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Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(n) A person whose attention is focused on others and on what is going on around her or him, rather than on her or his own feelings.

a)

buffoon

b)

extrovert

c)

introvert

d)

repertoire

2.

(adj) Excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring.

a)

doleful

b)

penchant

c)

imbue

d)

garish

3.

(n) A group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest.

a)

extrovert

b)

hierarchy

c)

asperity

d)

repertoire

4.

(v) To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire.

a)

instigate

b)

imbue

c)

undermine

d)

perchant

5.

(v) To stir up or urge on; to provoke.

a)

initiate

b)

instigate

c)

irritate

d)

imbue

6.

(n) A strong attraction or leaning.

a)

penchant

b)

bane

c)

rudiment

d)

repertoire

7.

(n) The list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group.

a)

repertoire

b)

rudiment

c)

asperity

d)

pendant

8.

(v) 1. To weaken or ruin by degrees.

2. To attack by indirect, secret, or underhanded means.

a)

undermine

b)

imbue

c)

penchant

d)

doleful

9.

(n) A one-hundredth anniversary or its celebration.

(adj) Of or pertaining to a period of one hundred years.

a)

countenance

b)

centennial

c)

precedent

d)

silver jubilee

10.

(n) 1. A person's face; the expression on a person's face.

2. Support or approval.

(v) To support or approve; to tolerate.

a)

precedent

b)

disgruntle

c)

countenance

d)

centennial

11.

(v) To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood.

a)

implacable

b)

disgruntle

c)

mesmerize

d)

expedite

12.

定義

(n) A state of balance.

a)

illusory

b)

countenance

c)

adjudicate

d)

equilibrium

13.

(v) To speed up a process; to facilitate.

a)

mesmerize

b)

expiate

c)

adjudicate

d)

expedite

14.

(v) 1. To encircle, bind, or surround.

2. To get ready for action; to brace.

a)

mesmerize

b)

gird

c)

gorge

d)

knead

15.

(v) To hear and decide judicially; to judge.

a)

countenance

b)

adjudicate

c)

expedite

d)

disgruntle

16.

(v) To waste away or fail to develop.

a)

efficacy

b)

dystrophy

c)

atrophy

d)

incipient

17.

(n) The power to bring about the desired result; effectiveness.

a)

regimen

b)

efficacy

c)

inculcate

d)

effectiveness

18.

(n) Salary or fees for work done; compensation.

a)

efficacy

b)

emoluments

c)

sacraments

d)

regimen

19.

(n) 1. A religious painting, especially one revered by the Eastern Christian churches.

2. A symbol or image whose form suggests its meaning.

3. One who is idolized.

a)

efficacy

b)

icon

c)

regimen

d)

stoic

20.

(v) To impress upon or teach by frequent repetition.

a)

inculcate

b)

incipient

c)

isolate

d)

illustrate

21.

(adj) Too valuable or great to be measured.

a)

incipient

b)

inestimable

c)

stellar

d)

prodigious

22.

(n) The quality or state of being self-governing; independence.

a)

environs

b)

veracity

c)

thrall

d)

autonomy

23.

(adj) Cautious and prudent; heedful of consequences.

a)

composure

b)

circumspect

c)

prospect

d)

hapless

24.

(n) Calmness of mind or bearing; self-control.

a)

circumspect

b)

composure

c)

reverie

d)

dynamism

25.

(n) 1. A large, imposing structure or building.

2. A complex structure or system built up over time, as if it were a real building.

a)

edifice

b)

reverie

c)

interim

d)

environs

26.

(v) To settle or place securely or snugly.

a)

ensconce

b)

emissions

c)

reverie

d)

environs

27.

(adj) Marked by the absence of good luck; unfortunate.

a)

thrall

b)

unwilling

c)

heinous

d)

hapless

28.

(v) 1. To make or recognize clear distinctions.

2. To treat in a less or more favorable way.

a)

perpetrate

b)

classify

c)

discriminate

d)

incarcerate

29.

(n) The act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government.

a)

reparation

b)

espionage

c)

perpetrate

d)

intercede

30.

(adj) Not able to be taken or given away.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

inalienable

c)

incarcerate

d)

irrepressible

31.

(v) To confine or to put in prison.

a)

discriminate

b)

incumbent

c)

perpetrate

d)

incarcerate

32.

(n) An insult to one's pride; offensive or humiliating treatment.

a)

infamous

b)

smattering

c)

indignity

d)

mendacity

33.

(adj) Shockingly evil or wicked.

a)

hapless

b)

heinous

c)

edifice

d)

sinecure

34.

(adj or adv) With one's identity concealed; unrecognized.

a)

recognize

b)

incognito

c)

reverie

d)

hapless

35.

(v) 1. To teach or train in the fundamentals.

2. To instill or teach from a partisan point of view.

a)

thrall

b)

ensconce

c)

indoctrinate

d)

4

pillage

36.

(n) The study of planets, stars, and space.

a)

telescope

b)

meteorology

c)

anthropology

d)

astronomy

37.

(adj) Not yielding; firm.

a)

adamant

b)

chary

c)

adulate

d)

assiduous

38.

(v) To flatter or admire excessively; to idolize.

a)

adulate

b)

accolade

c)

endow

d)

ingratiate

39.

(n, pl) A historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence.

a)

pantheon

b)

endow

c)

accolade

d)

annals

40.

(adj) Diligent and persistent.

a)

assiduous

b)

harmonious

c)

adamant

d)

ephemeral

41.

(adj) Exercising caution; hesitant.

a)

endow

b)

chary

c)

decrepit

d)

adamant

42.

(adj) 1. Not called for; unnecessary.

2. Without charge; free.

a)

implacable

b)

gratuitous

c)

subtle

d)

spurious

43.

(adj) Unreal or imagined; deceiving.

a)

gratuitous

b)

imaginary

c)

illusory

d)

spurious

44.

(adj) Incapable of being placated, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless.

a)

impartial

b)

gratuitous

c)

implacable

d)

impossible

45.

(adj) Lacking brightness or vitality; without spirit or enthusiasm.

a)

stellar

b)

weak

c)

incipient

d)

lackluster