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Units 9-12 Vocab Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The new gymnasium will _____ the school ability to have more sporting events.

a)

inane

b)

emulate

c)

enhance

d)

evoke

2.

The smell of fried fish will always _____ the memory of my camping trip with my dad.

a)

evoke

b)

collaborate

c)

magnamimous

d)

enhance

3.

The popular crowd will _____ each other by wearing the same clothes because everyone is afraid to be original so they are just carbon copies.

a)

magnanimous

b)

contrite

c)

impound

d)

emulate

4.

My mother was acting _____ when she came to check on me and my date sitting in the car.

a)

enhanced

b)

inane

c)

contrite

d)

impeccable

5.

We had no choice but to _____ your car since it was illegally blocking a fire lane.

a)

evoke

b)

impeccable

c)

impound

d)

inane

6.

Murder is such a(n) _____ crime that some people believe it should be punishable by death.

a)

heinous

b)

contrite

c)

evoke

d)

emulated

7.

Everyone wanted to date the high school sweetheart because of his _____ manners and charm which make the ladies' swoon; he's just flawless.

a)

impound

b)

emulate

c)

impeccable

d)

contrite

8.

The teacher decided to be_____when she found out that I didn't mean to trip her in the hall; I am just clumsy.

a)

impeccable

b)

inane

c)

contrite

d)

maganimous

9.

It is important that we have a(n) _____ heart so that we can admit our wrongs.

a)

impound

b)

contrite

c)

evoke

d)

impeccable

10.

The musician decided to _____ on the new song with his partner for the Grammy Awards.

a)

collaborate

b)

contrite

c)

inane

d)

impound

11.

It was a(n) _____ to try and squeeze too many people in the elevator.

a)

flucuate

b)

omniscient

c)

fiasco

d)

feasible

12.

Eeyore's _____ disposition made Winnie the Pooh depressed.

a)

dour

b)

flucuate

c)

fiasco

d)

incognito

13.

It's quite _____ that if I keep eating chocolate at this rate, I'll be an Oompa-Loompa soon!

a)

balk

b)

inscrutable

c)

dour

d)

feasible

14.

After staying up all night studying, she was full of _____ for the test the next day.

a)

feasible

b)

lethargy

c)

omniscient

d)

expound

15.

The teacher began to _____ on the homework assignment after we told her we didn't know what she wanted from us.

a)

lethargy

b)

feasible

c)

dour

d)

expound

16.

Those _____ neighbors just put a diving board on their roof, but they don't have a pool!

a)

inscrutable

b)

omniscient

c)

flucuate

d)

dour

17.

The unbeatable quiz show contestant seemed _____ until he was faced with questions about celebrity gossip.

a)

balk

b)

expound

c)

lethargic

d)

omniscient

18.

The child continued to _____ at eating his vegetables until his mother told him how strong they would make him.

a)

lethargy

b)

incognito

c)

balk

d)

dour

19.

The movie star had to go _____ when visiting amusement parks with his family so he would wear sunglasses and a hat.

a)

dour

b)

incognito

c)

flucuate

d)

feasible

20.

He would _____ about asking her for a date every day until she finally just asked him.

a)

expound

b)

incognito

c)

flucuate

d)

omniscient

21.

The Scientists found a(n) _____ bone which belong to a dinosaur.

a)

agrarian

b)

gadfly

c)

arduous

d)

gargantuan

22.

He is a(n) _____ fan of baseball which is why he buys season tickets and his basement is filled with sports memorabilia.

a)

avid

b)

gargantuan

c)

agrarian

d)

gadfly

23.

He was considered a(n)_____ because he continually tried to impress people by kissing their butt.

a)

sychophant

b)

explicit

c)

formidable

d)

gadfly

24.

After losing the tennis match, I showed _____ by shaking my opponent's hand and telling her that she is a much better player than I.

a)

arduous

b)

humility

c)

sychophant

d)

gargantuan

25.

Being quite the _____, Sharon annoyingly followed my around all day complaining about everyone we ran into.

a)

gadfly

b)

affable

c)

formidable

d)

humility

26.

Once I found out that she was the state tennis champion, I knew she would be a(n) _____ opponent on the court.

a)

affable

b)

agrarian

c)

arduous

d)

formidable

27.

The _____ new girl was so easy to talk to, everyone in the room was lining up to hang out with her.

a)

arduous

b)

gadfly

c)

affable

d)

avid

28.

She gave _____ instructions about how to water her plants, so everything should be clear as crystal.

a)

gargantuan

b)

gadfly

c)

explicit

d)

avid

29.

The farmer in the dell was a well known _____ which is why there is a song about his life on the farm.

a)

formidable

b)

gargantuan

c)

gadfly

d)

agrarian

30.

Some think that schoolwork is _______labor, but try being a professional elephant because they work their tails off for peanuts!

a)

explicit

b)

avid

c)

arduous

d)

humility

31.

After some light bickering, a(n) _____ broke out between the people who were a little bit country and the people who were a little bit rock and roll.

a)

altercation

b)

implacable

c)

hyperbole

d)

audacity

32.

When told I would have to wait an eternity to get paid, I understood it was a(n) _____ and that I wouldn't really have to wait forever.

a)

hyperbole

b)

sanction

c)

altercation

d)

pertinent

33.

The newspaper printed _____ information about the time of the movies.

a)

implacable

b)

altercation

c)

sanction

d)

pertinent

34.

Luckily the teacher will _____ the use of calculators on the test so we don't have to do complex division on scrap paper.

a)

incisive

b)

hyperbole

c)

sanction

d)

evince

35.

The _____ comment made by the librarian just confirmed my belief that librarians are harsh people.

a)

ominous

b)

incisive

c)

sanction

d)

hyperbolic

36.

I have a(n) _____ appetite for Cheez-its; I just cannot get enough!

a)

incisive

b)

audacity

c)

implacable

d)

altercation

37.

In order to _____ who shot Mr. Burns, the town had to collect the facts that would demonstrate the shooting clearly.

a)

audacity

b)

incisive

c)

expedient

d)

evince

38.

As we watched the local doppler radar on the Weather Channel, we saw a skull-and-crossbones over our city, surely a(n) ___ sign of really bad weather.

a)

sanctioned

b)

altercation

c)

ominous

d)

incisive

39.

The etiquette teacher was shocked by the _____ of her pupil when he started cursing with a mouth full of food.

a)

audacity

b)

evince

c)

incisive

d)

hyperbole

40.

Running 2 miles each day is supposed to be ______ toward one's health but I find walking just as practical.

a)

hyperbole

b)

expedient

c)

incisive

d)

ominous