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Week 4 Vocabulary (Quarter 4)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(Adj.) (Especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright

a)

Spurn

b)

Acerbic

c)

Espousing

d)

Parochial

2.

(Noun) Strong hostility

a)

Jurisprudence

b)

Contempt

c)

Profundity

d)

Animosity

3.

(Verb) Cause problems or difficulties for

a)

Galvanize

b)

Edifying

c)

Beleaguer

d)

Spurn

4.

(Noun) The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

a)

Contempt

b)

Cynical

c)

Jurisprudence

d)

Animosity

5.

(Adj.) Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

a)

Discrepant

b)

Cynical

c)

Parochial

d)

Mendacious

6.

(Adj.) Differing; disagreeing; inconsistent

a)

Discrepant

b)

Naive

c)

Portent

d)

Peripheral

7.

(Adj.) Providing moral or intellectual instruction

a)

Acerbic

b)

Cynical

c)

Edifying

d)

Mendacious

8.

(Verb) Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life)

a)

Spurn

b)

Beleaguer

c)

Espousing

d)

Galvanize

9.

(Verb) Shock or excite (someone) into taking action

a)

Espousing

b)

Beleaguer

c)

Spurn

d)

Galvanize

10.

(Noun) The theory or philosophy of law

a)

Jurisprudence

b)

Animosity

c)

Profundity

d)

Respite

11.

(Adj.) Not telling the truth; lying

a)

Acerbic

b)

Mendacious

c)

Portent

d)

Cynical

12.

(Adj.) (Of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

a)

Portent

b)

Parochial

c)

Naive

d)

Discrepant

13.

(Adj.) Having a limited or narrow outlook or scope; narrow-minded

a)

Acerbic

b)

Naive

c)

Edifying

d)

Parochial

14.

(Adj.) Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something; outlying

a)

Edifying

b)

Parochial

c)

Espousing

d)

Peripheral

15.

(Noun) A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen; omen

a)

Beleaguer

b)

Jurisprudence

c)

Portent

d)

Profundity

16.

(Noun) Deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought

a)

Profundity

b)

Vulgarity

c)

Treachery

d)

Animosity

17.

(Noun) A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant

a)

Portent

b)

Respite

c)

Treachery

d)

Profundity

18.

(Verb) Reject with disdain or contempt

a)

Espousing

b)

Galvanize

c)

Spurn

d)

Beleaguer

19.

(Noun) Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature

a)

Treachery

b)

Animosity

c)

Contempt

d)

Vulgarity

20.

(Noun) The quality of being crude and lacking refinement; lack of good manners

a)

Treachery

b)

Animosity

c)

Vulgarity

d)

Acerbic