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Ambitious Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define: Arcane

a)

melodious, tempting, or alluring.

b)

to rot or become irritated

c)

mysterious; secret; obscure

2.

Define: Cacophonous

a)

pleasant sound

b)

an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

c)

to fall/pour

3.

Define: Callous

a)

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change.

b)

a moderate or small amount

c)

Hardened, insensitive or unkind.

4.

Define: Cascade

a)

to fall/pour

b)

to hide

c)

a large amount of something

5.

Define: Entice

a)

intensely bright; brilliant.

b)

to lead on by exciting hope or desire

c)

any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts

6.

Define: Ephemeral

a)

Magical

b)

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change

c)

Lasts a short time or temporary

7.

Define: Euphonious

a)

raising a great clatter and commotion

b)

pleasant sounding

c)

to rot or become irritated

8.

Define: Fester

a)

to rot or become irritated

b)

shining brilliantly; gleaming

c)

a moderate or small amount

9.

Define: Incandescent

a)

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change

b)

an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

c)

intensely bright; brilliant.

10.

Define: Indelible

a)

overabundance; excess

b)

a great number

c)

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change

11.

Define: Labyrinth

a)

Lasts a short time or temporary

b)

a maze

c)

ill-tempered or gloomy

12.

Define: Modicum

a)

a moderate or small amount

b)

a lot of something

c)

an awful event

13.

Define: Morose

a)

ill-tempered or gloomy

b)

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change

c)

melodious, tempting, or alluring.

14.

Define: Myriad

a)

a lot

b)

Lasts a short time or temporary

c)

a great number

15.

Define: Plethora

a)

mysterious; secret; obscure

b)

overabundance; excess

c)

raising a great clatter and commotion

16.

Define: Plexus

a)

intensely bright; brilliant.

b)

ill-tempered or gloomy

c)

any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts

17.

Define: Rancour

a)

overabundance; excess

b)

resentment or hatred

c)

to rot

18.

Define: Resplendent

a)

unhappy

b)

shining brilliantly; gleaming

c)

not bothering; lazy

19.

Define: Sirenic

a)

melodious, tempting, or alluring.

b)

a great number

c)

overabundance; excess

20.

Define: Tumultuous

a)

Hardened, insensitive or unkind.

b)

to lead on by exciting hope or desire

c)

raising a great clatter and commotion