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Unit One Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

best possible, most favorable, most desirable

a)

optimum

b)

gregarious

c)

vicarious

d)

ostentatious

2.

careful about moral standards, conscientious

a)

gregarious

b)

dexterous

c)

scrupulous

d)

facetious

3.

experienced through the imagination, not directly

a)

optimum

b)

vicarious

c)

ostentatious

d)

sensory

4.

good judgement or tact in actions and/or speaking

a)

optimum

b)

dexterous

c)

detriment

d)

discretion

5.

having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling

a)

scrupulous

b)

sensory

c)

optimum

d)

scrupulous

6.

humorous, playful, joking

a)

scrupulous

b)

gregarious

c)

facetious

d)

ostentatious

7.

meant to impress others, flashy

a)

vicarious

b)

gregarious

c)

ostentatious

d)

facetious

8.

skillful in using the hands or body

a)

detriment

b)

dexterous

c)

discretion

d)

optimum

9.

enjoying the company of others, sociable

a)

ostentatious

b)

scrupulous

c)

facetious

d)

gregarious

10.

something that causes damage, harm, or loss

a)

detriment

b)

optimum

c)

scrupulous

d)

discretion

11.

Maggie's tattoos and blue hair may be a _____ when applying for jobs.

a)

vicarious

b)

detriment

c)

discretion

d)

optimum

12.

The juggler was so ____ that he managed to keep 5 balls in motion at once.

a)

scrupulous

b)

facetious

c)

dexterous

d)

ostentatious

13.

Mel wasn't using much ____ when she passed her friend a cheat sheet

right in front of her teacher.

a)

optimism

b)

detriment

c)

discretion

d)

sensory

14.

Mara was being ____ when she told her friends,

"You don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it does help!"

a)

dexterous

b)

gregarious

c)

facetious

d)

ostentatious

15.

Stan is ____ and loves to attend all the college parties while his twin brother Miles is shy and prefers to spend his time studying alone in the library.

a)

vicarious

b)

attractive

c)

facetious

d)

gregarious

16.

Zack says that the ____ time for reheating

a pizza slice to perfect temperature and texture is 22 seconds.

a)

optimum

b)

sensory

c)

worst

d)

questionable

17.

My sister is so ____. Every time she has dinner guests,

she uses our grandma's silver and china.

a)

scrupulous

b)

ostentatious

c)

gregarious

d)

dexterous

18.

The teacher was ____ about creating equitable grading

practices for her diverse population of students.

a)

vicarious

b)

ostentatious

c)

optimum

d)

scrupulous

19.

There was too much ____ stimulation at the concert on Friday where the music was loud and the lightshow was overwhelming to my eyes.

a)

facetious

b)

sensory

c)

optimum

d)

vicarious

20.

I am too scared to do anything risky in real life so I get a ____ thrill

from watching death-defying videos on YouTube.

a)

vicarious

b)

ostentatious

c)

gregarious

d)

dexterous