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Lit Vocab Review

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Verb, overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. Also, a flood

a)

Inundate

b)

Quixotic

c)

Ostensibly

d)

Paradigm

2.

Adjective, exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. From Cervantes' novel Don Quixote

a)

Quixote

b)

Ostensibly

c)

Paradigm

d)

Ebullient

3.

Adverb, apparently or supposedly, but perhaps not actually

a)

Ostensibly

b)

Paradigm

c)

Ebullient

d)

Nonplussed

4.

Noun, a typical example or pattern of something, a model

a)

Paradigm

b)

Ebulliant

c)

Nonplussed

d)

Imperious

5.

Adjective, cheerful and full of energy

a)

Ebullient

b)

Nonplussed

c)

Imperious

d)

Lassitude

6.

Adjective, (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react: bewildered. (Recent usage indicates a shift in meaning to 'unimpressed')

a)

Nonplussed

b)

Imperious

c)

Lassitude

d)

Fulminate

7.

Adjective, assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

a)

Imperious

b)

Lassitude

c)

Fulminate

d)

Palliative

8.

Noun, a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

a)

Lassitude

b)

Fulminate

c)

Palliative

d)

Salubrious

9.

Verb, express vehement protest

a)

Fulminate

b)

Palliative

c)

Salubrious

d)

Sycophant

10.

ADJ, relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition

*(can also be a noun when talking about the substance that relieves the pain)

a)

Palliative

b)

Salubrious

c)

Sycophant

d)

Opulent

11.

ADJ, favorable to or promoting health or well-being, especially referring to healthful benefits of air or climate

a)

Salubrious

b)

Sycophant

c)

Opulent

d)

Torpor

12.

N, a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage; brown-noser, toady, flunky

a)

Sycophant

b)

Opulent

c)

Torpor

d)

Propitiate

13.

ADJ, ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish

a)

Opulent

b)

Torpor

c)

Propitiate

d)

Ubiquitous

14.

N, a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

a)

Torpor

b)

Propitiate

c)

Ubiquitous

d)

Propitiate

15.

V, to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of

a)

Propitiate

b)

Ubiquitous

c)

Erstwhile

d)

Recidivism

16.

ADJ, existing or being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered

a)

Ubiquitous

b)

Erstwhile

c)

Recidivism

d)

Peripatetic

17.

ADJ, former

a)

Erstwhile

b)

Recidivism

c)

Peripatetic

d)

Axiomatic

18.

N, the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

a)

Recidivism

b)

Peripatetic

c)

Axiomatic

d)

Protean

19.

ADJ, traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods

a)

Peripatetic

b)

Axiomatic

c)

Protean

d)

Inimical

20.

ADJ, self-evident or unquestionable

a)

Axiomatic

b)

Protean

c)

Inimical

d)

Demagogue

21.

ADJ, tending or able to change frequently and easily

a)

Protean

b)

Inimical

c)

Demagogue

d)

Ephemeral

22.

ADJ, having the disposition of an enemy; hostile; unfriendly

a)

Inimical

b)

Demagogue

c)

Ephemeral

d)

Egalitarian

23.

N, a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument

a)

Demagogue

b)

Ephemeral

c)

Egalitarian

d)

Pusillanimous

24.

ADJ, lasting for a very short time

a)

Ephemeral

b)

Egalitarian

c)

Pusillanimous

d)

Postulate

25.

ADJ, relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

a)

Egalitarian

b)

Pusillanimous

c)

Postulate

d)

Solidarity

26.

ADJ, showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

a)

Pusillanimous

b)

Postulate

c)

Solidarity

d)

Maladroit

27.

V, suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief; to assert

a)

Postulate

b)

Solidarity

c)

Maladroit

d)

Chicanery

28.

N, unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group

a)

Solidarity

b)

Maladroit

c)

Chicanery

d)

Demur

29.

ADJ, ineffective or bungling; clumsy

a)

Maladroit

b)

Chicanery

c)

Demur

d)

Seditious

30.

N, the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

a)

Chicanery

b)

Demur

c)

Seditious

d)

Egregious

31.

V, raise doubts or objections or show reluctance

a)

Demur

b)

Seditious

c)

Egregious

d)

Loquacious

32.

ADJ, inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch

a)

Seditious

b)

Egregious

c)

Loquacious

d)

Tautology

33.

ADJ, outstandingly bad; shocking

a)

Egregious

b)

Loquacious

c)

Tautology

d)

Coruscant

34.

ADJ, tending to talk a great deal; talkative

a)

Loquacious

b)

Tautology

c)

Coruscant

d)

Solecism

35.

N, a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words. [Logic use: a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form (I don't feel like that helps clear it up...!)]

a)

Tautology

b)

Coruscant

c)

Solecism

d)

Eschew

36.

ADJ, glittering, sparkling

a)

Coruscant

b)

Solecism

c)

Eschew

d)

Calumny

37.

N, a breach of good manners; a piece of incorrect behavior

a)

Solecism

b)

Eschew

c)

Calumny

d)

Enervating

38.

V, deliberately avoid using; abstain from

a)

Eschew

b)

Calumny

c)

Enervating

d)

Superfluous

39.

N, the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander

a)

Calumny

b)

Enervating

c)

Superfluous

d)

Precocious

40.

ADJ, causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality

a)

Enervating

b)

Superfluous

c)

Precocious

d)

August

41.

ADJ, unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

a)

Superfluous

b)

Precocious

c)

August

d)

Attenuate

42.

ADJ, having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual

a)

Precocious

b)

August

c)

Attenuate

d)

Festoon

43.

ADJ, respected and impressive

a)

August

b)

Attenuate

c)

Festoon

d)

Clandestine

44.

V, reduce the force, effect, or value of

a)

Attenuate

b)

Festoon

c)

Clandestine

d)

Reprobate

45.

V, adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations

a)

Festoon

b)

Clandestine

c)

Reprobate

d)

Capricious

46.

ADJ, kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

a)

Clandestine

b)

Reprebate

c)

Capricious

d)

Mellifluous

47.

N, an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately)

a)

Reprobate

b)

Capricious

c)

Mellifluous

d)

Scintillating

48.

ADJ, given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

a)

Capricious

b)

Mellifluous

c)

Scintillating

d)

Impresario

49.

ADJ, (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

a)

Mellifluous

b)

Scintillating

c)

Impresario

d)

Grandiloquent

50.

ADJ, brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful

a)

Scintillating

b)

Impresario

c)

Grandiloquent

d)

Sacrosanct

51.

N, a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas

a)

Impresario

b)

Grandiloquent

c)

Sacrosanct

d)

Amalgam

52.

ADJ, pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress

a)

Grandiloquent

b)

Sacrosanct

c)

Amalgam

d)

Gravitas

53.

ADJ, regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with (especially of a principle, place, or routine)

a)

Sacrosanct

b)

Amalgam

c)

Gravitas

d)

Patois

54.

N, a mixture or blend

a)

Amalgam

b)

Gravitas

c)

Patois

d)

Farrago

55.

N, dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner

a)

Gravitas

b)

Patois

c)

Farrago

d)

Imprecation

56.

N, a form of a language differing generally from the acceptable standard, as a provincial or local dialect

a)

Patois

b)

Farrago

c)

Imprecation

d)

Bellwether

57.

N, a confused mixture

a)

Farrago

b)

Imprecation

c)

Bellwether

d)

Gnostic

58.

N, a spoken curse

a)

Imprecation

b)

Bellwether

c)

Gnostic

d)

Jocular

59.

N, an indicator or predictor of something (comes from the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck)

a)

Bellwether

b)

Gnostic

c)

Jocular

d)

Inchoate

60.

ADJ, relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge

a)

Gnostic

b)

Jocular

c)

Inchoate

d)

Fungible

61.

ADJ, Joking, humorous, full of fun

a)

Jocular

b)

Inchoate

c)

Fungible

d)

Chiaroscuro

62.

ADJ, Just begun, in the early stages, incipient, rudimentary

a)

Inchoate

b)

Fungible

c)

Chiaroscuro

d)

Specious

63.

ADJ, able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable (generally referring to goods)

a)

Fungible

b)

Chiaroscuro

c)

Specious

d)

Paragon

64.

N, The treatment of light and shade in a painting, etc. to produce the illusion of depth, dramatic effect

a)

Chiaroscuro

b)

Specious

c)

Paragon

d)

Cacophony

65.

ADJ, Seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine

a)

Specious

b)

Paragon

c)

Cacophony

d)

Inculcate

66.

N, a model or pattern of perfection or excellence

a)

Paragon

b)

Cacophony

c)

Inculcate

d)

Perspicacious

67.

N, harsh, jarring sound; dissonance

a)

Cacophony

b)

Inculcate

c)

Perspicacious

d)

Imbroglio

68.

V, to impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or persistent urging

a)

Inculcate

b)

Perspicacious

c)

Imbroglio

d)

Avuncular

69.

ADJ, having keen judgment or understanding; acutely perceptive

a)

Perspicacious

b)

Imbroglio

c)

Avuncular

d)

Hirsute

70.

N, an involved and confusing situation

a)

Imbroglio

b)

Avuncular

c)

Hirsute

d)

Obfuscate

71.

ADJ, of, like, or in the relationship of an uncle

a)

Avuncular

b)

Hirsute

c)

Obfuscate

d)

Intrepid

72.

ADJ, hairy, shaggy, bristly

a)

Hirsute

b)

Obfuscate

c)

Intrepid

d)

Gesticulate

73.

V, to muddle, confuse, bewilder

a)

Obfuscate

b)

Intrepid

c)

Gesticulate

d)

Ersatz

74.

ADJ, not afraid; bold; fearless, dauntless, very brave

a)

Intrepid

b)

Gesticulate

c)

Ersatz

d)

Foment

75.

V, to make or use gestures, esp. with the hands or arms, for adding nuances or force to one's speech or as a substitute for speech

a)

Gesticulate

b)

Ersatz

c)

Foment

d)

Largesse

76.

ADJ, substitute or synthetic with a connotation of inferior quality

a)

Ersatz

b)

Foment

c)

Largesse

d)

Ignominy

77.

V, to stir up (trouble), instigate, incite

a)

Foment

b)

Largesse

c)

Ignominy

d)

Dilettante

78.

N, generous giving, as from a patron

a)

Largesse

b)

Ignominy

c)

Dilettante

d)

Recondite

79.

N, Loss of one's reputation; shame and dishonor; infamy

a)

Ignominy

b)

Dilettante

c)

Recondite

d)

Excoriate

80.

N, a person who follow an art or science only for amusement and in a superficial way; dabbler

a)

Dilettante

b)

Recondite

c)

Excoriate

d)

Edify

81.

ADJ, beyond the grasp of the ordinary mind or understanding; profound; abstruse; esoteric

a)

Recondite

b)

Excoriate

c)

Edify

d)

Soporific

82.

V, to denounce harshly

a)

Excoriate

b)

Edify

c)

Soporific

d)

Malfeasance

83.

V, to instruct or improve morally or spiritually; enlighten

a)

Edify

b)

Soporific

c)

Malfeasance

d)

Canard

84.

ADJ, causing or tending to cause sleep

a)

Soporific

b)

Malfeasance

c)

Canard

d)

Ombudsman

85.

N, wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official; commission of an act that is positively unlawful

a)

Malfeasance

b)

Canard

c)

Ombudsman

d)

Timorous

86.

N, a false, usually malicious, report, fabricated and spread as by a newspaper

a)

Canard

b)

Ombudsman

c)

Timorous

d)

Laconic

87.

N, a public official appointed to investigate citizens' complaints against local or national government agencies that may be infringing on the rights of individuals

a)

Ombudsman

b)

Timorous

c)

Laconic

d)

Ecumenical

88.

ADJ, full of or subject to fear; timid

a)

Timorous

b)

Laconic

c)

Ecumenical

d)

Squalid

89.

ADJ, brief or terse in speech or expression, using few words

a)

Laconic

b)

Ecumenical

c)

Squalid

d)

Sinecure

90.

ADJ, general or universal, esp. of or concerning the Christian church as a whole

a)

Ecumenical

b)

Squalid

c)

Sinecure

d)

Jeremiad

91.

ADJ, foul or unclean, esp. as the result of neglect or unsanitary conditions

a)

Squalid

b)

Sinecure

c)

Jeremiad

d)

Antediluvian

92.

N, a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

a)

Sinecure

b)

Jeremiad

c)

Antediluvian

d)

Assuage

93.

N, a prolonged lamentation or complaint; also a cautionary or angry harangue

a)

Jeremiad

b)

Antediluvian

c)

Assuage

d)

Ameliorate

94.

ADJ, made, evolved, or developed a long time ago; extremely primitive or outmoded

a)

Antediluvian

b)

Assuage

c)

Ameliorate

d)

Raconteur

95.

V, to lessen the intensity of something, to ease

a)

Assuage

b)

Ameliorate

c)

Raconteur

d)

Lugubrious

96.

V, to make something bad or unsatisfactory better, improve

a)

Ameliorate

b)

Raconteur

c)

Lugubrious

d)

Draconian

97.

N, a person who excels at storytelling

a)

Raconteur

b)

Lugubrious

c)

Draconian

d)

Insipid

98.

ADJ, very sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous

a)

Lugubrious

b)

Draconian

c)

Insipid

d)

Efficacy

99.

ADJ, extremely severe or cruel

a)

Draconian

b)

Insipid

c)

Efficacy

d)

Abase

100.

ADJ, lacking excitement, stimulation, or interest; dull

a)

Insipid

b)

Efficacy

c)

Abase

d)

Capitulate

101.

N, power to produce effects or intended results; effectiveness

a)

Efficacy

b)

Abase

c)

Capitulate

d)

Mollify

102.

V, deprive of confidence or self-esteem; belittle

a)

Abase

b)

Capitulate

c)

Mollify

d)

Remonstrate

103.

V, to give up resistance; surrender

a)

Capitulate

b)

Mollify

c)

Remonstrate

d)

Bricolage

104.

V, to soften in feeling or temper; appease; pacify; calm; soothe

a)

Mollify

b)

Remonstate

c)

Bricolage

d)

Encomium

105.

V, to say or plead in protest or disapproval; challenge; argue

a)

Remonstrate

b)

Bricolage

c)

Encomium

d)

Alacrity

106.

N, construction or creation from a diverse range of available things

a)

Bricolage

b)

Encomium

c)

Alacrity

d)

Panoply

107.

N, a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

a)

Encomium

b)

Alacrity

c)

Panoply

d)

Abstruse

108.

N, brisk and cheerful readiness

a)

Alacrity

b)

Panoply

c)

Abstruse

d)

Burgeon

109.

N, a complete or impressive collection of things

a)

Panoply

b)

Abstruse

c)

Burgeon

d)

Belletristic

110.

ADJ, difficult to understand

a)

Abstruse

b)

Burgeon

c)

Belletristic

d)

Extrapolate

111.

V, begin to grow or increase rapidly, flourish

a)

Abstruse

b)

Burgeon

c)

Belletristic

d)

Extrapolate

112.

ADJ, light and elegant literature, especially that which is excessively refined, purely aesthetic in function, and minor in subject, substance, or scope

a)

Abstruse

b)

Burgeon

c)

Belletristic

d)

Extrapolate

113.

V, extend the application of knowledge to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable

a)

Abstruse

b)

Burgeon

c)

Belletristic

d)

Extrapolate