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ACT Vocabulary Lesson 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When something is IMPOTENT it is...

a)

an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

b)

a correction

c)

powerless; lacking strength

d)

a showy but useless thing

2.

A whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind are examples of...

a)

Emendation

b)

Diaphanous

c)

Labyrinth

d)

Maelstrom

3.

The definition of CHAGRIN is...

a)

embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

b)

very sheer and light

c)

a complicated network of winding passages

d)

to look at or think about with great satisfaction

4.

Very sheer and light is the definition for...

a)

Antithesis

b)

Diaphanous

c)

Bauble

d)

Gloat

5.

Colloquialism is...

a)

the use of informal language and slang.

b)

when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text.

c)

when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant.

d)

an exact opposite; an opposite extreme.

6.

What is the definition of Gloat?

a)

The use of informal language and slang

b)

Powerless; lacking strength

c)

to look at or think about with great satisfaction

d)

an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred

7.

A flashback is...

a)

very sheer and light

b)

a showy but useless thing

c)

an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred

d)

a complicated network of winding passages

8.

A showy but useless thing is...

a)

Bauble

b)

Impotent

c)

Chagrin

d)

Euphemism

9.

The definition for ______ is a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

a)

Colloquialism

b)

Diaphanous

c)

Maelstrom

d)

Labyrinth

10.

Epigraph is...

a)

an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

b)

when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text

c)

powerless; lacking strength

d)

an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred

11.

An exact opposite; an opposite extreme is the definition for...

a)

Chagrin

b)

Flashback

c)

Epigraph

d)

Antithesis

12.

Emendation means...

a)

a correction

b)

very sheer and light

c)

to look at something with great satisfaction

d)

powerless; lacking strength

13.

A _______ is when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant.

a)

Flashback

b)

Maelstrom

c)

Euphemism

d)

Impotent