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Vocab Unit 3 Practice (Sadlier, Book F)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Yeast is a necessary ingredient for (a)   ing the juice to make vinegar.

2.

We tried to ___________ with Maria, but she was inconsolable for weeks after the death of her beloved cocker spaniel.

a)

commiserate

b)

enjoin

c)

expedite

d)

peculate

3.

Although he was surrounded by five full-grown lions, the trainer displayed amazing (a)   constantly barking out orders at the animals.

4.

Some historians have ____________ a sense of humor to Queen Victoria, but one of the most famous sayings attributed to her is, "We are not amused."

a)

expedited

b)

ascribed

c)

peculated

d)

wheedled

5.

Moviegoers with a(n) (a)   for suspense and melodrama generally find horror films appealing.

6.

Max continued to ___________ his parents, and finally the consented to let him come home at 1 A.M. on the night of the school prom.

a)

expedite

b)

peculate

c)

wheedle

d)

ascribe

7.

The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another is (a)   .

8.

To make amends, atone, make up for is to...

a)

Wheedle

b)

Expiate

c)

Enjoin

d)

Expedite

9.

Resultant from or marked by lack of attention is...

(a)  

10.

Bitter, sarcastic is...

a)

Vitriolic

b)

Seditious

c)

Circuitous

d)

Noncommittal

11.

Unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no is...

(a)  

12.

A synonym of loathe or despise is...

(a)  

13.

A synonym of flimsy or hazy is...

(a)  

14.

Lin's ____________ arrival at the meeting - a lucky stroke of coincidence - meant that we had an unexpected opportunity to benefit from her extensive experience.

a)

nominal

b)

tenuous

c)

vitriolic

d)

adventitious

15.

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects each citizen's right to free speech, but it does not condone expression that is dangerously _____________.

a)

adventitious

b)

circuitous

c)

noncommittal

d)

seditious

16.

Because the main highway was closed, we had to reach the town by a(n) (a)   route, detouring out of our way for 25 miles.

17.

For the past two years, there has been just a(n) (a)   increase in the cost of living, amount only to .01%

18.

I think that store employees who _______________ from their employees are dishonest and should be summarily dismissed.

a)

wheedle

b)

peculate

c)

ferment

d)

enjoin

19.

An antonym of obstruct or impede would be...

(a)  

20.

In Act IV, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence _________ Juliet to go to her father and repent her disobedience to him.

a)

ferments

b)

ascribes

c)

enjoins

d)

wheedles