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Vocabulary List 5 (2)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My _____ cousin was writing stories while her peers were still learning to spell their names.

a)

precocious

b)

spurious

c)

opulent

d)

prosaic

2.

With _____, he was able to meet his goal on time.

a)

vernacular

b)

diligence

c)

steadfastness

d)

perseverance

3.

The _____ article bored all its readers.

a)

hackneyed

b)

spurious

c)

prosaic

d)

irascible

4.

She tries to _____ her income by babysitting on the weekends.

a)

supplment

b)

reiterate

c)

increase

d)

augment

5.

I don't think you heard the directions the first time, so let me _____ them for you.

a)

reiterate

b)

augment

c)

repeat

d)

re-word

6.

His _____ home is filled with fine, expensive furniture.

a)

precocious

b)

opulent

c)

irascible

d)

hackneyed

7.

During the conversation, I could tell by her _____ that she comes from the Southern U.S.

a)

diligence

b)

vernacular

c)

accent

d)

expression

8.

I couldn't sit through the movie because the _____ plot had been done in so many other movies.

a)

spurious

b)

opulent

c)

irascible

d)

hackneyed

9.

Don't believe her _____ excuses; she is not telling you the real story.

a)

spurious

b)

irascible

c)

hackneyed

d)

loquacious

10.

She can be hard to spend time with because she has an _____ personality and gets mad easily.

a)

hackneyed

b)

precocious

c)

irascible

d)

facetious

11.

I'd like to _____ my photography knowledge by taking an online course in photo editing.

a)

reiterate

b)

augment

c)

disseminate

d)

exploit

12.

She has an _____ lifestyle full of beautiful clothes and sparkling jewelry.

a)

opulent

b)

assiduous

c)

irascible

d)

apathetic

13.

Your essay is well researched but rather _____; let me help you to make it more interesting.

a)

spurious

b)

precocious

c)

prosaic

d)

galvanizing

14.

The _____ customer began to yell when he learned that the store was out of his favorite cereal.

a)

irascible

b)

apathetic

c)

spurious

d)

assiduous

15.

Can you _____ your last point to make sure everyone understands it?

a)

disseminate

b)

exploit

c)

reiterate

d)

augment