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Vocabulary Energizers Ch. 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am lucky to have parents who don't __________ me from going places with my friends without an adult.

a)

impede

b)

expedite

c)

stigmatize

d)

pander

2.

It was a ____________ task to move houses as we are not an organized family.

a)

quixotic

b)

herculean

c)

cynical

d)

stoical

3.

When my mother wants me to do something, she knows to ____________ to me by bringing me home ice cream.

a)

thwart

b)

expedite

c)

pander

d)

hinder

4.

Anyone who makes a video titled "Why I Have No Faith in Humanity" is probably a __________ person.

a)

quixotic

b)

impeded

c)

cynical

d)

herculean

5.

In basketball, we played a team that constantly faced defeat, and they began to have a _________ attached to their name.

a)

pandemonium

b)

stigma

c)

pandemonium

d)

avocation

6.

When I play basketball and get injured, I remain _________ and continue to play.

a)

stoical

b)

herculean

c)

cynical

d)

quixotic

7.

I was being ____________ when I thought I could save the world by donating clothing to Goodwill.

a)

cynical

b)

herculean

c)

quixotic

d)

vociferous

8.

Towel drying my hair after I get out of the pool help __________ the drying process.

a)

impede

b)

expedite

c)

equivocate

d)

pander

9.

Which of these words comes from this chapter's root meaning "call"?

a)

pandemonium

b)

bowdlerize

c)

vociferous

d)

impede

10.

comes from the story of a knight who attempts impossible feats, such as fighting a windmill be believes to be a monster

a)

herculean

b)

quixotic

c)

stigma

d)

bowdlerize

11.

comes from the name for the capital of Hell in a well-known epic poem

a)

bowdlerize

b)

equivocate

c)

pandemonium

d)

irrevocable

12.

The _______________ scent of the seafood gumbo lured me into the Cajun restaurant near the wharf.

a)

quixotic

b)

herculean

c)

stoical

d)

evocative

13.

When we _____________________ American classics such as "Huckleberry Finn," we take away their power to tell the truth.

a)

expedite

b)

equivocate

c)

bowdlerize

d)

impede

14.

Removing a child from a warm, loving home and placing him in a cold, abusive one can cause ________________ damage.

a)

vociferous

b)

cynical

c)

irrevocable

d)

evocative

15.

"Voc" means

a)

look, see

b)

feeling, suffering, disease

c)

voice, call

d)

bad

16.

a synonym for "bowdlerize"

a)

expurgate

b)

colossal

c)

bedlam

d)

chimerical

17.

an antonym for "stigma"

a)

accolade

b)

thwart

c)

serenity

d)

onus

18.

It took ___________ strength and a major surge of adrenaline for the man to lift the car off the child.

a)

irrevocable

b)

quixotic

c)

stoical

d)

herculean

19.

synonym for "cynical"

a)

derisive

b)

imperturbable

c)

fanciful

d)

colossal

20.

antonym for "quixotic"

a)

impassive

b)

pragmatic

c)

titanic

d)

volatile