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Patron Saints of Nothing Vocab: Ch. 11-16

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

compete or struggle for an advantage or a position

a)

reconcile

b)

jockey

c)

stymie

d)

undulate

2.

without rigor or strictness

a)

mundane

b)

temporal

c)

gangly

d)

lax

3.

tall, thin, and awkward

a)

gangly

b)

superficial

c)

discreet

d)

immaculate

4.

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment

a)

reconcile

b)

maw

c)

stymie

d)

lapse

5.

determination of the position of objects by reflected sound

a)

echolocation

b)

cacophony

c)

obelisk

d)

microcosm

6.

a loud harsh or strident noise

a)

broach

b)

cacophony

c)

atrium

d)

epaulette

7.

shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

a)

garish

b)

corrugated

c)

mangy

d)

temporal

8.

tastelessly showy

a)

expansive

b)

discreet

c)

garish

d)

subservient

9.

careful, in order to avoid causing offense or being noticed

a)

lax

b)

mundane

c)

incriminating

d)

discreet

10.

completely neat and clean

a)

ordained

b)

bulbous

c)

immaculate

d)

incriminating

11.

a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware

a)

tapestry

b)

corrugated

c)

mangy

d)

terra cotta

12.

a wall hanging of heavy fabric with pictorial designs

a)

trappings

b)

paraphernalia

c)

tapestry

d)

epaulette

13.

equipment consisting of miscellaneous things

a)

paraphernalia

b)

trappings

c)

obelisk

d)

capitalism

14.

the outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or thing

a)

atrium

b)

cacophony

c)

trappings

d)

paraphernalia

15.

someone who lives on a property without right or title

a)

lapse

b)

squatter

c)

gangly

d)

jockey

16.

having gained status as a priest, minister, or religious authority

a)

ordained

b)

compel

c)

stymie

d)

temporal

17.

an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

a)

maw

b)

epaulette

c)

broach

d)

obelisk

18.

bring up a topic for discussion

a)

jockey

b)

lapse

c)

compel

d)

broach

19.

force somebody to do something

a)

jockey

b)

reconcile

c)

compel

d)

ordained

20.

of little substance or significance

a)

superficial

b)

expansive

c)

incriminating

d)

temporal

21.

covering a wide area

a)

mundane

b)

garish

c)

lax

d)

expansive

22.

making something appear guilty

a)

incriminating

b)

expansive

c)

subservient

d)

microcosm

23.

of this earth or world

a)

gangly

b)

terra cotta

c)

mangy

d)

temporal

24.

affected with a skin disease causing itching and hair loss

a)

mangy

b)

maw

c)

corrugated

d)

garish

25.

the mouth or jaws of an animal, often used figuratively

a)

obelisk

b)

maw

c)

atrium

d)

jockey

26.

a stone pillar tapering towards a pyramidal top

a)

atrium

b)

cacophony

c)

obelisk

d)

trappings

27.

pass into

a)

lapse

b)

lax

c)

undulate

d)

reconcile

28.

an economic system based on private ownership of assets

a)

obelisk

b)

echolocation

c)

expansive

d)

capitalism

29.

the central area in a building, open to the sky

a)

atrium

b)

tapestry

c)

terra cotta

d)

lapse

30.

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

a)

jockey

b)

undulate

c)

bulbous

d)

reconcile

31.

bring into agreement

a)

reconcile

b)

compel

c)

broach

d)

immaculate

32.

ordinary

a)

mundane

b)

immaculate

c)

corrugated

d)

discreet

33.

obedient to authority

a)

stymie

b)

subservient

c)

reconcile

d)

incriminating

34.

a miniature model of something

a)

echolocation

b)

obelisk

c)

microcosm

d)

atrium