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Vocabulary List 4 "An Occurrence at Owl Creek" Bridge Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 The manager asked her assistant to _______ the team of the new project deadlines.

  

a)

apprise

b)

elude

c)

efface

d)

evade

2.

APPRISE : INFORMATION :: conceal : _______

a)

secret

b)

elude

c)

manners

d)

respect

3.

An "embrasure" is typically found in:

a)

a castle wall

b)

a theme park

c)

a car engine

d)

a computer

4.

The troops were strengthened by adding _______ to allow archers a more precise range of fire.

   

a)

embrasures

b)

etiquette

c)

velocity

d)

fixities

5.

The students found the lecture on ancient history to be _______, wishing it would finally come to an end.

  

a)

interminable

b)

uncanny

c)

ineffable

d)

efface

6.

 ________ : ENDLESS :: ends : stops

 

a)

INTERMINABLE

b)

UNCANNY

c)

INEFFABLE

d)

EFFACE

7.

The proposal to solve the city's traffic problems by banning all cars seemed _______ to the city council.

a)

ludicrous

b)

interminable

c)

uncanny

d)

ineffable

8.

 _______ : SENSIBLE :: absurd : normal

 

a)

LUDICROUS

b)

INEFFABLE

c)

IMPERIOUS

d)

INTERMINABLE

9.

 The unusual weather patterns were seen as a _______ of global climate change.

   

a)

manifestation

b)

embrasure

c)

presage

d)

velocity

10.

________: SYMPTOM :: cause : reason

a)

MANIFESTATION

b)

EMBRASURE

c)

ETIQUETTE

d)

VELOCITY

11.

 At the formal dinner, guests were expected to observe proper _______ by using the correct utensils for each course.

a)

etiquette

b)

deference

c)

fixity

d)

velocity

12.

SOCIETY : ________:: sports : rules

a)

ETIQUETTE

b)

FIXITY

c)

OSCILLATION

d)

DIGNITARY

13.

The conductor signaled for a _______ as the symphony approached its delicate finale.

a)

diminuendo

b)

dignitary

c)

manifestation

d)

velocity

14.

FASTER : SLOWER :: ________ : louder

a)

diminuendo

b)

dignitary

c)

velocity

d)

aspirate

15.

MOVEMENT : __________ :: power : strength

a)

OSCILLATION

b)

DIGNITARY

c)

MANIFESTATION

d)

APPRISE

16.

The _______ of the ancient laws made it difficult for the society to adapt to modern challenges.

a)

fixity

b)

oscillation

c)

manifestation

d)

oscillation

17.

STABLE : WEAK : _______: change

a)

fixity

b)

oscillation

c)

manifestation

d)

oscillation

18.

Years of weathering had _______ the inscriptions on the ancient tombstone, making them unreadable.

a)

effaced

b)

apprised

c)

eluded

d)

presaged

19.

REMEMBER : GOOD MEMORY :: _______ : mistake

a)

efface

b)

apprise

c)

presage

d)

diminuendo

20.

The doctor used a special device to _______ fluid from the patient's lungs to help them breathe more easily.

a)

aspiriate

b)

efface

c)

presage

d)

diminuendo

21.

INFLATE : DEFLATE : exhale : _______

a)

aspiriate

b)

efface

c)

presage

d)

apprise

22.

There was something _______ about the abandoned house that made everyone uneasy.

a)

uncanny

b)

ludicrous

c)

imperious

d)

interminable

23.

The detective found something _______ about the case and decided to dig further.

a)

uncanny

b)

deference

c)

imperious

d)

interminable

24.

________ : HONOR :: traitor : dishonor

a)

DIGNITARY

b)

ETIQUETTE

c)

VELOCITY

d)

DEFERENCE

25.

The visiting _______ was greeted with a formal ceremony at the airport.

a)

dignitary

b)

deference

c)

dude

d)

embrasure

26.

_______ : HUMBLE : Outgoing : shy

a)

IMPERIOUS

b)

VELOCITY

c)

MANIFESTATION

d)

ETIQUETTE

27.

The manager's _______ attitude made her unpopular among her subordinates.

a)

imperious

b)

uncanny

c)

ineffable

d)

interminable

28.

The _______ of the comet was carefully calculated by astronomers.

a)

velocity

b)

oscillation

c)

fixity

d)

manifestation

29.

Out of _______ to the elderly, the young man offered his seat on the bus.

a)

deference

b)

etiquette

c)

fixity

d)

velocity

30.

The _______ of the pendulum was precisely timed in the grandfather clock.

a)

oscillation

b)

velocity

c)

fixity

d)

manifestation

31.

The fortune teller claimed to _______ future events with remarkable accuracy.

a)

aspiriate

b)

efface

c)

presage

d)

apprise

32.

Something that is "ineffable" is:

a)

indescribable

b)

effaced

c)

unimportant

d)

visible

33.

INEFFABLE : DESCRIPTION :: inaudible : ______

a)

sound

b)

sight

c)

touch

d)

taste

34.

EXCITEMENT : ENTHUSIASM :: respect : ______

a)

deference

b)

uncanny

c)

etiquette

d)

imperious

35.

REMEMBER : PAST :: _______ : future

a)

presage

b)

elude

c)

evade

d)

manifestation

36.

When something "eludes" you, it:

a)

escapes your grasp or understanding

b)

predicts your future

c)

increases your speed

d)

shows you respect

37.

The true meaning of the cryptic, ancient text continued to _______ scholars for centuries.

a)

elude

b)

presage

c)

efface

d)

apprise

38.

The scientist measured the _______ of the particle to determine its energy.

a)

velocity

b)

fixity

c)

embrasure

d)

etiquette

39.

The suspect attempted to _______ the police by hiding in an abandoned building.

a)

evade

b)

apprise

c)

aspirate

d)

presage

40.

CONFRONT: ________ :: expose : hide

a)

evade

b)

diminuendo

c)

apprise

d)

presage

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