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Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Although social media has greatly progressed since the advent of MySpace and AIM in the early 2000s, many people have recently ______________________ to writing letters and postcards to stay in touch with family.

a)

extolled

b)

retrogressed

c)

scrutinized

d)

aversed

2.

Following the fierce debate, the politicians proved to be very ___________________ with a final smile and handshake.

a)

benevolent

b)

belligerent

c)

impervious

d)

amicable

3.

It is difficult for vegetarians to find something they are not _________________ to eating on most restaurant menus.

a)

amicable

b)

averse

c)

belligerent

d)

feasible

4.

The weather forecast of the impending hurricane alerted coastal residents of the ___________________ they would be in if they did not follow evacuation orders.

a)

jeopardy

b)

holocaust

c)

benevolence

d)

impetus

5.

If I ask you to write down a direct quote, I want you to write it WORD FOR WORD.

a)

Reiterate

b)

Guise

c)

Deploy

d)

Verbatim

6.

His face was EMOTIONLESS during the funeral even though everyone else was crying.

a)

Unkempt

b)

Stolid

c)

Dour

d)

Adulterate

7.

He showed great COURAGE when fighting the fire.

a)

Fortitude

b)

Gape

c)

Pliable

d)

Bereft

8.

I was GRIEVING when my dog passed away.

a)

Gaped

b)

Verbatim

c)

Bereft

d)

Augmented

9.

Sometimes I need Mrs. Garner to REPEAT what she just said.

a)

Reiterate

b)

Warily

c)

Stolid

d)

Verbatim

10.
a clever trick used by the illusionist
a)
sojourn
b)
demise
c)
artifice
d)
adversary
11.
pestered by a little brother 
a)
alienated
b)
perpetuated
c)
coerced
d)
harassed
12.
an unproductive period in the artist's career
a)
fallow
b)
craven
c)
inclement
d)
punitive
13.
to apologize after hurting a friend's feelings
a)
perpetuate
b)
muse
c)
exhilarate
d)
redress
14.
to pressure someone to do something he or she is reluctant to do
a)
liquidate
b)
coerce
c)
redress
d)
fallow
15.
unimportant details that can be overlooked
a)
urbane
b)
craven
c)
culinary
d)
negligible
16.
an opposing team
a)
adversary
b)
craven
c)
sojourn
d)
precedent
17.
a Supreme Court decision that is used as an example
a)
redress
b)
artifice
c)
adversary
d)
precedent
18.
seeking justice for wrongs done
a)
urbane
b)
inclement
c)
punitive
d)
craven
19.
a sophisticated way of conducting oneself
a)
urbane
b)
punitive
c)
alienated
d)
craven
20.
to daydream about the weekend
a)
sojourn
b)
muse
c)
fallow
d)
perpetuate
21.
to make a good study habit
a)
precedent
b)
perpetuate
c)
redress
d)
alienate
22.
a death of a world leader
a)
demise
b)
muse
c)
artifice
d)
precedent
23.
to go on a vacation
a)
coerce
b)
exhilarate
c)
alienate
d)
sojourn
24.
a cookbook is related to this word
a)
fallow
b)
craven
c)
culinary
d)
artifice
25.
a coward who runs away from confrontation
a)
fallow
b)
adversary
c)
alien
d)
 craven
26.
wipe out old files
a)
redress
b)
delete
c)
sojourn
d)
coerce
27.
watch out -- your friend is in a bad mood
a)
inclement
b)
alienate
c)
punitive
d)
precedent
28.
feeling alive and excited for the day
a)
fallow
b)
exhilarated
c)
urbane
d)
harassed
29.
estranged ex-best friends
a)
harassed
b)
mused
c)
coerced
d)
alienated