WorksheetsE4 Vocabulary 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Decry means to...
a)
Offer strong and unwavering agreement
b)
Dispute on the basis of facts
c)
State as wrong in public
d)
Publicize with enthusiasm
2.
Explicit can mean all of the following except...
a)
uncensored
b)
profane
c)
straightforward
d)
pleasant
3.
Spell the word meaning to patronize or talk down to
(a)
4.
What is the word meaning to deny or contradict (an accusation or statement)
a)
complicit
b)
refute
c)
decry
d)
satiate
5.
Which are synonyms for argot?
a)
slang
b)
jargon
c)
vernacular
d)
high fives
6.
Someone who condescends might ________ the confidence of those around them.
a)
refute
b)
diminish
c)
satiate
d)
condone
7.
What is the part of speech of chronicle?
a)
adjective
b)
adverb
c)
noun
d)
verb
8.
To encroach on, or move over a usual border or boundary
(a)
9.
The title of his book Invisible Stripes referred to the _________ that continued to hobble criminals after they’d done their time and left their striped uniforms for the streets. —NewJack
a)
argot
b)
censor
c)
explicit
d)
stigma
10.
Which are definitions of spate?
a)
a large number or amount
b)
an incidence of inappropriate content
c)
a sudden surge or flow
d)
a dramatic exit
11.
To remove language or content that is objectionable to a certain audience
a)
expurgate
b)
infringe
c)
denounce
d)
refute
12.
Irreverent means...
a)
gigantic
b)
cranky
c)
disrespectful
d)
transferable
13.
Which are likely inevitable?
a)
the sun setting
b)
graduating college
c)
seeing leaves fall in autumn
d)
failing a test if you don't know the material
14.
Is this a correct use of the word? She was vehemently that they must censor the book with explicit language.
a)
Yes
b)
No
15.
Angry customers use _______ profanity, vow never to do business with the company again, promise to sue — or all three.
Washington PostJun 20, 2018
a)
complicit
b)
gratuitous
c)
argot
d)
stark
16.
All of the uses of censor are correct except...
a)
The book was full of censor, profanity, and other explicit content, which shocked the readers.
b)
She was forced to censor herself, omitting opinions that might offend her conservative audience.
c)
His impulse was to remove the explicit material, to become a censor of art.
d)
They knew that the letters might be censored by the army, so they wrote vague messages.
17.
Select all synonyms for irreverent
a)
sacrilegious
b)
rude
c)
honorable
d)
disrespectful
18.
His lordship emerged to meet him and the two gentlemen appeared to exchange _________ glances before disappearing together into the drawing room.
—The Remains of the Day
a)
irreverent
b)
gratuitous
c)
explicit
d)
complicit
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