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Crucible Acts I and II Advanced Vocab

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
She tried to ____ herself with the boss by constantly complimenting him on his work.
a)
ingratiate
b)
dissemble
c)
inert
d)
forbade
2.
The novel was criticized for its ____ content, which was considered inappropriate for younger readers by certain community members.
a)
licentious
b)
trepidatious
c)
formidable
d)
inert
3.
having or showing dutiful spirit of reverence for God; an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
a)
formidable
b)
licentious
c)
partisan
d)
pious
4.

Chuck tried his best to ______ himself with his boss by bringing her coffee.

a)

Inert

b)

Dissemble

c)

Begrudge

d)

Ingratiate

5.

a strong liking

a)

province

b)

hysterical

c)

afflict

d)

predilection

6.

raid and rove in search of plunder

a)

maraud

b)

exude

c)

evade

d)

faction

7.

citadel

a)

to develop gradually

b)

to feel about hesitantly with the hands

c)

to work with, work together

d)

a fortress that overlooks and protects the city

8.

A talent or quality that you were born with is...

a)

nation

b)

innate

c)

recognizable

d)

signal

9.

A type of government with unlimited power held by a group of military leaders

a)

Republic

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Military Junta

d)

Junta Military

10.

JUNTAS are a radical religious group who rules when taken by force.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

divine protection; destiny

a)

consolation

b)

providence

c)

immensely

d)

valiant

12.

It would be _________________ of me, as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, not to express appreciation for the help of our faculty advisor.

a)

indomitable

b)

truculent

c)

remiss

d)

virulent

13.

When you are so angry about something, you are _____.

a)

indispensable

b)

indignant

c)

plagued

d)

transparent

14.

What does PREDILECTION mean?

a)

a preference for something

b)

to avoid something

c)

to make a prediction about the future

d)

someone who causees someone else trouble

15.

She was __ studying for her final exams, but her Instagram feed told a different story of selfie procrastination.

a)

equivocate

b)

ostensibly

c)

immutable

d)

proletariat

16.

Puritans believed in divine ________, that God would guide them to a pure, Christian society in the New World.

a)

heathen

b)

allegory

c)

providence

d)

magistrate

17.

remorse for wrongdoing

a)

contrition

b)

convivial

c)

consonant

d)

consensus

18.

The defendant pled guilty to the crime and expressed heartfelt ___ for the things he done

a)

accusation

b)

trite

c)

contrition

d)

pert

19.

Which word means "the process of releasing strong emotions"?

a)

catharsis

b)

maxim

c)

kudos

20.

I find journal writing to be a most effective _____ because putting my thoughts down on paper allows me to visualize my feelings.

a)

catharsis

b)

kudos

c)

maxim

21.

smothering; holding back

a)

Pleading

b)

Makeshift

c)

Oppression

d)

Stifling

22.
It is absolutely ____________________ when the temperature outside exceeds 100 degrees!
a)
scarcity
b)
preposterous
c)
lukewarm
d)
stifling
23.

to make easy, cause to progress faster

a)

expiate

b)

expedite

c)

nominal

d)

enjoin

24.

Religious; devout; holy or sacred; virtuous and moral.

a)

Theology

b)

Pious

c)

Base

d)

Daft

25.

To show extreme fondness, or pay a lot of attention to someone.

a)

Lechery

b)

Pious

c)

Dote

d)

Daft

26.

Lacking common sense, irrational

a)

Base

b)

Pious

c)

Daft

d)

Dote

27.

When my father was wooing my mother, he would _______ on her by writing her love poems.

a)

daft

b)

base

c)

falter

d)

dote

28.

Your ideas seem very ______ to me. It seems like you do not have much common sense on this topic.

a)

daft

b)

pious

c)

dote

d)

condemned

29.
dishonorable, common, undignified 
a)
Mince 
b)
Umbrage 
c)
Ignoble 
d)
Inimitable 
30.

refuse to accept; to deny the truth or validity of something

a)

Exasperate

b)

Neglect

c)

Repudiate

d)

Murmur

31.

(n.) accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles

a)

propriety

b)

exhilaration

c)

goad

d)

impunity

32.

After Harold wore a clown suit to his cousin's funeral, we had to question his ___.

a)

Defamation

b)

Indictment

c)

Ideology

d)

Propriety

33.

a false accusation of an offense in order to damage a reputation; slander

a)

Abide

b)

Calumny

c)

Pretense

d)

Persecute

34.

moves or turns sideways in a furtive manner

a)

sidles

b)

pilgrimage

c)

pretense

d)

titillated

35.

Teaching by repetition and urging

a)

Propitiation

b)

Inculcation

c)

Predilection

d)

Ingratiating

36.

Her ______________ for chocolate-covered roaches is so weird.

a)

trepidation

b)

defamation

c)

predilection

d)

propitiation

37.

She became aware of her painful and humiliating position as the wife of the selfish and ____________ king.

a)

licentious

b)

ingratiating

c)

evade

d)

trepidation

38.

So thorough was his _______________ that he joined the service the day he turned 18.

a)

inculcation

b)

propitiation

c)

defamation

d)

dissembling

39.

When Jackie moved out of her parents’ ______ household, she focused on enjoying all the worldly pleasures life had to offer, instead of all of the religious rules she had to follow while growing up.

a)

pious

b)

daft

c)

bewildered

d)

civil

40.

Eric is a ______ old man who is always mumbling senseless things.

a)

ameliorating

b)

civil

c)

daft

d)

condemning

41.

After being kicked out of the game, the ______ basketball player made a nasty comment to the referee.

a)

civil

b)

indignant

c)

ameliorated

d)

lofty

42.

Whenever the puppy looked in the mirror, he was ______ by his reflection and kept barking at the other dog.

a)

bewildered

b)

ameliorated

c)

civilized

d)

condemned

43.

Companies are being asked to clean up their factories and help ______ some of the effects of pollution.

a)

ameliorate

b)

civil

c)

lofty

d)

pious

44.

Which term best matches the image?

a)

pious

b)

civil

c)

indignant

d)

bewildering

45.

Which term best matches the image?

a)

daft

b)

indignant

c)

civil

d)

avid

46.

Which term best matches the image?

a)

daft

b)

indignant

c)

civil

d)

lofty

47.

Which term best matches the image?

a)

ameliorate

b)

lofty

c)

pious

d)

bewilder

48.

After being kicked out of the game, the ______ basketball player made a nasty comment to the referee.

a)

civil

b)

indignant

c)

ameliorated

d)

lofty

49.

Companies are being asked to clean up their factories and help ______ some of the effects of pollution.

a)

ameliorate

b)

civil

c)

lofty

d)

pious

50.
To recoil in fear
a)
Pretense
b)
Blaspheme
c)
Quail
d)
Contend