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Eng. 8 Second Semester Vocab. 2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

be a witness to; state that something is true

a)

audacious

b)

attest

c)

veneer

d)

foreboding

2.

a strong feeling that a future misfortune will arise

a)

capacious

b)

resistant

c)

tactful

d)

foreboding

3.

a false appearance; mask

a)

veneer

b)

venerate

c)

circumspect

d)

quell

4.

extreme greed, especially regarding money

a)

avarice

b)

audacious

c)

circumspect

d)

auspicious

5.

extremely bold

a)

avarice

b)

attest

c)

audacious

d)

menial

6.

opposed to something; resisting something

a)

resistant

b)

venerate

c)

obstinate

d)

quell

7.

an inscription on a tomb or grave to honor whoever is buried there

a)

latent

b)

fallacy

c)

epitaph

d)

veneer

8.

the highest point of something; peak

a)

acme

b)

menial

c)

qualm

d)

hew

9.

lowly; lacking status

a)

acme

b)

circumspect

c)

menial

d)

intrepid

10.

treat with great respect

a)

usurp

b)

insolent

c)

tactful

d)

venerate

11.

hate; detest

a)

abhor

b)

surmount

c)

chastise

d)

hew

12.

take over (a position, office) by force and without right

a)

chastise

b)

usurp

c)

surmount

d)

insolent

13.

demonstrating a rude and arrogant lack of respect

a)

abhor

b)

insolent

c)

surmount

d)

chastise

14.

reprimand or criticize severely

a)

chastise

b)

surmount

c)

usurp

d)

menial

15.

overcome (a difficulty or obstacle)

a)

usurp

b)

surmount

c)

quell

d)

qualm

16.

stubborn; inflexible

a)

qualm

b)

circumspect

c)

obstinate

d)

tactful

17.

an uneasy feeling of doubt or worry, especially regarding one's own actions or involvement in something.

a)

quell

b)

qualm

c)

tactful

d)

latent

18.

careful to consider possible consequences; reluctant to take risks

a)

circumspect

b)

tactful

c)

exasperate

d)

precipice

19.

careful not to hurt or offend someone; delicate

a)

qualm

b)

precipice

c)

tactful

d)

travesty

20.

put an end to something or calm something down

a)

quell

b)

tactful

c)

suppress

d)

travesty

21.

shortened by having less important details removed (describing a text)

a)

intrepid

b)

auspicious

c)

abridged

d)

exasperate

22.

a very steep, almost vertical, overhanging place

a)

acme

b)

apex

c)

pinnacle

d)

precipice

23.

fearless; adventurous

a)

auspicious

b)

intrepid

c)

latent

d)

stringent

24.

make someone very annoyed or irritated

a)

exasperate

b)

auspicious

c)

tactful

d)

prattle

25.

suggesting future success

a)

exasperate

b)

abridged

c)

auspicious

d)

arbitrary

26.

burn completely to ashes

a)

incinerate

b)

arbitrary

c)

foreboding

d)

usurp

27.

seeming to have been made or chosen at random

a)

latent

b)

avarice

c)

arbitrary

d)

insolent

28.

when something is present but not visible or active; hidden

a)

prattle

b)

attest

c)

surmount

d)

latent

29.

make meaningless sounds; chatter; babble

a)

prattle

b)

arbitrary

c)

travesty

d)

pertinent

30.

chop ar cut something with an ax or other tool

a)

incinerate

b)

prattle

c)

hew

d)

veneer

31.

involving punishment; disciplinary

a)

suppress

b)

stringent

c)

punitive

d)

travesty

32.

relevant to a particular matter

a)

pertinent

b)

punitive

c)

travesty

d)

foreboding

33.

prevent the action or expression of a feeling, idea, etc.

a)

suppress

b)

stringent

c)

audacious

d)

caustic

34.

strict and precise regarding rules or standards

a)

suppress

b)

stringent

c)

punitive

d)

insolent

35.

a false or distorted imitation or representation of something

a)

travesty

b)

pertinent

c)

avarice

d)

abhor