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Unit 1 Vocab Julia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

approbation means to

a)

mitigate

b)

sanction

c)

evoke

d)

reversible

2.

After the team won several matches , they a _____________opinion of their ability to succeed.

a)

petulant

b)

insular

c)

bombastic

d)

seditious

3.

when you are able to ________ a situation it is the opposite of intensifying or aggravating it

a)

caveat

b)

precept

c)

elicit

d)

assuage

4.

to evoke or extract something means same as to ________ something

a)

elicit

b)

soporific

c)

inadvertant

d)

sangfroid

5.

When the jurors speak, they sometimes say nothing and just go on and on spurting meaningless drivel. In the sentence above, drivel is being used as a

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

adjective

6.

To __________ a cause would be the opposite of supporting the cause.

a)

transcend

b)

expostulate

c)

assuage

d)

umbrage

7.

Everyone in the class looked to her for answers. She ended up being the archetype they aspired to be. Which word is a synonym for archetype?

a)

caveat

b)

petulant

c)

vitriolic

d)

epitome

8.

The delegate was being sarcastic when he referred to the candidate as liberal. Which word means the opposite of being liberal?

a)

insular

b)

admonition

c)

irrevocable

d)

precept

9.

I'm so sorry I spilled your drink, I didn't mean to. It was accidental. Which word is a synonym for accidental?

a)

bombastic

b)

inadvertant

c)

proclivity

d)

transcend

10.

Maria gets really ____________ when her mother tells her she can't go out past ten.

a)

caveat

b)

insular

c)

petulant

d)

irrevocable

11.

The couple decided to divorce because they could no longer live together, they were too different and were not willing to change. They separated due to ___________ circumstances.

a)

soporific

b)

vitriolic

c)

sangfroid

d)

irrevocable

12.

Instead of having an inability to learn to play volleyball, the new player had a ____________ for acquiring new skills.

a)

Proclivity

b)

drivel

c)

epitome

d)

approbation

13.

It was an interesting ________, the principle idea of the day, nothing was better.

a)

caveat

b)

umbrage

c)

assuage

d)

precept

14.

The story was simply a caveat of what had actually happened. Caveat is used as a ______ in this sentence.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

15.

The speaker completely transcended how well I thought she would be received by the crowd. What part of speech does the word transcended represent in the sentence?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

16.

In a moment of hysteria, the teacher remained __________ and handled the situation.

a)

vitiolic

b)

petulant

c)

seditious

d)

sangfroid

17.

The crew was _____________ as they dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor and refuted being taxed.

a)

seditious

b)

assuaged

c)

transcendent

d)

soporific

18.

I take no delight in your beating me at Yahtzee. Which word is the opposite of delight?

a)

epitome

b)

precept

c)

umbrage

d)

approbation

19.

The plant had no vitriol left in it, it had not been watered for weeks. How is the word vitriol being used in the sentence?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

20.

Anesthetic means the same thing as

a)

vitriolic

b)

sangfroid

c)

umbrage

d)

soporific