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Unit 2 Vocab (E)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

a)

amicable

b)

adroit

c)

belligerent

d)

cursory

2.

peaceable, friendly

a)

belligerent

b)

amicable

c)

extol

d)

holocaust

3.

You are not likely to become a marathon runner if you are _____ to strenuous exercise.

a)

impetus

b)

grimace

c)

benevolent

d)

averse

4.

After each _____ signed the peace treaty, the war was declared officially over.

a)

belligerent

b)

feasible

c)

adroit

d)

impervious

5.

kindly, charitable

a)

impetus

b)

jeopardy

c)

retrogress

d)

benevolent

6.

hasty, not thorough

a)

cursory

b)

extol

c)

duplicity

d)

impetus

7.

treachery, deceitfulness

a)

holocaust

b)

nostalgia

c)

duplicity

d)

tepid

8.

Many inspiring stories and plays have been written that _____ the heroic deeds of Joan of Arc.

a)

impervious

b)

averse

c)

extol

d)

cursory

9.

possible, able to be done

a)

feasible

b)

scrutinize

c)

quintessence

d)

meticulous

10.

The _____ of the refugee in the photograph reveals the pain of homelessness.

a)

benevolent

b)

amicable

c)

adroit

d)

grimace

11.

Journalists at the time were eager to interview survivors of the Chicago _____.

a)

duplicity

b)

holocaust

c)

belligerent

d)

tepid

12.

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

a)

impervious

b)

averse

c)

cursory

d)

nostalgia

13.

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

a)

benevolent

b)

retrogress

c)

impetus

d)

scrutinize

14.

Experienced mountaineers know that a single mistake can put an entire expedition in serious _____.

a)

jeopardy

b)

quintessence

c)

adroit

d)

duplicity

15.

extremely careful; particular about details

a)

quintessence

b)

averse

c)

retrogress

d)

meticulous

16.

a longing for something past; homesickness

a)

scrutinize

b)

nostalgia

c)

belligerent

d)

duplicity

17.

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

a)

quintessence

b)

impetus

c)

extol

d)

amicable

18.

In the novel, the survivors of a nuclear explosion _____ into a state of barbarism

a)

scrutinize

b)

retrogress

c)

meticulous

d)

grimace

19.

to examine closely

a)

scrutinize

b)

adroit

c)

benevolent

d)

feasible

20.

A cup of ____ tea will not warm you up on a chilly morning.

a)

nostalgia

b)

extol

c)

cursory

d)

tepid