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Thursday Vocab Quiz Weeks 1-5

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Pernicious:

a)

Intending to cause harm

b)

Someone who uses flattery to get what he/she wants

c)

Appearing everywhere

2.

Synonym for Diatribe

a)

odd smelling

b)

Rant

c)

Running

3.

Synonym for Slipshod

a)

botched/sloppy

b)

exact/perfect

4.

Define Nefarious

a)

smelly

b)

Wicked or criminal

c)

angelic

5.

Define Precursor

a)

A person or thing that comes before another

b)

A verbal attack

c)

appearing everywhere

6.

Antonym for Demure

a)

Reserved or shy

b)

obnoxious or outgoing

7.

Define jingoistic

a)

Loves the taste of sugar

b)

Overly patriotic

c)

Unable to be soothed

8.

Define implacable

a)

Unable to be soothed

b)

Merciful

c)

Unbiased

9.

Synonym for Affinity

a)

Weakness

b)

Being at a high altitude

c)

Talent

10.

This word is a synonym for hate

a)

sycophant

b)

abhor

c)

harangue

11.

What word means not easily upset or excited?

a)

Bovine

b)

Placid

c)

Abhor

12.

What word means in the manner of a cow?

a)

Affinity

b)

Harangue

c)

Bovine

13.

What word means treating serious issues with inappropriate humor?

a)

Facetious

b)

Talisman

c)

Abhor

14.

Synonym for contrite

a)

Agitated

b)

Sorry

c)

Complain

15.

Antonym for Pernicious

a)

Kind

b)

Dangerous

c)

Small

16.

Antonym for Slipshod

a)

Perfect

b)

Sloppy

c)

Fast moving

17.

Antonym for jingoistic

a)

Unpatriotic

b)

Nationalistic

c)

Important techniques

18.

Antonym for ubiquitous

a)

hidden

b)

popular

c)

alive

19.

Which word means "in the manner of a cow"?

a)

facetious

b)

bovine

c)

erudite

d)

anomaly

20.
Definition: Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate. Playful and communicated in jest.
a)
impetus
b)
facetious
c)
bilk
d)
implore
21.

someone who uses flattery to get what he or she wants form an authority figure

a)

sycophant

b)

erudite

c)

demure

22.

intending to cause harm

a)

pernicious

b)

implacable

c)

ubiquitous

d)

harangue

23.

Showing great knowledge or learning

a)

precursor

b)

impregnable

c)

erudite

d)

placid

24.

Deeply remorseful for a bad action

a)

contrite

b)

conjecture

c)

repent

d)

placid

25.

Something that deviates from what is expected or normal

a)

usual

b)

anomaly

c)

regular

d)

placid

26.
def: in the manner of a cow
syn: slow, dim
ant: quick, brite
a)
bovine
b)
erudite
c)
anomaly
d)
ennui
27.

The way that he handled the guitar made it clear that he had a(n) _____ for the instrument, so we knew that he would play it well.

a)

affinity

b)

anomaly

c)

lampoon

d)

bemoan

28.

The frog was obviously a(n) _____ because it had five legs, and no one had ever seen a five-legged frog!

a)

coquette

b)

anomaly

c)

affinity

d)

haughty

29.

All the students _____ having to take Mrs. Schreier's vocab quiz.

a)

Diatribed

b)

affinitied

c)

bemoaned

d)

lampooned

30.

Which word is the best antonym for erudite?

a)

learned

b)

risky

c)

ignorant

d)

helpful