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WW Book 12 unit 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the sentence: The science of medicine is relatively recent in human history. In the past, it was difficult to tell the ___ from the genuine healers.

a)

denizen

b)

charlatan

c)

savant

d)

flora

2.

Choose the SYNONYM of the underlined word: Grandma Jacobs, with her words of wisdom, is clearly the doyen of our family.

a)

enemy

b)

friend

c)

elder

d)

junior

3.

Choose the SYNONYM for the underlined word: Campus insomniacs shared a certain camaraderie as denizens of the all-night coffee shop in the student union.

a)

frequenters

b)

employees

c)

boycotters

d)

students

4.

Choose the SYNONYM of the underlined word: Ron, the class statistics savant, became very popular as the due date for the final projects approached.

a)

researcher

b)

clown

c)

teacher

d)

expert

5.

Choose the SYNONYM for the underlined word: Shilanda ordered the nostrum to cure her cold even though it was not guaranteed.

a)

course

b)

treatment

c)

instrument

d)

appliance

6.

Find the ANTONYM for the underlined word: Because he often ate dessert with every meal, Kiheed could hardly be accused of being an ascetic.

a)

hedonist

b)

egoist

c)

realist

d)

idealist

7.

Find the ANTONYM for the underlined word: Finding the perfect green outfit for St. Paddy's Day is a perennial problem for Joshua.

a)

occasional

b)

recurring

c)

minor

d)

constant

8.

Find an ANTONYM for the underlined word: Getting plenty of rest of fluids will have a beneficent effect on someone suffering from the flu.

a)

healthful

b)

enjoyable

c)

detrimental

d)

humbling

9.

Complete the sentence: Prominent among the ___ of Florida are the dozens of varieties of palm trees.

a)

charlatan

b)

flora

c)

nostrum

d)

apothecary

10.

Complete the sentence: Picking up a pen to write a letter seems so ___ now that we live in the world of texts and emails.

a)

ascetic

b)

beneficent

c)

putative

d)

antediluvian

11.

To imbibe a process is to take it in how?

a)

mentally

b)

literally

c)

figuratively

d)

deliberately

12.

What are you most likely to buy from an apothecary?

a)

ice cream

b)

medicine

c)

music

d)

flowers

13.

Most dentist now avoid filling cavities with ___ because of its mercury contents.

a)

doyen

b)

amalgam

c)

nostrum

d)

denizen

14.

Working on your dialectical journals a little each night will ___ the need for staying up late the night before it is due and doing a poor job on your analysis.

a)

obviate

b)

imbibe

15.

A ____ claim is one that has yet to be proven.

a)

ascetic

b)

putative

c)

beneficent