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Words #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does sycophant mean?

a)

Someone who starts a revolt against authority

b)

One who uses flattery to try to get what he/she wants from an authority figure.

c)

A person who lies and deceives those around him/her

d)

An overly kind individual who takes on the responsibilities of others

2.

What does ubiquitous mean?

a)

scarce/rare

b)

lost

c)

far away from reality

d)

appearing everywhere

3.

What does non-sequitur mean?

a)

relevant information to an argument

b)

not religious

c)

a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow

d)

having to deal with governmental matters

4.

What does diatribe mean?

a)

a forceful and bitter verbal attack

b)

an evil plan

c)

a normal conversational tone

d)

to eavesdrop

5.

What does pernicious mean?

a)

kind or benevolent

b)

childlike and innocent

c)

accident prone

d)

intending to cause harm

6.

Flatterer/schmoozer

a)

sycophant

b)

pernicious

c)

non sequitur

d)

ubiquitous

7.

omnipresent/pervasive

a)

pernicious

b)

ubiquitous

c)

non sequitur

d)

diatribe

8.

interruption

a)

non sequitur

b)

diatribe

c)

pernicious

d)

sycophant

9.

rant

a)

pernicious

b)

non sequitur

c)

sycophant

d)

diatribe

10.

harmful/dangerous

a)

ubiquitous

b)

sycophant

c)

pernicious

d)

diatribe

11.

What is an antonym for kind/benevolent?

a)

diatribe

b)

pernicious

c)

sycophant

d)

ubiquitous

12.

What is an antonym for diatribe?

a)

orderly

b)

rant

c)

interruption

d)

conversation

13.

What is an antonym of non sequitur?

a)

interruption

b)

support

c)

conversation

d)

equal

14.

What is an antonym for sycophant?

a)

conversation

b)

interruption

c)

rebel

d)

flatterer

15.

What is an antonym for ubiquitous?

a)

rare

b)

kind

c)

abundant

d)

harmful