WorksheetsUseful Words for College Essays Vocabulary - Week 3.01
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bandy
a)
To exchange words or ideas in a casual or informal manner; to toss back and forth.
b)
To walk in a loose, swaying manner, as if unsteady on one's feet.
c)
To bind or secure with a flexible strip or band.
d)
To perform a dance move involving bending the knees while swinging the arms under the legs.
2.
Acquiesce
a)
To agree or express agreement passively and without protest.
b)
To question or doubt something in a subtle or indirect way.
c)
To acquire or gain something through subtle means.
d)
To sneeze quietly in a manner that suggests agreement with the present company.
3.
Inveigh
a)
To speak or write about something with great hostility.
b)
To invest in a way that is highly speculative and risky.
c)
To weigh something carefully, considering all factors.
d)
To sing in a melodious manner during a heavy snowfall.
4.
Espouse
a)
To adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life openly and enthusiastically.
b)
To marry or enter into a marital bond.
c)
To expound upon a topic in great detail.
d)
To outfit with special clothing for a specific purpose, like sports or safety.
5.
Extemporize
a)
To compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise.
b)
To temporize; to delay making a decision in order to gain time.
c)
To extract something by pressing or distilling.
d)
To jump out of an airplane using an experimental parachute.
6.
Explicate
a)
To analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
b)
To explore an area thoroughly.
c)
To replicate a scientific experiment.
d)
To participate in a particularly complicated form of dance.
7.
Apprise
a)
To inform or tell (someone).
b)
To appraise or assess the value of something.
c)
To arrest someone as a form of legal preventative measure.
d)
To jump surprisingly from a hidden position.
8.
Clamor
a)
A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.
b)
A call to be clad in armor, typically in historical or ceremonial contexts.
c)
To claim or demand an amount of money.
d)
A group of clams moving in unison during a high tide.
9.
Demurrer
a)
A plea in which a defendant in a legal case shows why a complaint should not proceed.
b)
To demur or show reluctance.
c)
To demystify or clarify something complex.
d)
A device used to measure the moral standards of individuals in a courtroom.
10.
Enjoin
a)
To instruct or urge (someone) to do something.
b)
To join together two pieces or elements.
c)
To enjoy something with little restraint.
d)
To conjure a magical spell in an old English ceremony.
11.
Impugn
a)
To dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.
b)
To imprison someone as a form of punishment.
c)
To implement a new system or procedure.
d)
To perform an ancient ritual to summon rain.
12.
Interpolation
a)
The insertion of something of a different nature into something else, such as a word in a text.
b)
To interpose an objection or a statement in a conversation.
c)
To offer an explanation that is simpler than necessary.
d)
To perform an interpretive dance in the middle of a traditional opera.
13.
Parley
a)
A conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
b)
To party in a lively, unrestrained manner.
c)
To paralyze, especially as a medical condition.
d)
To speak openly in the manner of a medieval bard.
14.
Rhapsodize
a)
To speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm and delight.
b)
To criticize in a harsh manner.
c)
To hypothesize in a scientific context.
d)
To perform an enthusiastic dance routine at a historical reenactment.
15.
Remonstrate
a)
To make a forcefully reproachful protest.
b)
To demonstrate a principle or theory again.
c)
To renovate or restore a historical building.
d)
To react with exaggerated surprise and delight at a mundane event.
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