WorksheetsUnit 1 Vocab Julia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
approbation means to
mitigate
sanction
evoke
reversible
After the team won several matches , they a _____________opinion of their ability to succeed.
petulant
insular
bombastic
seditious
when you are able to ________ a situation it is the opposite of intensifying or aggravating it
caveat
precept
elicit
assuage
to evoke or extract something means same as to ________ something
elicit
soporific
inadvertant
sangfroid
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
verb
adverb
noun
adjective
To __________ a cause would be the opposite of supporting the cause.
transcend
expostulate
assuage
umbrage
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?
caveat
petulant
vitriolic
epitome
The delegate was being sarcastic when he referred to the candidate as liberal. Which word means the opposite of being liberal?
insular
admonition
irrevocable
precept
I'm so sorry I spilled your drink, I didn't mean to. It was accidental. Which word is a synonym for accidental?
bombastic
inadvertant
proclivity
transcend
Maria gets really ____________ when her mother tells her she can't go out past ten.
caveat
insular
petulant
irrevocable
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.
soporific
vitriolic
sangfroid
irrevocable
Instead of having an inability to learn to play volleyball, the new player had a ____________ for acquiring new skills.
Proclivity
drivel
epitome
approbation
It was an interesting ________, the principle idea of the day, nothing was better.
caveat
umbrage
assuage
precept
The story was simply a caveat of what had actually happened. Caveat is used as a ______ in this sentence.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
In a moment of hysteria, the teacher remained __________ and handled the situation.
vitiolic
petulant
seditious
sangfroid
The crew was _____________ as they dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor and refuted being taxed.
seditious
assuaged
transcendent
soporific
I take no delight in your beating me at Yahtzee. Which word is the opposite of delight?
epitome
precept
umbrage
approbation
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?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Anesthetic means the same thing as
vitriolic
sangfroid
umbrage
soporific
