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A Separate Peace - Vocabulary

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

gloomy; depressing; dreary

a)

dismal

b)

enmity

c)

superficial

d)

enlist

2.

to sign up, as in the military

a)

qualify

b)

enlist

c)

cruical

d)

latent

3.

a staff of teachers at a school

a)

retained

b)

officially

c)

faculty

d)

cordial

4.

the truth or facts of matter and existence; the state of being actual; not fantasy

a)

vitality

b)

acoustics

c)

conventional

d)

reality

5.

conforming to or in agreement with established standards for or forms of acceptable behavior; standard or traditional; common; ordinary; regular; usual; typical.

a)

conventional

b)

cordial

c)

crucial

d)

retained

6.

according to set rules; by virtue of the proper authority; in a ceremonious manner; formally or in name

a)

cordial

b)

offically

c)

acoustics

d)

dismal

7.

to meet set or prescribed requirements; to prove capable or fit; to measure up.

a)

latent

b)

superficial

c)

qualify

d)

faculty

8.

friendly; sincere; warm; affectionate; sociable; earnest; heartfelt; welcoming

a)

retained

b)

latent

c)

dismal

d)

cordial

9.

concealed or hidden; buried deep within; dormant; untapped; present but not apparent; not active; not visible; exiting but not evident

a)

latent

b)

reality

c)

offically

d)

vitality

10.

the state or condition of being at odds or opposed deep hatred; hostility; antagonism or animosity; ill will or bad feelings

a)

conventional

b)

enmity

c)

latent

d)

cordial

11.

absolutely necessary; very important or significant; of extreme importance; vital; essential; critical

a)

quality

b)

vitality

c)

superficial

d)

crucial

12.

lacking depth, substance, or significance; relating to or concerned with only the outside or outer appearance; existing only on the surface; shallow; trivial; not profound

a)

reality

b)

cordial

c)

vitality

d)

superficial

13.

kept; held or held onto; continued to have; held or kept in place or position; kept or held within; paid a fee to start or keep a service; hired; employed

a)

retained

b)

faculty

c)

enmity

d)

offically

14.

the effect of sound, as produced in an enclosed area; the nature of sound; the study of the physical properties of sound.

a)

faculty

b)

acoustics

c)

dismal

d)

conventional

15.

the quality of being fully alive; energy; liveliness; pep; spirit; good health

a)

superficial

b)

enlist

c)

vitality

d)

crucial

16.

understood or implied without being stated.

a)

inured

b)

tacit

c)

salient

d)

prow

17.

most noticeable or important.

a)

prow

b)

salient

c)

fey

d)

resonant

18.

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

a)

deigning

b)

bewailing

c)

eloquence

d)

inveigle

19.

a feudal lord; the lord of a manor.

a)

seigneurs

b)

fey

c)

insidious

d)

tacit

20.

do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

a)

inveigle

b)

prow

c)

deigning

d)

inured

21.

fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.

a)

eloquence

b)

resonant

c)

indignant

d)

felicity

22.

the pointed or projecting front part of something such as a car or building

a)

prow

b)

fey

c)

conservatory

d)

enmity

23.

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

a)

indignant

b)

venerable

c)

inured

d)

bewailing

24.

accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

a)

tacit

b)

insidious

c)

inured

d)

venerable

25.

accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant

a)

inured

b)

suppleness

c)

prow

d)

enmity

26.

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

a)

insidious

b)

fey

c)

tacit

d)

salient

27.

the quality of being able to bend easily or be bent easily

a)

resonant

b)

deigning

c)

suppleness

d)

inveigle

28.

a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a greenhouse or a sun parlor.

a)

conservatory

b)

seigneurs

c)

venerable

d)

enmity

29.

(of sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or ring

a)

resonant

b)

indignant

c)

felicity

d)

salient

30.

giving an impression of vague unworldliness

a)

tacit

b)

indignant

c)

fey

d)

insidious

31.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Many leaders, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are know for their _____________ and gave powerful speeches.

a)

Austere

b)

Eloquence

c)

Insidious

d)

Richochet

32.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

During World War II, the Japanese and the Germans were ____________ to the the Americans.

a)

prevailing

b)

formidable

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

adversaries

33.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Marcos sat on the riverbank and ____________ what he wanted to do with the rest of his life.

a)

contemplated

b)

enmity

c)

ventured

d)

undulated

34.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

If you are not feeling well, you may want to go to the __________ to get checked out by the nurse.

a)

foyer

b)

balustrade

c)

infirmary

d)

ensigns

35.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The car was __________ into the next lane and drivers had to swerve to miss it.

a)

trascended

b)

erratic

c)

veering

d)

vindicated

36.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The student was _____________ by the teacher for cheating on the math test.

a)

grimacing

b)

reprimanded

c)

pruned

d)

paganism

37.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

__________ of people were standing outside the comic book shop to be the first fans to get the newest copy of the Superman comic book.

a)

A rationing

b)

A cacophony

c)

A convoy

d)

Multitudes

38.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The __________ was called to give a prayer for the men who were being sent off to war.

a)

bespoke

b)

benefactress

c)

chaplain

d)

paganism

39.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

When you graduate from Patriot High School, you will be a(n) ______.

a)

pontiff

b)

alumni

c)

invalid

d)

valedictorian

40.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The little sister had __________ toward her older sister, because she was allowed to go to the movies with her friends.

a)

resentment

b)

waggishly

c)

preposterous

d)

qualms

41.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

a four-sided enclosure, usually surrounded by buildings

a)

corridor

b)

balustrade

c)

foyer

d)

quadrangle

42.

able to live both on land and in water

a)

gaberdine

b)

clodhopper

c)

tangible

d)

amphibious

43.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance

a)

penetrate

b)

bespoke

c)

recede

d)

laboriously

44.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

a kind of shirt that's worn over clothes to protect them

a)

smock

b)

clodhoppers

c)

gaberdine

d)

encumbrance

45.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

A performance using gestures and body movements without words

a)

waggle

b)

infantile

c)

grimacing

d)

pantomime

46.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death

a)

misgivings

b)

snobbery

c)

bane

d)

fortitude

47.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

the force or speed with which something moves

a)

misgivings

b)

momentum

c)

indiscriminate

d)

austere

48.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

admitting uncomfortable currents of air

a)

hoarse

b)

culminate

c)

billowed

d)

draghty

49.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

military housing

a)

quadrangle

b)

corridor

c)

infirmary

d)

barracks

50.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

something without a particular reason; a fanciful idea

a)

mesmerize

b)

whimsical

c)

cacophony

d)

whim

51.

Choose the word that matches the definition: dies

a)

perishes

b)

dismal

c)

desolation

d)

enfeebled

52.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

soldiers stationed in a place to protect it

a)

illuminate

b)

marring

c)

barracks

d)

garrison

53.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

embarrassed or ashamed

a)

gullible

b)

grotesque

c)

intrude

d)

abashed

54.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use

a)

liniment

b)

rationing

c)

bequest

d)

discernible

55.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

to make holy or sacred

a)

congealed

b)

chaplain

c)

sanctify

d)

impinge

56.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes

a)

insinuated

b)

immobilized

c)

commandeered

d)

pruned

57.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

Steel that has been coated with a protective layer to not rush

a)

arsenic

b)

bowels

c)

slacks

d)

galvanized

58.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

extremely small

a)

dispensation

b)

vastly

c)

bantam

d)

infinitesimal

59.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

not able to be understood; nonsensical

a)

incoherent

b)

reprimand

c)

dispensation

d)

automaton

60.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

the student who has the highest academic rank in a class and who usually delivers the graduation speech

a)

paganism

b)

decalogue

c)

prestige

d)

valedictorian

61.

Q. 

Choose the word that matches the definition:

dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant

a)

ventured

b)

transfixed

c)

impersonal

d)

irresolutely

62.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

angry; enraged

a)

tacit

b)

erratic

c)

unhinge

d)

irate

63.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations

a)

droll

b)

reverberate

c)

recapitulate

d)

undulate

64.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt

a)

evaded

b)

venerate

c)

formidable

d)

sarcastic

65.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

teaching staff

a)

faculty

b)

conniver

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

garrison

66.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or answering something directly

a)

haphazard

b)

inebriate

c)

encroaching

d)

evaded

67.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

Magnificence; brilliance of appearance

a)

egotism

b)

splendor

c)

tedious

d)

dispensation

68.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

dress pants

a)

slacks

b)

gaberdine

c)

clodhoppers

d)

knickers

69.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

the ability to move from place to place

a)

bowels

b)

immoblize

c)

futility

d)

locomotion

70.

Choose the word that matches the definition:

one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others

a)

idiosyncratic

b)

chaplain

c)

extrovert

d)

mystification

71.

Which vocabulary word is depicted?

a)

quadrangle

b)

balustrade

c)

corridor

d)

infirmary

72.

Which vocabulary word is depicted?

a)

multitudes

b)

impersonal

c)

undulation

d)

cliches

73.

Which vocabulary word best describes this character's appearance?

a)

infantile

b)

scornful

c)

treacherous

d)

gaunt

74.

Which vocabulary word is depicted through the way this guy looks and acts?

a)

futile

b)

snobbery

c)

tumult

d)

idiosyncratic

75.

Which vocabulary word is depicted?

a)

ensign

b)

sinecure

c)

stopgap

d)

postures

76.

Which vocabulary word is depicted?

a)

clodhoppers

b)

egotism

c)

bane

d)

automaton

77.

Which vocabulary word is depicted?

a)

quadrangle

b)

corridor

c)

barracks

d)

scholasticism

78.

Which vocabulary word is depicted through the actions of this popular character?

a)

bellicose

b)

drab

c)

benefactress

d)

straighlaced

79.

Which vocabulary word best describes this type of vehicle?

a)

regimented

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

amphibious

d)

inebriating

80.

Which vocabulary word is depicted by how this dessert sets up?

a)

congealed

b)

encumbranced

c)

insinuated

d)

gaunt