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Vocabulary #6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to forgive/overlook an offense (pardon, excuse)

a)

condone

b)

jaunty

c)

cult

d)

enigma

2.

a slight or subtle degree of difference (usually with words or sentences in speech)

a)

credence

b)

nuance

c)

officious

d)

dilettante

3.

an expert in matters of culture (usually food, art, wine, etc.)

a)

apathy

b)

dilettante

c)

connoisseur

d)

enigma

4.

a mystery; something that seems inexplicable

a)

enigma

b)

cult

c)

jaunty

d)

credence

5.

lack of interest; state of not caring/being indifferent

a)

jaunty

b)

apathy

c)

officious

d)

credence

6.

excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help

a)

jaunty

b)

condone

c)

nuance

d)

officious

7.

belief or trust in something/someone

a)

dilettante

b)

officious

c)

nuance

d)

credence

8.

having a cheerful, self-confident air/personality

a)

cult

b)

nuance

c)

condone

d)

jaunty

9.

somone who is an amateur at something (art, science, music etc.), but puts on an air of being an expert

a)

dilettante

b)

connoisseur

c)

officious

d)

credence

10.

an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

a)

cult

b)

apathy

c)

jaunty

d)

credence

11.

Teachers do not ___________ bullying, cheating, or being off-task during instructional time.

a)

apathy

b)

connoisseur

c)

nuance

d)

condone

12.

The two best friends are able to detect ___________ in each other's tone or body language when it is time to leave a party.

a)

credence

b)

nuances

c)

officious

d)

jaunty

13.

The chef watched nervously as the __________, Anton Ego, critiqued his soup.

a)

dilettante

b)

cult

c)

connoisseur

d)

enigma

14.

The inner workings of a woman's mind is an ________ to most men.

a)

enigma

b)

credence

c)

condone

d)

cult

15.

The seniors had more and more _______ toward their work as the school year progressed, leading their teachers to believe that they had senioritis.

a)

apathy

b)

jaunty

c)

enigma

d)

nuance

16.

I wish that my ________ sister would stop trying to give me advice on how to lose weight since she's obese herself!

a)

cult

b)

dilettante

c)

officious

d)

apathy

17.

The teacher placed __________ in the student's story of needing extra time on the essay, as he was sick with COVID.

a)

cult

b)

credence

c)

condone

d)

nuance

18.

My four-year-old son walks in a ________ manner when he has on his shark costume, as he feels that he is "king of the ocean".

a)

jaunty

b)

officious

c)

enigma

d)

connoisseur

19.

The ________ felt that he had enough knowledge to judge the artist's best work, but he had only taken one art class in his entire life!

a)

connoisseur

b)

dilettante

c)

enigma

d)

apathy

20.

To join the _________, the recruits had to shave their heads, walk over burning coals, and survive a bite from a rattlesnake.

a)

cult

b)

connoisseur

c)

nuance

d)

credence