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Worldly Wise Vocabulary 12 Lesson 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the antonym of the underlined word: The editor published a heartfelt encomium for the work of the Red Cross on the organization's centennial.

a)

Advetisement

b)

Tribute

c)

Condemnation

d)

Testimonial

2.

Complete the sentence: Dario's decision to take the earlier train suggested __________ when he learned that the later train had derailed.

a)

Sedulous

b)

Prescience

c)

Trenchant

d)

Demagoguery

3.

Find the synonym of the underlined word: Though Dan cited several credible reasons for quitting the team, Jeanne's trenchant attack on his excuses forced him to admit that his real reason was his insecurity.

a)

Gentle

b)

Mean

c)

Angry

d)

Perceptive

4.

Find the synonym of the underlined word: The children's writer searched for years for an illustrator to delineate her characters the way she imagined them.

a)

understand

b)

describe

c)

draw

d)

animate

5.

Despite our pleadings, Maisie remained ___________ in her determination to hike the hazardous trail.

a)

Trenchant

b)

Obdurate

c)

Covert

d)

Prescience

6.

Which of the following is most likely to engage in demagoguery?

a)

politician

b)

teacher

c)

designer

d)

accountant

7.

Where are you most likely to find a protagonist?

a)

Courtroom

b)

Gym

c)

Novel

d)

Airplane

8.

The intelligence operation was supposed to be ________, but sophisticated technology revealed it.

a)

Covert

b)

Trenchant

c)

Sedulous

d)

Bibulous

9.

Supporters of prohibition believed that if people's bibulous tendencies could be _____ that a utopian society could be achieved.

a)

ignored

b)

encouraged

c)

abolished

d)

refined

10.

Susan insisted that she prefers linen napkins because they are more _______ than paper napkins.

a)

Trenchant

b)

Sedulous

c)

Bibulous

d)

Permanent

11.

"To be or not to be ----,"______ the actor, "that is the question."

a)

Maintained

b)

Coalesced

c)

Delineated

d)

Declaimed

12.

Which of the following is least likely to be described as a utopia?

a)

Dude Ranch

b)

Mountain Chalet

c)

Jail Cell

d)

Beach House

13.

Identify the antonym for the underlined word: Two high-school clubs, "Students for Breathable Air" and "Students for Drinkable Water," coalesced into "Students for a Clean Environment."

a)

Evolved

b)

Joined

c)

Splintered

d)

Transformed

14.

General Lee's ___________ remarks to the Army of Virginia were tinged with sadness.

a)

Bibulous

b)

Sedulous

c)

Trenchant

d)

Valedictory

15.

After the blizzard, the snow removal crews were _______ in their efforts to clear the streets.

a)

Flexible

b)

Sedulous

c)

Prescient

d)

Covert

16.

The movie director's ________ hung on his every word.

a)

Negotiators

b)

Demagogues

c)

Acolytes

d)

Soldiers