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Chapter 3 Vocabulary Review Game

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to place close together, especially in order to compare or contrast

a)

juxtapose

b)

fritter

c)

embellish

d)

subsidize

2.

a great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness; sluggishness

a)

lethargy

b)

inane

c)

sporadic

d)

dissident

3.

able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear

a)

ambiguous

b)

lethargy

c)

inadvertent

d)

sporadic

4.

a person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or

a)

dissident

b)

inane

c)

lethargy

d)

fritter

5.

without sense or meaning: foolish

a)

inane

b)

ambiguous

c)

inadvertent

d)

sporadic

6.

to decorate; beautify by adding details

a)

embellish

b)

subsidize

c)

juxtapose

d)

fritter

7.

to support financially; provide a grant or contribution

a)

subsidize

b)

fritter

c)

embellish

d)

juxtapose

8.

to spend or waste a little at a time

a)

fritter

b)

inane

c)

ambiguous

d)

inadvertent

9.

unintentional; accidental

a)

inadvertent

b)

ambiguous

c)

fritter

d)

subsidize

10.

happening now and then; occasional

a)

sporadic

b)

inane

c)

ambiguous

d)

dissident

11.
I get news about David only now and then through ____ emails or texts from him or his brother.
a)
inane
b)
inadvertent
c)
embellish
d)
sporadic
12.
Instead of refreshing me, an afternoon nap only deepens my _____ . I wake up even sleepier than I was before.
a)
subsidy
b)
fritter
c)
lethargy
d)
ambiguity
13.
A research grant will ____ Darla's research into common fears among the elderly that she is doing for her senior project.
a)
fritter
b)
subsidize
c)
inadvertent
d)
embellish
14.
My recent trip to Newark was ____. I wanted to go to New York City, but I got on the wrong train.
a)
lethargic
b)
inane
c)
inadvertent
d)
embellished
15.
Tracy has learned the hard way not to ____ away her time and affection for boys who don't treat her right.
a)
embellsh
b)
dissident
c)
inadvertent
d)
fritter
16.
My little brother has ____ (ed) his bedroom ceiling with stars arranged like several of the constellations.
a)
fritter
b)
embellish
c)
juxtopose
d)
inane
17.
In plays and movies, good and evil characters are often ____. The contrast makes the good seem even better and the bad seem even worse.
a)
lethargy
b)
sporadic
c)
juxtaposed
d)
embellished
18.
When student _____ s led a protest against China's communist leaders in 1989, some students were killed by government troops.
a)
dissident
b)
fritter
c)
embellish
d)
inane
19.
Steve Martin was poking fun at ____ ideas for products when he said, "I've got a fur sink, an electric dog polisher, a gasoline powered turtleneck sweater and, of course, I bought some dumb stuff too.
a)
ambiguous
b)
lethargic
c)
subsidized
d)
inane
20.
Checking the job applicant's references, the personnel manager was puzzled by one ____ comment: "You will be lucky if you can get her to work for you."
a)
inane
b)
lethargic
c)
ambiguous
d)
dissident

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