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English III Unit 9 Vocab.

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

abate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

2.

to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to deduct, omit

a)

abate

b)

adulation

c)

anathema

d)

astute

3.

adulation

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

4.

praise or flattery that is excessive

a)

abate

b)

adulation

c)

anathema

d)

astute

5.

anathema

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

6.

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectively without the article)

a)

adulation

b)

anathema

c)

astute

d)

avarice

7.

astute

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

8.

shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

a)

anathema

b)

astute

c)

avarice

d)

abate

9.

avarice

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

10.

a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

a)

astute

b)

avarice

c)

abate

d)

adulation

11.

culpable

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

12.

deserving blame worthy of condemnation

a)

cuplable

b)

dilatory

c)

egregious

d)

astute

13.

dilatory

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

14.

tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intend delay or postpone

a)

dilatory

b)

egregious

c)

evanescent

d)

irresolute

15.

egregious

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

16.

conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

a)

dilatory

b)

egregious

c)

irresolute

d)

nebulous

17.

equivocate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

18.

to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation

a)

equivocate

b)

recapitulate

c)

resuscitate

d)

abate

19.

evanescent

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

20.

vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

a)

evanescent

b)

irresolute

c)

nebulous

d)

pretentious

21.

irresolute

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

22.

unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

a)

evanescent

b)

irresolute

c)

nebulous

d)

egregious

23.

nebulous

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

24.

cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

a)

egregious

b)

evanescent

c)

nebulous

d)

irresolute

25.

novice

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

26.

one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

a)

novice

b)

penury

c)

supposition

d)

anathema

27.

penury

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

28.

extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

a)

novice

b)

penury

c)

supposition

d)

adulation

29.

pretentious

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

30.

done for the show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious

a)

dilatory

b)

evanescent

c)

pretentious

d)

slovenly

31.

recapitulate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

32.

to review a series of facts; sum it up

a)

equivocate

b)

abate

c)

recapitulate

d)

resuscitate

33.

resuscitate

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

34.

to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

a)

abate

b)

equivocate

c)

recapitulate

d)

resuscitate

35.

slovenly

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

36.

untidy, dirty, careless

a)

torpid

b)

slovenly

c)

pretentious

d)

nebulous

37.

supposition

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

38.

something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

a)

novice

b)

penury

c)

supposition

d)

adulation

39.

torpid

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

40.

inactive, sluggish, dull

a)

irresolute

b)

nebulous

c)

slovenly

d)

torpid

41.

Which word is a synonym for lethargic?

a)

torpid

b)

slovenly

c)

irresolute

d)

evanescent

42.

Which word is a synonym for hypothesis

a)

supposition

b)

penury

c)

novice

d)

adulation

43.

Which word is a synonym for lax?

a)

slovenly

b)

pretentious

c)

dilatory

d)

egregious

44.

Which word is a synonym for reanimate?

a)

recapitulate

b)

resuscitate

c)

irresolute

d)

evanescent

45.

Which word is a synonym for review?

a)

resuscitate

b)

recapitulate

c)

equivocate

d)

abate

46.

Which word is a synonym for inflated?

a)

torpid

b)

slovenly

c)

pretentious

d)

nebulous

47.

Which word is a synonym for destitution?

a)

novice

b)

penury

c)

supposition

d)

abate

48.

Which word is a synonym for trainee?

a)

abate

b)

supposition

c)

penury

d)

novice

49.

Which word is a synonym for hazy?

a)

dilatory

b)

egregious

c)

nebulous

d)

irresolute

50.

Which word is a synonym for indecisive?

a)

dilatory

b)

egregious

c)

evanescent

d)

irresolute

51.

Which word is a synonym for palter?

a)

equivocate

b)

abate

c)

recapitulate

d)

resuscitate

52.

Which word is a synonym for glaring?

a)

dilatory

b)

egregious

c)

evanescent

d)

irresolute

53.

Which word is a synonym for stalling?

a)

nebulous

b)

irresolute

c)

egregious

d)

dilatory

54.

Which word is a synonym for guilty?

a)

culpable

b)

astute

c)

dilatory

d)

slovenly

55.

Which word is a synonym for rapacity?

a)

avarice

b)

anathema

c)

adulation

d)

novice

56.

Which word is a synonym for acute?

a)

culpable

b)

astute

c)

nebulous

d)

slovenly

57.

Which word is a synonym for abomination?

a)

adulation

b)

anathema

c)

avarice

d)

novice

58.

Which word is a synonym for adoration?

a)

novice

b)

avarice

c)

adulation

d)

anathema

59.

Which word is a synonym for diminish?

a)

abate

b)

equivocate

c)

recapitulate

d)

resuscitate

60.

Which word is a synonym for transient?

a)

nebulous

b)

irresolute

c)

evanescent

d)

egregious

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