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10th Grade Vocabulary - Unit 12

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For some reason, the orange had an _____________ taste I found quite bitter.

a)

indulgent

b)

abjure

c)

irrelevant

d)

acrid

2.

Identify the synonym/s for the word CLANDESTINE.

a)

surreptitious

b)

illicit

c)

covert

d)

secret

3.

Which term is depicted in this image?

a)

callous

b)

ruminate

c)

abjure

d)

platitude

4.

She kept us waiting without the slightest ____________.

a)

compunction

b)

quiescent

c)

trenchant

d)

acrid

5.

Identify the synonym/s for ABJURE.

a)

renege

b)

emphasize

c)

recant

d)

relevant

6.

Which term is depicted in this image?

a)

tacit

b)

august

c)

conflagration

d)

elated

7.

Which term is depicted in this image?

a)

conflagration

b)

compunction

c)

quell

d)

nocturnal

8.

Identify the synonym/s for TACIT.

a)

unspoken

b)

implied

c)

implicit

d)

illicit

9.

Identify the synonym/s for INVETERATE.

a)

chronic

b)

chromatic

c)

habitual

d)

showy

10.

Which term is depicted in this image?

a)

acrid

b)

elated

c)

august

d)

ruminate

11.

Thomas Edison's numerous inventions like the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera have left an ___________ mark on modern life.

a)

indulgent

b)

tangible

c)

elated

d)

indelible

12.

Identify the synonym/s for IRRELEVANT.

a)

extraneous

b)

substantial

c)

intense

d)

ignite

13.

Tonight, though, the playing-fields were _____________ and harmless, and the only pedestrian on either footpath was Janine Townsend.

a)

platitude

b)

quiescent

c)

inveterate

d)

indelible

14.

Identify the synonym/s for TRENCHANT.

a)

caustic

b)

pointed

c)

scathing

d)

penetrating

15.

No job, no man, and no amount of money would ____________ the anger she felt seething inside her.

a)

quiescent

b)

inveterate

c)

august

d)

quell

16.

Whenever my sister comes around, she brags about all the expensive gifts her ______________ husband buys for her.

a)

tangible

b)

indulgent

c)

acrid

d)

callous

17.

His speech was filled with familiar ___________ about the value of hard work and dedication.

a)

platitudes

b)

conflagrations

c)

compunctions

d)

clandestine

18.

Identify the synonym/s for AUGUST.

a)

dignified

b)

grandiose

c)

noble

d)

insipid

19.

The characters were as _____________ as all of us standing in this room.

a)

nocturnal

b)

clandestine

c)

trenchant

d)

tangible

20.

The doctor seemed quite insensitive when he delivered the terrible diagnosis. Which term is a synonym for the underlined word?

a)

elated

b)

tacit

c)

callous

d)

indulgent