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ACT words1-35

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(verb) to express strong disapproval

a)

clarify

b)

coincide

c)

burgeoning

d)

censure 

2.

having or exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

a)

gaudy

b)

haggle

c)

clairvoyant

d)

haunty

3.

What is the meaning of deleterious?

a)

erasing a problem

b)

harmful to living things

c)

finding a treasure

4.

Unfortunately, many people were persuaded to vote for a ___________ who relied heavily on fear, anger, and xenophobia, rather than truth and logic.

a)

demagogue

b)

philanthropist

c)

dilettante

d)

connoisseur

5.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

Aesthetic

b)

Aesthitik

c)

Aesthatic

d)

Aesthatc

6.

Choose the correcting spelling

a)

Digresion

b)

Diggression

c)

Digression

d)

Diggresion

7.

To despise or scorn

a)

Disdain

b)

Cynical

c)

Feign

d)

Strident

8.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about empathy?

a)

Empathy allows you to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

b)

Empathy helps you feel someone else's pain.

c)

Empathy allows you to only recognize someone else's feelings, not feel what they're going through.

d)

All are True Statements About Empathy

9.

Emulate

a)

deserving contempt

b)

deserving scorn

c)

to call forth

d)

to imitate

10.

A very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic.

a)

Anecdote

b)

Extraneous

c)

Incoherent

d)

dexterous

11.

peaceable; friendly

a)

florid

b)

surreptitious

c)

candor

d)

amicable

12.

hardworking

a)

diligent

b)

frank

c)

self-confident

d)

headstrong

13.

to shame

a)

debate

b)

discredit

c)

enforce

d)

sprawl

14.

a lot of admiration or praise

a)

adulation

b)

exorbitant

c)

marauders

d)

incessantly

15.

a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior

a)

informer

b)

follower

c)

bystander

d)

conformist