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Vocab week 2 word list

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an antonym of 'arduous'?

a)

Happy

b)

Easy

c)

Dislike

d)

Disgust

2.

What is the definition of "crux"?

a)

a sharp pain

b)

a type of drama

c)

the heart of the matter

d)

heartburn

3.

When someone is "reminiscing," what are they doing?

a)

Procrastinating

b)

Making plans for the future

c)

Reflecting on the past

d)

searching for something lost

4.

What does "panache" refer to?

a)

A style or flair

b)

A type of food

c)

A type of poem

d)

A piece of furniture

5.

What does it mean to "coerce" someone?

a)

To encourage someone gently

b)

To make someone do something by force or threat

c)

to mislead

d)

to inflict injury

6.

A synonym of likeable

a)

irascible

b)

amiable

c)

querulous

d)

covetous

7.

What does "empathy" refer to?

a)

Feeling sorry for oneself

b)

Feeling superior to others

c)

Sensitivity to another's feelings

d)

Ignoring other people's feelings

8.

What does it mean to "appease" someone?

a)

To challenge someone

b)

To make someone angry

c)

To confuse someone

d)

To satisfy someone's demands

9.

What does "callous" describe?

a)

Warm and caring

b)

Insensitive

c)

soft and gentle

d)

envious

10.

What would be a synonym of plethora

a)

Abundance

b)

Lack

c)

dearth

d)

uncertainty

11.

If someone "fabricates" a story, what are they doing?

a)

Recalling a memory

b)

Making up a story

c)

Mixing up the details of a story

d)

Telling the truth

12.

What does it mean to be "elated?

a)

tired

b)

despondent

c)

overjoyed

d)

anxious

13.

What is a "penchant"?

a)

A dislike for something

b)

An innate ability

c)

A strong liking or tendency for something

d)

An inability to do something

14.

What does it mean to "lull" something/someone?

a)

To soothe or make them relax

b)

To challenge them

c)

To entice them

d)

to sing to someone

15.

The __________ ascent up the mountain exhausted the climbers.

a)

arduous

b)

ardent

c)

evident

d)

asinine

16.

Her __________ personality made her a favorite among her peers.

a)

arduous

b)

passive

c)

amiable

d)

supple

17.

The ___________ of the argument was whether to invest in renewable energy

a)

lull

b)

penchant

c)

crux

d)

plethora

18.

The ___________ lack of concern for others shocked everyone in the room.

a)

coercive

b)

arduous

c)

penchant

d)

callous