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Units 1-4 Vocab Review 10th

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The insolent child had the _____ to ask for more porridge, so I rewarded his audacity with dishwashing duty for a year.

a)

GREGARIOUS

b)

ABET

c)

COERCE

d)

TEMERITY

2.

The ballerina was _____ in her performance because she had practiced the moves thousands of times.

a)

COERCE

b)

EXTRANEOUS

c)

METICULOUS

d)

JAUNDICED

3.

We described the instructor as _____ because he was not open minded when it came to answering questions.

a)

INSIPID

b)

DOGMATIC

c)

JAUNDICED

d)

EXTRANEOUS

4.

Many people may try to _____ you into doing drugs, but just say "No" to those bullies.

a)

COERCE

b)

GREGARIOUS

c)

JAUNDICED

d)

INSIPID

5.

The speaker was so _____, he put everyone to sleep with his dull speech.

a)

JAUNDICED

b)

GREGARIOUS

c)

DIVULGE

d)

INSIPID

6.

Sometimes I choose to _____ the Riddler instead of Batman, even though I know it'd be wrong to take over Gotham City.

a)

INSIPID

b)

ABET

c)

DIVULGE

d)

GREGARIOUS

7.

The paragraph about popcorn in my Shakespeare paper was _____ and did not belong.

a)

TEMERITY

b)

INSIPID

c)

DOGMATIC

d)

EXTRANEOUS

8.

Not seeing any of the reforms that were promised during the election, she developed a(n) _____ viewpoint toward the politician.

a)

JAUNDICED

b)

METICULOUS

c)

GREGARIOUS

d)

COERCE

9.

Since Lindsey was very _____ and outgoing, everyone was sure she'd be homecoming queen but she lost because it was all fake.

a)

EXTRANEOUS

b)

DOGMATIC

c)

GREGARIOUS

d)

METICULOUS

10.

Nobody tells you any secrets because you have a tendency to _____ them to anyone who asks.

a)

COERCE

b)

DIVULGE

c)

DOGMATIC

d)

EXTRANEOUS

11.

The English teacher felt a great _____ when she misspelled the final word in the State Spelling Bee Competition.

a)

STRIDENT

b)

MERCENARY

c)

IGNOMINY

d)

OSTRACIZE

12.

The players continued to _____ him by not inviting him to their parties because he didn't make the team.

a)

OSTRACIZE

b)

AVARICE

c)

DOCILE

d)

COPIOUS

13.

I can't believe that they took such _____ notes on the book, because I'm sure it would be easier to re-read the entire novel than to read through their notes.

a)

ARGOT

b)

COPIOUS

c)

STRIDENT

d)

BACCHANALIAN

14.

She tried to _____ the unruly crowd by singing another song but after she finished they began to chant more, more, more, more.

a)

EXTRADITE

b)

APPEASE

c)

BACCHANALIAN

d)

IRASCIBLE

15.

When I stated that I believed women should be allowed to preach it was considered _____ among the denomination.

a)

GAUCHE

b)

IRASCIBLE

c)

HERESY

d)

AUGMENT

16.

Wanted for jewel theft in Paris, the U.S. authorities decided to _____ the fugitive to France so justice could be served.

a)

ARGOT

b)

CASTIGATE

c)

EXTRADITE

d)

BANTER

17.

The candidate's _____ made him appear too enthusiastic about going to war, so he lost the election.

a)

IGNOMINY

b)

CHAOS

c)

STRIDENT

d)

JINGOISM

18.

How _____ of you, to not use the proper fork for salad!

a)

GAUCHE

b)

JETTISON

c)

NEGLIGENCE

d)

IGNOMINY

19.

We all celebrated our success with a small _____ from every bar on the street.

a)

HERESY

b)

BACCHANALIAN

c)

EXPUNGE

d)

LIBATION

20.

The _____ parties were too much for the pledge, so he decided to quit both the fraternity and binge drinking.

a)

STRIDENT

b)

BACCHANALIAN

c)

CANDID

d)

BIGOT

21.

The driver's _____ caused a ten-car pileup on the freeway because she was texting her friends instead of paying attention to the road.

a)

AVARICE

b)

EXTRADITE

c)

BANTER

d)

NEGLIGENCE

22.

_____ glances passed from one member to another, letting each other know they were about to begin their sneaky plan.

a)

CHAOS

b)

IRASCIBLE

c)

FURTIVE

d)

MERCENARY

23.

I cannot wait to _____ my backpack full of textbooks when on my holiday break. I won't need any books when I'm eating turkey!

a)

EXPUNGE

b)

JETTISON

c)

BANTER

d)

ANATHEMA

24.

A person who was intolerant of Martin Luther King's dream to end the prejudice that led to segregation was called a _____.

a)

DOCILE

b)

NEGLIGENCE

c)

HERESY

d)

BIGOT

25.

Shakespeare's plays are written in old English _____, which makes them harder to understand by people who have never been to a Renaissance Faire.

a)

COPIOUS

b)

FURTIVE

c)

NEGLIGENCE

d)

ARGOT

26.

Other countries hire a(n) _____ to act as a soldier during the war but they are very expensive.

a)

LIBATION

b)

IGNOMINY

c)

MERCENARY

d)

AVARICE

27.

I thought I could be _____ with my girlfriend when she asked if she looked fat in those jeans, but I learned a valuable lesson to avoid answering questions like that.

a)

MOTLEY

b)

CANDID

c)

BANTER

d)

CASTIGATE

28.

We need to _____ all traces that we were at the Watergate Hotel and not leave any evidence behind.

a)

ANATHEMA

b)

OSTRACIZE

c)

JETTISON

d)

EXPUNGE

29.

If you put that tack on the teacher's chair, he's going to _____ you for sure, and the last person who got yelled at by him cried.

a)

JETTISON

b)

CASTIGATE

c)

BANTER

d)

IGNOMINY

30.

The _____ gang of dogs were knocking over garbage cans and becoming an assorted nuisance.

a)

MOTLEY

b)

STRIDENT

c)

LIBATION

d)

ANATHEMA

31.

Many argue that the _____ of wealthy people is what keeps them rich and prevents them from being generous.

a)

JINGOISM

b)

BACCHANALIAN

c)

AVARICE

d)

LIBATION

32.

The _____ that supported healthier meals on campus won and were able to incorporate vegetarian meals into the menu.

a)

HERESY

b)

CANDID

c)

IGNOMINY

d)

BASTION

33.

I consider a spider to be a(n) _____ because I hate spiders so much!

a)

ARGOT

b)

ANATHEMA

c)

IRASCIBLE

d)

AUGMENT

34.

People couldn't stay because the _____ of her voice caused them to cover their ears.

a)

MOTLEY

b)

EXPUNGE

c)

CHAOS

d)

STRIDENT

35.

The class clown would _____ back and forth with the students and teachers.We thought he should become a stand up comedian.

a)

GAUCHE

b)

JETTISON

c)

BANTER

d)

CHAOS

36.

Working six jobs helped to _____ the boy's savings account but it reduces his social time.

a)

MOTLEY

b)

CANDID

c)

AVARICE

d)

AUGMENT

37.

We wanted to swim with the dolphins because they are such _____ creatures but when the shark came by she jumped out of the water.

a)

STRIDENT

b)

AUGMENT

c)

NEGLIGENCE

d)

DOCILE

38.

Donald Duck is a(n) _____ Disney character who is prone to outbursts whenever he loses his temper.

a)

MERCENARY

b)

IRASCIBLE

c)

STRIDENT

d)

EXPUNGE

39.

Solving world hunger would help the most _____ humans on the planet.

a)

FURTIVE

b)

EMACIATED

c)

AUGMENT

d)

IRASCIBLE

40.

His bedroom was so messy, he couldn't find anything he needed in all the _____.

a)

HERESY

b)

JETTISON

c)

NEGLIGENCE

d)

CHAOS