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english 3 honors vocab

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

adjective: various or assorted

a)

sundry

b)

solace

c)

lamentable

d)

melancholy

e)

countenance

2.

noun: comfort in a time of distress

a)

sundry

b)

solace

c)

lamentable

d)

melancholy

e)

countenance

3.

adjective: of circumstances that are bad and deplorable and therefor leading to regret

a)

sundry

b)

solace

c)

lamentable

d)

melancholy

e)

countenance

4.

adjective: a feeling of sadness; gloomy; downhearted

a)

sundry

b)

solace

c)

lamentable

d)

melancholy

e)

countenance

5.

noun: one's appearance, especially of the face

a)

sundry

b)

solace

c)

lamentable

d)

melancholy

e)

countenance

6.

adjective: in large amounts; abundant

a)

copious

b)

abhor

c)

parochial

d)

ingratiating

e)

corroborate

7.

verb: to regard with disgust and hatred

a)

copious

b)

abhor

c)

parochial

d)

ingratiating

e)

corroborate

8.

adjective: relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

a)

copious

b)

abhor

c)

parochial

d)

ingratiating

e)

corroborate

9.

adjective: intending to gain approval by fawning

a)

copious

b)

abhor

c)

parochial

d)

ingratiating

e)

corroborate

10.

verb: to confirm

a)

copious

b)

abhor

c)

parochial

d)

ingratiating

e)

corroborate

11.

noun: false and defamatory statements

a)

calumny

b)

prodigious

c)

deposition

d)

beguile

e)

deference

12.

adjective: remarkable impressively great in extent, size or degree

a)

calumny

b)

prodigious

c)

deposition

d)

beguile

e)

deference

13.

noun: a testimony taken down in writing under oath

a)

calumny

b)

prodigious

c)

deposition

d)

beguile

e)

deference

14.

verb: to charm or enchant someone usually in a deceptive way

a)

calumny

b)

prodigious

c)

deposition

d)

beguile

e)

deference

15.

noun: humble submission and respect

a)

calumny

b)

prodigious

c)

deposition

d)

beguile

e)

deference

16.

noun: uneasy feelings or doubts; misgivings

a)

qualms

b)

slovenly

c)

conciliatory

d)

usurp

e)

relingquish

17.

adjective: messy, dirty, disheveled, unkempt

a)

qualms

b)

slovenly

c)

counciliatory

d)

usurp

e)

relinquish

18.

adjective: intending or likely to appease, pacify, or placate

a)

qualms

b)

slovenly

c)

conciliatory

d)

usurp

e)

relinquish

19.

verb: take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

a)

qualms

b)

slovenly

c)

conciliatory

d)

usurp

e)

relinquish

20.

verb: to give up

a)

qualms

b)

slovenly

c)

conciliatory

d)

usurp

e)

relinquish

21.

adjective: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

a)

arbitrary

b)

acquiesce

c)

transient

d)

celestial

e)

impious

22.

verb: accept something reluctantly but without protest

a)

arbitrary

b)

acquiesce

c)

transient

d)

celestial

e)

impious

23.

adjective: lasting only for a short time, impermanent

a)

arbitrary

b)

acquiesce

c)

transient

d)

celestial

e)

impious

24.

adjective: heavenly

a)

arbitrary

b)

acquiesce

c)

transient

d)

celestial

e)

impious

25.

adjective: not showing respect or reverence, especially for a God

a)

arbitrary

b)

acquiesce

c)

transient

d)

celestial

e)

impious

26.

noun: a disaster

a)

calamity

b)

arduous

c)

insidious

d)

supplicate

e)

importune

27.

adjective: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

a)

calamity

b)

arduous

c)

insidious

d)

supplicate

e)

importune

28.

adjective: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

a)

calamity

b)

arduous

c)

insidious

d)

supplicate

e)

importune

29.

verb: to ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly

a)

calamity

b)

arduous

c)

insidious

d)

supplicate

e)

importune

30.

verb: to ask urgently or repeatedly

a)

calamity

b)

arduous

c)

insidious

d)

supplicate

e)

importune

31.

noun: a strong dislike

a)

aversion

b)

perturbed

c)

congenial

d)

pervade

e)

sepulcher

32.

Adjective: annoyed, agitated

a)

aversion

b)

perturbed

c)

congenial

d)

pervade

e)

sepulcher

33.

adjective: suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable

a)

aversion

b)

perturbed

c)

congenial

d)

pervade

e)

sepulcher

34.

verb: to spread through every part of

a)

aversion

b)

perturbed

c)

congenial

d)

pervade

e)

sepulcher

35.

noun: a tomb, burial chamber or grave

a)

aversion

b)

perturbed

c)

congenial

d)

pervade

e)

sepulcher

36.

adjective: bad tempered and combative

a)

ornery

b)

brazen

c)

careen

d)

sublime

e)

addled

37.

adjective: bold and without shame

a)

ornery

b)

brazen

c)

careen

d)

sublime

e)

addled

38.

verb: move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specific direction

a)

ornery

b)

brazen

c)

careen

d)

sublime

e)

addled

39.

adjective: of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

a)

ornery

b)

brazen

c)

careen

d)

sublime

e)

addled

40.

adjective: unable to think clearly; confused

a)

ornery

b)

brazen

c)

careen

d)

sublime

e)

addled

41.

adjective: well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

a)

illustrious

b)

forlorn

c)

spry

d)

caveat

e)

adage

42.

adjective: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

a)

illustrious

b)

forlorn

c)

spry

d)

caveat

e)

adage

43.

adjective: active lively

a)

illustrious

b)

forlorn

c)

spry

d)

caveat

e)

adage

44.

noun: a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations

a)

illustrious

b)

forlorn

c)

spry

d)

caveat

e)

adage

45.

noun: a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

a)

illustrious

b)

forlorn

c)

spry

d)

caveat

e)

adage

46.

verb: impair the appearance of; disfigure

a)

mar

b)

frenetic

c)

furtive

d)

reproach

e)

supercilious

47.

adjective: fast and energetic in a rather wild and controlled way

a)

mar

b)

frenetic

c)

furtive

d)

reproach

e)

supercilious

48.

adjective: sneaky; attempting to avoid notice or detection, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

a)

mar

b)

frenetic

c)

furtive

d)

reproach

e)

supercilious

49.

verb: address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment

a)

mar

b)

frenetic

c)

furtive

d)

reproach

e)

supercilious

50.

adjective: suggesting a belief that one is superior to another; arrogant

a)

mar

b)

frenetic

c)

furtive

d)

reproach

e)

supercilious

51.

adjective: having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a women; unmanly

a)

effeminate

b)

incredulous

c)

deft

d)

peremptory

e)

innuendo

52.

adjective: unwilling or unable to believe something disbelieving, skeptical, unbelieving

a)

effeminate

b)

incredulous

c)

deft

d)

peremptory

e)

innuendo

53.

adjective: neatly skillful and quick in one's movements

a)

effeminate

b)

incredulous

c)

deft

d)

peremptory

e)

innuendo

54.

adjective: insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way

a)

effeminate

b)

incredulous

c)

deft

d)

peremptory

e)

innuendo

55.

noun: an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one

a)

effeminate

b)

incredulous

c)

deft

d)

peremptory

e)

innuendo

56.

noun: the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending

a)

prodigality

b)

vehemently

c)

vacuous

d)

credulity

e)

punctilious

57.

adverb: in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling

a)

prodigality

b)

vehemently

c)

vacuous

d)

credulity

e)

punctilious

58.

adjective: having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

a)

prodigality

b)

vehemently

c)

vacuous

d)

credulity

e)

punctilious

59.

noun: a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true

a)

prodigality

b)

vehemently

c)

vacuous

d)

credulity

e)

punctilious

60.

adjective: showing great attentions to detail or correct behavior

a)

prodigality

b)

vehemently

c)

vacuous

d)

credulity

e)

punctilious