RECOURSE

d)

RESIDUE

e)

BLASÉ

94.

He got caught wasting company time with _____ activities like playing games instead of working, so they fired him.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

QUALM

b)

ORNATE

c)

SUSTAIN

d)

POROUS

e)

FRIVOLOUS

95.

She made a(n) _____ inquiry about her brother's health after taking him to the emergency room.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

PERUSE

b)

ANNUL

c)

MUSTER

d)

STAID

e)

SOLICITOUS

96.

California created advertisements to _____ their image as a good place to live.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OUST

b)

PROMONTORY

c)

PRONE

d)

BOLSTER

e)

OBSESS

97.

The dishwasher left white _____ on all the dishes so I had to wash them again.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

RESIDUE

b)

FRIVOLOUS

c)

NONENTITY

d)

PROMONTORY

e)

STAID

98.

She would not put the crossword puzzle down because she starting to _____ about its completion.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

ORNATE

b)

OUST

c)

RECOURSE

d)

PRONE

e)

OBSESS

99.

A sponge is considered a(n) _____ cleaning tool which absorbs liquids.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

PRONE

b)

STAID

c)

PROMONTORY

d)

BOLSTER

e)

POROUS

100.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word PRONE?

a)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

b)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

c)

invalidate; revoke; abolish; cancel

d)

sedate; subdued; quiet; calm

e)

susceptible; open; exposed; inclined

101.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word FRIVOLOUS?

a)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

b)

force out; displace; eject; expel

c)

flashy; lavish; elaborate; decorated

d)

invalidate; revoke; abolish; cancel

e)

childish; silly; trivial; foolish

102.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word RESIDUE?

a)

sedate; subdued; quiet; calm

b)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

c)

remnant; debris; remains; leftover

d)

hate; lament; condemn; regret

e)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

103.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word NONENTITY?

a)

insignificancy; unimportant person; nobody

b)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

c)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

d)

childish; silly; trivial; foolish

e)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

104.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word DEPLORE?

a)

bulwark; support; reinforce; strengthen

b)

convene; round up; assemble; gather

c)

sedate; subdued; quiet; calm

d)

insignificancy; unimportant person; nobody

e)

hate; lament; condemn; regret

105.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word PROMONTORY?

a)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

b)

insignificancy; unimportant person; nobody

c)

bulwark; support; reinforce; strengthen

d)

flashy; lavish; elaborate; decorated

e)

cape; horn; peninsula; point

106.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word OUST?

a)

haunt; trouble; consume; preoccupy

b)

hate; lament; condemn; regret

c)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

d)

remnant; debris; remains; leftover

e)

force out; displace; eject; expel

107.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word OBSESS?

a)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

b)

convene; round up; assemble; gather

c)

invalidate; revoke; abolish; cancel

d)

having holes; penetrable; permeable; absorbent

e)

haunt; trouble; consume; preoccupy

108.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word QUALM?

a)

look through; study; scrutinize; examine

b)

remnant; debris; remains; leftover

c)

having holes; penetrable; permeable; absorbent

d)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

e)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

109.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word BOLSTER?

a)

bulwark; support; reinforce; strengthen

b)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

c)

look through; study; scrutinize; examine

d)

a support; a back-up; an aid

e)

cape; horn; peninsula; point

110.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word BLASÉ?

a)

having holes; penetrable; permeable; absorbent

b)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

c)

sedate; subdued; quiet; calm

d)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

e)

a support; a back-up; an aid

111.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word ORNATE?

a)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

b)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

c)

flashy; lavish; elaborate; decorated

d)

bulwark; support; reinforce; strengthen

e)

haunt; trouble; consume; preoccupy

112.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word ANNUL?

a)

susceptible; open; exposed; inclined

b)

invalidate; revoke; abolish; cancel

c)

haunt; trouble; consume; preoccupy

d)

a support; a back-up; an aid

e)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

113.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word SOLICITOUS?

a)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

b)

a support; a back-up; an aid

c)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

d)

having holes; penetrable; permeable; absorbent

e)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

114.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word POROUS?

a)

look through; study; scrutinize; examine

b)

childish; silly; trivial; foolish

c)

having holes; penetrable; permeable; absorbent

d)

susceptible; open; exposed; inclined

e)

sedate; subdued; quiet; calm

115.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word MUSTER?

a)

bulwark; support; reinforce; strengthen

b)

insignificancy; unimportant person; nobody

c)

convene; round up; assemble; gather

d)

haunt; trouble; consume; preoccupy

e)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

116.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word SUSTAIN?

a)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

b)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

c)

flashy; lavish; elaborate; decorated

d)

having holes; penetrable; permeable; absorbent

e)

nurture; nourish; support; aid

117.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word PERUSE?

a)

a support; a back-up; an aid

b)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

c)

look through; study; scrutinize; examine

d)

sedate; subdued; quiet; calm

e)

haunt; trouble; consume; preoccupy

118.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word RECOURSE?

a)

a support; a back-up; an aid

b)

force out; displace; eject; expel

c)

aloof; indifferent; bored; uninterested

d)

having holes; penetrable; permeable; absorbent

e)

nurture; nourish; support; aid

119.

Which of the following are SYNONYMS

for the word STAID?

a)

haunt; trouble; consume; preoccupy

b)

uneasiness; pang; regret; doubt

c)

troubled; worried; anxious; concerned

d)

sedate; subdued; quiet; calm

e)

force out; displace; eject; expel

120.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word PERUSE?

a)

glance; skim; browse; scan

b)

sidetrack; divert; distract; draw away

c)

certainty; confidence; assurance; faith

d)

hinder; weaken; impair; undermine

e)

landlocked area; central land

121.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word RECOURSE?

a)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

b)

discontinue; stop; halt; abstain

c)

opposition; competitor; adversary; enemy

d)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

e)

landlocked area; central land

122.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word STAID?

a)

impermeable; waterproof; airtight

b)

unconcerned; relaxed; indifferent; apathetic

c)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

d)

eager; enthusiastic; excited; passionate

e)

daring; spunky; bold; audacious

123.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word RECOURSE?

a)

admit; welcome; invite; keep

b)

unconcerned; relaxed; indifferent; apathetic

c)

approve; commend; praise; adore

d)

eager; enthusiastic; excited; passionate

e)

opposition; competitor; adversary; enemy

124.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word SOLICITOUS?

a)

eager; enthusiastic; excited; passionate

b)

unconcerned; relaxed; indifferent; apathetic

c)

sidetrack; divert; distract; draw away

d)

daring; spunky; bold; audacious

e)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

125.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word OUST?

a)

discontinue; stop; halt; abstain

b)

landlocked area; central land

c)

opposition; competitor; adversary; enemy

d)

admit; welcome; invite; keep

e)

important; serious; vital; significant

126.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word QUALM?

a)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

b)

certainty; confidence; assurance; faith

c)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

d)

unconcerned; relaxed; indifferent; apathetic

e)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

127.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word MUSTER?

a)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

b)

disperse; disband; dismiss; strew

c)

unconcerned; relaxed; indifferent; apathetic

d)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

e)

landlocked area; central land

128.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word FRIVOLOUS?

a)

daring; spunky; bold; audacious

b)

important; serious; vital; significant

c)

sidetrack; divert; distract; draw away

d)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

e)

landlocked area; central land

129.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word PROMONTORY?

a)

discontinue; stop; halt; abstain

b)

unconcerned; relaxed; indifferent; apathetic

c)

opposition; competitor; adversary; enemy

d)

landlocked area; central land

e)

certainty; confidence; assurance; faith

130.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word DEPLORE?

a)

certainty; confidence; assurance; faith

b)

admit; welcome; invite; keep

c)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

d)

daring; spunky; bold; audacious

e)

approve; commend; praise; adore

131.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word SUSTAIN?

a)

main part; main substance

b)

glance; skim; browse; scan

c)

landlocked area; central land

d)

discontinue; stop; halt; abstain

e)

important; serious; vital; significant

132.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word OBSESS?

a)

sidetrack; divert; distract; draw away

b)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

c)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

d)

important; serious; vital; significant

e)

eager; enthusiastic; excited; passionate

133.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word RESIDUE?

a)

eager; enthusiastic; excited; passionate

b)

approve; commend; praise; adore

c)

discontinue; stop; halt; abstain

d)

main part; main substance

e)

unconcerned; relaxed; indifferent; apathetic

134.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word POROUS?

a)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

b)

landlocked area; central land

c)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

d)

daring; spunky; bold; audacious

e)

impermeable; waterproof; airtight

135.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word NONENTITY?

a)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

b)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

c)

unlikely; resistant; immune; invulnerable

d)

approve; commend; praise; adore

e)

eager; enthusiastic; excited; passionate

136.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word BOLSTER?

a)

hinder; weaken; impair; undermine

b)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

c)

impermeable; waterproof; airtight

d)

discontinue; stop; halt; abstain

e)

glance; skim; browse; scan

137.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word PRONE?

a)

daring; spunky; bold; audacious

b)

important; serious; vital; significant

c)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

d)

main part; main substance

e)

unlikely; resistant; immune; invulnerable

138.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word BLASÉ?

a)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

b)

approve; commend; praise; adore

c)

disperse; disband; dismiss; strew

d)

eager; enthusiastic; excited; passionate

e)

opposition; competitor; adversary; enemy

139.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word ORNATE?

a)

plain; bare; simple; undecorated

b)

landlocked area; central land

c)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

d)

glance; skim; browse; scan

e)

opposition; competitor; adversary; enemy

140.

Which of the following are ANTONYMS

for the word ANNUL?

a)

somebody; VIP; celebrity; superstar

b)

ratify; validate; authorize; endorse

c)

sidetrack; divert; distract; draw away

d)

landlocked area; central land

e)

opposition; competitor; adversary; enemy

141.

Allot means

a)

to assign or distribute shares

b)

superior

c)

to urge on

d)

to stir up

142.

amass means

a)

bold

b)

assemble

c)

superior

d)

lif long

143.

audacious means

a)

elite

b)

grapple

c)

bold

d)

incite

144.

comply means

a)

lacking

b)

superior

c)

yielding

d)

life long

145.

devoid means

a)

lacking

b)

superior

c)

wrestle or fight

d)

urge on

146.

The teacher _______________books and supplies to each student on the first day of school.

a)

adaged

b)

minimized

c)

allotted

d)

tethered

147.

A prudent or wise investor can ________________a fortune in the stock market over the long run.

a)

excerpt

b)

durable

c)

amass

d)

perspective

148.

The audience cheered the ______________feats of the trapeze artists.

a)

discordant

b)

invalidated

c)

audacious

d)

skittishness

149.

Employees who fail to _________________with a company's rules list may lose their jobs.

a)

collaborate

b)

banter

c)

legendary

d)

comply

150.

The old well on my grandfather's property has long been _________________of water, so it is useless to try to drink from it.

a)

devoid

b)

laggard

c)

congested

d)

amassed

151.
I am completely devoid of sympathy for anyone who loses a job because of carelessness and indifference. Based on context, devoid most likely means...
a)
full, teeming, abounding
b)
accumulate, pile up, garner
c)
wanting, bereft, without, lacking
d)
delight, gladden, please
152.
The audience cheered the audacious feats of the trapeze artists. Based on context, audacious most likely means...
a)
enterprising, brave
b)
timid, cowardly
c)
full, teeming, abounding
d)
rank and file, dregs of society
153.
I refuse to comply with any order to hurt another human being. Based on context, comply most likely means... 
a)
submit to, consent to, acquiesce in
b)
tackle, confront, stuggle with
c)
disable, dedbilitate, paralyze, cripple
d)
stop, quell, squelch, quash
154.
Before we set out on the camping trip, our Scout leader allotted special tasks and responsibilities to each one of us. Based on context, allot most likely means... 
a)
apportion, parcel out, allocate
b)
accumulate, pile up, garner
c)
submit to, consent to, acquiesce in
d)
wanting, bereft
155.

This field is ________ of crops.

a)

comply

b)

elite

c)

devoid

d)

amass

156.

In this image, the former president is ________ candy to trick-or-treaters.

a)

amassing

b)

allotting

c)

complying

d)

devoiding

157.

Most people would consider this cliff diver ___________, not cowardly.

a)

amassed

b)

vie

c)

complying

d)

audacious

158.

It doesn't look like this squirrel wants to share the nuts he has _________ with the hummingbird.

a)

grappled

b)

amassed

c)

allotted

d)

devoided

159.

By checking this box, you agree to ________ with the rules.

a)

comply

b)

devoid

c)

perturb

d)

instigate

160.

The discordant noises came bellowing out of the chorus classroom. Discordant means:

a)

to develop gradually

b)

to float or hang suspended

c)

lacking in harmony

161.
A passage taken from a book, article
a)
adage
b)
citadel
c)
excerpt
d)
bonanza
162.
To feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly
a)
revert
b)
jostle
c)
collaborate
d)
grope
163.

When the power failed, we had to _______________in the dark to find a working flashlight.

a)

oblique

b)

grope

c)

servile

d)

preclude

164.

My essay includes a long _______________from a speech by Sojourner Truth.

a)

decree

b)

legendary

c)

excerpt

d)

tether

165.

Authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will ________________into a successful book.

a)

collaborate

b)

evolve

c)

invalidate

d)

perspective

166.

During his eleven years of "personal rule," King Charles I of England bypassed Parliament and governed the country by royal decree. Based on context, decree most likely means...

a)

proclamation, edict, proclaim

b)

boos, disproval, ridicule

c)

progress, advance

d)

wreckage, debris

167.

As we discussed our coming vacation, we gradually evolved a plan for a bicycle trip through New England. Based on context, evolved most likely means...

a)

withered, shriveled up, atrophied

b)

developed, expanded

c)

portioned, sectioned, extracted

d)

lingered, wavered

168.
Suddenly the discordant voices of the two quarreling people burst upon my ears and jarred me out of my daydream. Based on context, discordant most likely means... 
a)
courteous, civil, well-mannered
b)
harmonious, in agreement
c)
slavish, groveling, fawning
d)
grating, shrill, different, divergent
169.
Let me read aloud a few excerpts from the newspaper review of the new movie. Based on context, excerpts most likely means... 
a)
portions, sections, extracts
b)
boos, disproval, ridicule
c)
wreckage, debris
d)
proclamations, edicts
170.

Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

a)

decree

b)

discordant

c)

churlish

d)

grope

171.

To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

a)

jostle

b)

discord

c)

collaborate

d)

evolve

172.

The king issued a royal ________________ which banned the celebration of all holidays in his kingdom.

a)

vigil

b)

decree

c)

excerpt

d)

citadel

173.

Which word best describes the caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly?

a)

excerpt

b)

evolving

c)

churlish

d)

discordant

174.

The sound being made by this seagull is probably quite __________________ and shrill.

a)

decree

b)

evolve

c)

discordant

d)

servile

175.

In this image, the cat is __________________ under the door to find a treat or someone's foot to grab.

a)

groping

b)

evolving

c)

decree

d)

jostle

176.

Synonym: decree

a)

declare

b)

rest

c)

harmony

d)

wither

177.

Synonym: discordant

a)

settle

b)

atrophy

c)

conflcting

d)

harmony

178.

Synonym: evolve

a)

debris

b)

develop

c)

linger

d)

wither

179.

(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly of forcefully

a)

decree

b)

laggard

c)

discordant

d)

jostle

180.
Because of the dark, I couldn’t see and had to _____________ my way through the forest.
a)
vigil
b)
grope
c)
hover
d)
laggard
181.
For the assignment, it was required to find an ____________ from the novel we read and analyze it for the class.
a)
hover
b)
excerpt
c)
bonanza
d)
discordant

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