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Civil Peace vocabulary quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

amenable

a)

deep-fried balls of ground beans

b)

dishonest persuasion; bribery

c)

feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness

d)

agreeable

e)

adequate in courtesy and politeness; mannerly

2.

blessings

a)

too great to count or measure

b)

unexpected good fortune

c)

act of giving up

d)

a prayer that harm will come to someone

e)

things that benefit or bring happiness

3.

civil

a)

not respectable

b)

adequate in courtesy and politeness

c)

well established and very familiar

d)

lacking possessions and resources

e)

of or relating to the state or its citizenry

4.

comparative

a)

considered as if in comparison to something else as a standard not quite attained

b)

unexpected good fortune

c)

dishonest persuasion; bribery

d)

having no exceptions or restrictions

e)

marked by arrogant assurance; domineering

5.

destitute

a)

lacking possessions and resources

b)

shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition

c)

not reputable; having a bad reputation

d)

to devote to corrupt or unworthy purposes; debase

e)

considered as if in comparison to something else as a standard not quite attained

6.

disreputable

a)

too great to count or measure

b)

of or relating to citizens

c)

lacking something needed or desirable

d)

shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition

e)

things that benefit or bring happiness

7.

dissent

a)

a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief

b)

showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners

c)

a state of tranquility or quiet

d)

shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition

e)

difference of opinion

8.

imperious

a)

not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness

b)

intensely compelling

c)

agreeable

d)

unexpected good fortune

e)

as a favor (Latin)

9.

inestimable

a)

things that benefit or bring happiness

b)

unexpected good fortune

c)

having no usefulness; worthless

d)

agreeable

e)

too great to count or measure

10.

influence

a)

dishonest persuasion; bribery

b)

act of giving up

c)

adequate in courtesy and politeness; mannerly

d)

devoid of strength or resources

e)

an acute, highly contagious, respiratory disease

11.

murmur

a)

enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval

b)

a low indistinct but often continuous sound

c)

large glass or earthenware bottle with a wicker cover

d)

to take or pick up stealthily

e)

complain, grumble

12.

palm

a)

a half-suppressed or muttered complaint

b)

any of a family of mostly tropical or subtropical trees, shrubs, or vines with a simple stem and crown of large fan-shaped leaves

c)

dishonest persuasion; bribery

d)

the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist

e)

act of giving up

13.

standard

a)

unexpected good fortune

b)

two weeks

c)

British English for "lines"

d)

things that benefit or bring happiness

e)

well established and very familiar

14.

surrender

a)

large glass or earthenware bottle with a wicker cover

b)

to exert force in opposition

c)

act of giving up

d)

to take or pick up stealthily

e)

to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing; withhold

15.

windfall

a)

an imaginary wrong, evil, or opponent

b)

a source of harm or misfortune

c)

a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft

d)

things that benefit or bring happiness

e)

unexpected good fortune