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AL Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to embarrass and confuse (v)

a)

discomfit

b)

malfeasance

c)

magnum opus

d)

opulent

2.

an improvement or enlightenment (n)

a)

feasible

b)

surfeit

c)

edification

d)

discomfit

3.

misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official (n)

a)

discomfit

b)

malfeasance

c)

liturgy

d)

lethargy

4.

capable of being accomplished (adj)

a)

feasible

b)

surfeit

c)

belabor

d)

laborious

5.

the condition of being too full; an overabundance (n)

a)

edification

b)

surfeit

c)

magnum opus

d)

modus operandi

6.

the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer (n)

a)

magnum opus

b)

modus operandi

c)

liturgy

d)

lethargy

7.

a specific manner of working (n)

a)

opulent

b)

modus operandi

c)

belabor

d)

elaborate

8.

possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent (adj)

a)

laborious

b)

belabor

c)

opulent

d)

magnum opus

9.

the power that results from the combination of two or more forces (n)

a)

synergy

b)

edification

c)

magnum opus

d)

elaborate

10.

a pattern of prayer or worship (n)

a)

surfeit

b)

modus operandi

c)

liturgy

d)

laborious

11.

a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy (n)

a)

discomfit

b)

opulent

c)

lethargy

d)

belabor

12.

requiring mental or physical effort (adj)

a)

malfeasance

b)

magnum opus

c)

synergy

d)

laborious

13.

1. to discuss in too much detail

2. to attack

(v)

a)

belabor

b)

laborious

c)

synergy

d)

liturgy

14.

to explain in greater detail (v)

a)

edification

b)

surfeit

c)

belabor

d)

elaborate

15.

Latin meaning "to make; to do"

a)

fac

b)

opus

c)

erg

d)

labor

16.

Latin meaning "work" or "wealth; power; resource"

a)

fac

b)

opus

c)

erg

d)

labor

17.

Greek meaning "work"

a)

fac

b)

opus

c)

erg

d)

labor

18.

Latin meaning "work"

a)

fac

b)

opus

c)

erg

d)

labor

19.

He was ________ by her silence.

a)

belabored

b)

elaborated

c)

discomfited

d)

surfeited

20.

Because Shirley is a committed lifelong learner, she visits the library at least once a week for personal ________.

a)

surfeit

b)

liturgy

c)

edification

d)

lethargy

21.

Several cases of malpractice and ________ in the financial world are currently being investigated.

a)

opulent

b)

lethargy

c)

edification

d)

malfeasance

22.

We are still looking for ________ solutions to the problem at hand.

a)

feasible

b)

opulent

c)

laborious

d)

synergy

23.

We had such a ________ of food during the holidays that we gave a large portion of it to the family across the street.

a)

surfeit

b)

magnum opus

c)

liturgy

d)

discomfit

24.

The author had written many books but didn't release his ________, Charlotte's Web, until 1952.

a)

modus operandi

b)

magnum opus

c)

liturgy

d)

malfeasance

25.

The chef's ________ for preparing a meal always began with laying out all of the ingredients and tools 

a)

modus operandi

b)

liturgy

c)

elaborate

d)

edification

26.

They strode through the ________ mansion and down a exquisite stairwell.

a)

feasible

b)

opulent

c)

elaborate

d)

discomfit

27.

The ________ between parents and teachers allowed students to be educated both at home and at school.

a)

edification

b)

synergy

c)

surfeit

d)

magnum opus

28.

The priest has performed the baptismal ________ over five hundred times.

a)

lethargy

b)

liturgy

c)

edification

d)

malfeasance

29.

We also must do something about our mental and physical ________ so that we get our goal accomplished.

a)

lethargy

b)

surfeit

c)

magnum opus

d)

synergy

30.

Babysitting a five year old boy is often ________ and exhausting

a)

opulent

b)

feasible

c)

laborious

d)

elaborate

31.

He uses his newspaper column to ________ writers for even the most minor grammatical errors.

a)

belabor

b)

elaborate

c)

discomfit

d)

feasible

32.

Please don't ________ the point.

a)

surfeit

b)

opulent

c)

liturgize

d)

belabor

33.

He said he was resigning but did not ________ on his reasons.

a)

discomfit

b)

belabor

c)

elaborate

d)

opulent