Worksheets3rd Honors List #1 (2023)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The horror movie Lake Placid is ironically named, because placid means:
violent
peaceful
murky
shallow
Which of the following words BEST describes a characteristic of cookie dough?
amalgam
derelict
sedentary
surfeit
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau are famous for founding this movement:
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Communism
Fascism
Which of these words is an antonym of burgeon?
thrive
grow
wilt
subsist
Type of poetry that has no consistent meter or rhyme scheme:
sonnet
free verse
haiku
iambic pentameter
Economic system based on manufacturing:
agriculturalism
laissez-faire
industrialism
socialism
A good person feels ________ when they wrong someone.
derelict
upbraid
sedentary
contrite
Another word for foolish is:
fatuous
surfeit
placid
ascetic
My wife is very neat and clean; she loves to keep the house __________.
ascetic
derelict
immaculate
amalgam
After World War II, most concentration camps were _____ by the Allies because they were ridden with diseases and filth.
upbraided
burgeoned
surfeit
razed
Many Americans are in poor health because they live a _________ lifestyle.
sedentary
seditious
active
hedonistic
A story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning:
allegory
symbol
epic
metaphor
Literary movement of the 1800's that focused on the spiritual over the material:
Realism
Romanticism
Imagism
Impressionism
The use of a tangible object to represent an intangible idea is called:
objectivism
subjectivism
symbolism
aphorism
If a friend deserves harsh criticism, you should probably _______ them.
derelict
surfeit
forfeit
upbraid
A(n) ascetic is someone who:
denies themselves pleasure for health purposes
denies themselves pleasure b/c of religious beliefs
indulges in pleasurable substances/activities often
eats bugs
Mr. Bruce wishes he had a _______ of money, but unfortunately his agent did not negotiate a large signing bonus.
dearth
deficit
surfeit
budget
This word is almost synonymous with the word vacation:
expatriate
excursion
excommunicate
exfiltrate
Any tangible object that can be traded for goods or services is called:
currency
chipotle
credit
Greg
Dude, you need to dress a little better and take care of yourself; you look like a:
amalgam
excursion
placid
derelict
This word means, "to persist or continue."
placid
raze
subsist
surfeit
Random: According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on Earth?
Hera
Pandora
Medea
Helen
Random: How many eyes does a bee have?
two
three
four
five
Random: The majority of power outages in the US are caused by:
storms
squirrels
climate activists
fires
