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Vocabulary Quiz F & G

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
  1. Facetious: Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate. Playful and communicated in jest. That which is frivolous or wryly humorous is facetious; Slightly funny. Joking.

The teacher taught in a facetious manner.

  1. Fastidious: Concerned over the perfection of even the smallest detail. Meticulous and exacting; compulsive in terms of cleanliness.

The students did not exhibit even the smallest aspects of a fastidious nature.

  1. Flippant: Showing a lack of appropriate seriousness. Not that serious. A disrespectful disregard for decorum, often expressed by tactless chatter and jabber.

The student reacted in a flippant manner.

  1. Fruition: The point at which something comes to maturity. Reaches a desired outcome. Finished, completed, matured. Literally and figuratively means “to fruit”.

The villain’s evil plans finally came to fruition.

  1. Furtive: Surreptitious, sly, stealthy, meant to escape detection. Sneaky. A person with something to hide.

The student’s behavior depicted a furtive nature.

  1. Guile: Cunning, deceitful, and treacherous quality or type of behavior. Skill and cleverness used to trick, deceive, or mislead people.

No matter how smart you think you are, you are no match for the guile of an experienced con artist trying to separate you from your money.

  1. Gamut: The full range or extent. Entire series or sequence. All of it.

The athletic trainer really put us through the gamut of exercises today.

  1. Garrulous: excessively talkative; using way too many words. Extremely verbose.

These kids are so garrulous today; they never shut up!

  1. Gerrymander: to divide an electoral district so as to give a political advantage to a particular party. To divide a geographic area into voting districts so as to give advantage to one part in elections.

  1. Gregarious: Very friendly, sociable, outgoing, or cordial; happy in the company of others.

His personality was gregarious - everywhere he went he was smiling and laughing.

1.

What is the meaning of the word 'facetious'?

a)

Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate

b)

Concerned over the perfection of even the smallest detail

c)

Showing a lack of appropriate seriousness

d)

The point at which something comes to maturity

2.

Which word describes someone who is meticulous and exacting?

a)

Fastidious

b)

Flippant

c)

Facetious

d)

Furtive

3.

What does the word 'flippant' mean?

a)

The point at which something comes to maturity

b)

Showing a lack of appropriate seriousness

c)

Concerned over the perfection of even the smallest detail

d)

Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate

4.

What is the definition of 'fruition'?

a)

The point at which something comes to maturity

b)

Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate

c)

Concerned over the perfection of even the smallest detail

d)

Showing a lack of appropriate seriousness

5.

Which word describes someone who is sneaky and meant to escape detection?

a)

Furtive

b)

Guile

c)

Garrulous

d)

Gamut

6.

What does the word 'guile' mean?

a)

Cunning, deceitful, and treacherous quality or type of behavior

b)

Concerned over the perfection of even the smallest detail

c)

Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate

d)

The full range or extent

7.

What is the meaning of the word 'gamut'?

a)

Concerned over the perfection of even the smallest detail

b)

The full range or extent

c)

Showing a lack of appropriate seriousness

d)

Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate

8.

Which word describes someone who is excessively talkative?

a)

Fastidious

b)

Furtive

c)

Garrulous

d)

Gerrymander

9.

What does the word 'gerrymander' mean?

a)

To divide an electoral district so as to give a political advantage to a particular party

b)

Concerned over the perfection of even the smallest detail

c)

Showing a lack of appropriate seriousness

d)

Very friendly, sociable, outgoing, or cordial

10.

What is the definition of 'gregarious'?

a)

Showing a lack of appropriate seriousness

b)

Intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate

c)

Very friendly, sociable, outgoing, or cordial

d)

The full range or extent