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WorksheetsHE10 - V7 & V8
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the highest point of attainment the end or the climax
a)
bastion
b)
culmination
c)
avarice
d)
heresy
2.
(Review) careless neglect, often resulting in injury
a)
temerity
b)
apathy
c)
rancor
d)
negligence
3.
having opposing attitudes or feelings; uncertain
a)
ambivalent
b)
erudite
c)
insipid
d)
bacchanalian
4.
(Review) a hated, repellant person or thing
a)
docile
b)
heresy
c)
ignominy
d)
anathema
5.
without fear; brave
a)
candid
b)
cynical
c)
intrepid
d)
demure
6.
quiet and modest; reserved
a)
officious
b)
ostentatious
c)
ambivalent
d)
demure
7.
a difficult choice between two unfavorable options
a)
argot
b)
dilemma
c)
ignominy
d)
chiché
8.
(Review) numerous; large in quantity
a)
mercenary
b)
copious
c)
bacchanalian
d)
furtive
9.
doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motive
a)
intrepid
b)
cynical
c)
erudite
d)
irascible
10.
a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power
a)
dilemma
b)
connoisseur
c)
mercenary
d)
demagogue
11.
extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter
a)
erudite
b)
ambivalent
c)
gregarious
d)
destitute
12.
(Review) unyielding; firm in opinion
a)
furtive
b)
gauche
c)
cliché
d)
adamant
13.
(Review) made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many different colors
a)
dogmatic
b)
emaciated
c)
motley
d)
destitute
14.
to be of the same opinion; to agree with
a)
concur
b)
demure
c)
cynical
d)
ambivalent
15.
scholarly; learned
a)
irascible
b)
destitute
c)
ambivalent
d)
erudite
16.
(Antonym) intrepid
a)
cowardly
b)
bold
c)
fearless
d)
strange
17.
(Antonym) demure
a)
prim
b)
proper
c)
rude
d)
indiscreet
18.
(Antonym) cynical
a)
optimistic
b)
critical
c)
hateful
d)
skeptical
19.
(Antonym) ambivalent
a)
funny
b)
difficult
c)
resolute
d)
indecisive
20.
(Antonym) erudite
a)
immature
b)
scholarly
c)
learned
d)
uneducated
21.
(Review) easily angered
a)
candid
b)
irascible
c)
ostensible
d)
jaunty
22.
the whole range or extent
a)
decorum
b)
rancor
c)
gamut
d)
banter
23.
stern; severe; plain
a)
diffident
b)
droll
c)
gauche
d)
austere
24.
(Review) an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set principles
a)
effigy
b)
cult
c)
destitute
d)
enigma
25.
to lessen in violence or intensity
a)
abate
b)
divulge
c)
expunge
d)
concur
26.
amusing in an odd or whimsical way
a)
austere
b)
gauche
c)
droll
d)
irascible
27.
conformity to accepted standards or conduct; proper behavior
a)
jingoism
b)
duplicity
c)
ignominy
d)
decorum
28.
(Review) one who merely dabbles in an art or science
a)
opus
b)
dilettante
c)
argot
d)
enigma
29.
to distribute; to give out sparingly
a)
dole
b)
extol
c)
ostracize
d)
appease
30.
to detest; to hate strongly
a)
abate
b)
expunge
c)
abhor
d)
castigate
31.
intentional deceit in speech or conduct
a)
effigy
b)
rancor
c)
jingoism
d)
duplicity
32.
a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group
a)
erudite
b)
effigy
c)
gamut
d)
enigma
33.
(Review) doubtful or distrustful or the goodness or sincerity of human motive
a)
cynical
b)
erudite
c)
insipid
d)
destitute
34.
(Review) lack of interest; state of not caring
a)
jingoism
b)
libation
c)
apathy
d)
anathema
35.
one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others
a)
bigot
b)
extrovert
c)
extradite
d)
dilettante
36.
(Antonym) abate
a)
subside
b)
obtain
c)
intensify
d)
decrease
37.
(Antonym) duplicity
a)
command
b)
honesty
c)
deception
d)
alien
38.
(Antonym) austere
a)
ugly
b)
unadorned
c)
strict
d)
luxurious
39.
(Antonym) extrovert
a)
elation
b)
introvert
c)
convert
d)
apex
40.
(Antonym) abhor
a)
love
b)
despise
c)
carry
d)
loathe
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