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Vocab Unit 12 (E)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

a)

acrid

b)

callous

c)

abjure

d)

elated

2.

harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

a)

indelible

b)

conflagration

c)

acrid

d)

august

3.

Part of Speech for "August"

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

verb

4.

Protestors accused the mayor of _____ indifference to the plight of the homeless.

a)

callous

b)

acrid

c)

inveterate

d)

irrelevant

5.

secret, concealed; underhanded

a)

clandestine

b)

compunction

c)

abjure

d)

indulgent

6.

remorse, regret

a)

nocturnal

b)

august

c)

compunction

d)

indelible

7.

a large destructive fire

a)

acrid

b)

indulgent

c)

elated

d)

conflagration

8.

_____ fans lined the city's streets to cheer the World Series champions.

a)

indelible

b)

elated

c)

callous

d)

inveterate

9.

Part of Speech for "indelible"

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

10.

Part of Speech for "indulgent"

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

verb

11.

It has been claimed that many writers and artists have an _____ hostility to criticism.

a)

indelible

b)

indulgent

c)

inveterate

d)

irrelevant

12.

When you take notes, it's best to record only the main ideas and eliminate all ____ details.

a)

nocturnal

b)

conflagration

c)

quell

d)

irrelevant

13.

Most ______ creatures have keen eyesight and acute hearing.

a)

tacit

b)

ruminate

c)

nocturnal

d)

platitude

14.

a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

a)

tangible

b)

quiescent

c)

trenchant

d)

platitude

15.

to subdue, put down forcibly

a)

quiescent

b)

quell

c)

tacit

d)

conflagration

16.

Part of Speech for "quiescent"

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

17.

to meditate, think about at length

a)

clandestine

b)

ruminate

c)

acrid

d)

callous

18.

The neighbors had a _____ understanding that they would help each other in an emergency.

a)

tangible

b)

trenchant

c)

tacit

d)

platitude

19.

capable of being touched; real, concrete

a)

tangible

b)

ruminate

c)

quell

d)

clandestine

20.

Scholars consider the _____ satires of Jonathan Swift to be the greatest works of their kind in the English language.

a)

trenchant

b)

indelible

c)

elated

d)

compunction