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Final Exam: Semester Two - Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

adj. undecorated, plain

a)

ornate

b)

unadorned

c)

complement

d)

unset

2.

Choose the sentence that uses the vocabulary word "adapt" correctly.

a)

The chameleon adaptedness the color of his skin to match his environment.

b)

The chameleon adaption the color of his skin to match his environment.

c)

The chameleon adapt the color of his skin to match his environment.

d)

The chameleon adapted the color of his skin to match his environment.

3.

To complement means to make perfect or complete. What part of speech does complement represent?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

4.

adj. doubtful, questionable

a)

undoubted

b)

reliable

c)

dubious

d)

doubtless

5.

adj. can’t be satisfied

a)

satiable

b)

pleasing

c)

insatiable

d)

flourishing

6.

n. the beginning or early stages

a)

inset

b)

upset

c)

reset

d)

onset

7.

v. to strengthen or add support to

a)

hinder

b)

undermine

c)

plausible

d)

reinforce

8.

Scorn means to look down on someone. What part of speech does scorn represent?

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

noun

d)

adverb

9.

Spur is a verb that means to stimulate or incite. Choose the sentence that uses spur correctly.

a)

I want a spur coat for Valentine's Day.

b)

She did not spurs at the sight of blood.

c)

The boy spurred into action when he saw his friend in trouble.

d)

Her bravery spurring others to act.

10.

adj. motionless or changeless

a)

static

b)

mobile

c)

unsteady

d)

changeable

11.

Tentative is an adjective used to describe something that is not yet finalized. Choose the sentence that uses tentatively incorrectly.

a)

We haven’t made any official arrangements yet, but the tentative location for our wedding will be in Hawaii.

b)

Our plans for vacation were tentative.

c)

She tentatively agreed to babysit this weekend.

d)

I tentative the request for more information.

12.

v. to weaken or subvert (usu. gradually or secretly)

a)

static

b)

plausible

c)

undermine

d)

annihilate

13.

ad- as in adapt

a)

movement to; change into; an addition to; or increase”

b)

with; jointly; completely

c)

not; reversal or cancellation

14.

com- as in complement

a)

not; reversal or cancellation

b)

with; jointly; completely

c)

movement to; change into; an addition to; or increase”

15.

un- as in undermine

a)

with; jointly; completely

b)

movement to; change into; an addition to; or increase”

c)

not; reversal or cancellation

16.

adj. relating to hostile opposition

a)

anecdotal

b)

adversarial

c)

allusion

d)

imposition

17.

v. to make a secretive mention of something

a)

allude

b)

disdain

c)

endow

d)

tentative

18.

n. the use of payment to request something (e.g., a service or product)

a)

fiscal

b)

imposition

c)

commission

d)

endow

19.

v. to put limits on; to restrict

a)

divide

b)

combine

c)

fiscal

d)

confine

20.

Choose the correct usage of the noun disdain.

a)

He disdain the request to meet for lunch.

b)

I disdain you from talking to me that way.

c)

She was happy to disdain him from making bad choices.

d)

He looked at me with such disdain that I immediately knew the job wouldn’t work out.

21.

v. to equip or bestow (usu. a quality or ability)

a)

disdain

b)

endow

c)

impose

d)

probihit

22.

If it’s not too much of an imposition, could you proofread my paper?

What does the word imposition mean?

a)

an agreement

b)

a simple request

c)

an unneccesary burden

d)

a hopeful outcome

23.

adj. superficial; focus on material possessions

a)

maturation

b)

meticulous

c)

inornate

d)

materialistic

24.

v. to die; to pass away

a)

rash

b)

prohibit

c)

parish

d)

perish

25.

v. to command against, to outlaw

a)

inhibit

b)

probibit

c)

antipathy

d)

confine

26.

Select the correct definition of the word rash as it is used in the following sentence:

Her rash decision to pass the car nearly resulted in a crash.

a)

adj. great attention to danger or risk

b)

n. a red and itchy patch on the skin

c)

adj. without attention to danger or risk

d)

n. a series of things of the same type

27.

n. the act of keeping something

a)

materialistic

b)

retention

c)

liberation

d)

freedom

28.

n. a strong feeling of dislike

a)

scrupulous

b)

rash

c)

antipathy

d)

allude

29.

The prefix anti- means...

a)

opposite to something

b)

around something

30.

The prefix dis- means...

a)

not or opposite of

b)

the study of

31.

adj. having a powerful desire for success or achievement

a)

lament

b)

ambitious

c)

confidence

d)

modest

32.

v. to imagine or come up with

a)

conceive

b)

dire

c)

fluctuate

d)

endure

33.

v. to overlook, approve, or allow

a)

acquisition

b)

condone

c)

bawdy

d)

coarse

34.

n. overall agreement

a)

sinister

b)

amiable

c)

consensus

d)

advocate

35.

v. to do as an example

a)

mediator

b)

realist

c)

demonstrate

d)

advocate

36.

n. hopelessness, stress, or consternation

a)

advent

b)

agitate

c)

distant

d)

dismay

37.

adj. very expressive

a)

cordial

b)

modest

c)

dismay

d)

emphatic

38.

What's a synonym for 'frank'?

a)

abnormal

b)

vague

c)

honest

d)

indirect

39.

What's a synonym for 'indifference'?

a)

apathy

b)

interest

c)

concern

d)

bias

40.

The suffix 'tion, as in culmination, means what?

a)

Can do something

b)

Action or process of

c)

To make