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Vocabulary Unit 6 CONTEXT CLUES QUIZIZZ#2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Houses that have been closed up for a very long time often have an unpleasantly ____ smell about them.

a)

inopportune

b)

musty

c)

ironic

d)

destitute

2.

The people in Houston, Texas fled their homes and were left ____ as the flooding destroyed their homes and possessions.

a)

inopportune

b)

musty

c)

ironic

d)

destitute

3.

In Southern Gothic Literature, the stories are famous for their _____ endings and twists. The characters that seem nice in the beginning are often the most grotesque.

a)

inopportune

b)

musty

c)

ironic

d)

destitute

4.

My neighbor stopped to talk to me at the most _____ time when I was about to leave for work.

a)

inopportune

b)

musty

c)

ironic

d)

destitute

5.

Ronaldo is considered an extremely ____ soccer player, much like David Beckham used to be back in the 2000s.

a)

extirpate

b)

explicit

c)

brandish

d)

deft

6.

I have been quite _____ in my instructions: DO NOT HAVE YOUR PHONE WITH YOU WHILE WE ARE TAKING A TEST.

a)

extirpate

b)

explicit

c)

brandish

d)

deft

7.

The soldiers would _____ their swords when advancing the field towards their enemies.

a)

extirpate

b)

explicit

c)

brandish

d)

deft

8.

We must do everything we can to ____ discrimination and inequity from American society.

a)

extirpate

b)

explicit

c)

brandish

d)

deft

9.

Amazon was not willing to ____ to the employees' demand to create a labor union.

a)

clearly expressed

b)

accede

c)

to include

d)

not appropriate

10.

The standard essays we write in school usually ____ 5 paragraphs: an introductory paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph.

a)

clearly expressed

b)

accede

c)

comprise

d)

not appropriate

11.

Anthony and Nicholi could not ____ their laughter when Shane made a funny noise in class.

a)

suppress

b)

premeditated

c)

ominous

d)

pinnacle

12.

I believe that Justin Bieber is on the decline. He was at the ___ of his career back in the early 2000s.

a)

suppress

b)

premeditated

c)

ominous

d)

pinnacle

13.

The ____ music in JAWS would warn the audience that the shark was about to attack.

a)

suppress

b)

premeditated

c)

ominous

d)

pinnacle

14.

In House of Gucci, the jury did not believe that the death to be unintentional; instead the jury believed the murder to be_____.

a)

suppress

b)

premeditated

c)

ominous

d)

pinnacle

15.

In the article "Truck with 100 lab monkeys crash in Pennsylvania", the writer stated that the monkeys ran _____ into the surrounding area , escaping from their crates.

a)

venal

b)

stately

c)

officious

d)

rampant

16.

The _____ procession slowly would its way from the palace to the cathedral.

a)

venal

b)

stately

c)

officious

d)

rampant

17.

Because of the FBI investigation "Operation Varsity Blues", the ____ university coach was found guilty of taking $500,000 to accept Lori Laughlin's daughter into USC's crew team even though she had never rowed before.

a)

venal

b)

stately

c)

officious

d)

rampant

18.

In the show Everybody Loves Raymond, Raymond's mother Marie is characterized as the _____ mother, who is always inserting herself into Raymond and Debra's affairs.

a)

venal

b)

stately

c)

officious

d)

rampant

19.

OLAY REGENERSIT is a moisturizer that promises _____ skin at an affordable price.

a)

supple

b)

solace

c)

ominous

d)

stately

20.

I know this is hard, but I hope you can find ____ in the fact that she passed away peacefully and painlessly.

a)

supple

b)

solace

c)

ominous

d)

stately