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English 12 - Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word Enervate MOST NEARLY means:

a)

to weaken or drain energy from; to exhaust

b)

present, appearing, or found everywhere; omnipresent

c)

happening by lucky chance, fortunate

d)

to confuse, bewilder, or make unclear

e)

excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

2.

The word Obfuscate MOST NEARLY means:

a)

lasting for a very short time; transient

b)

to confuse, bewilder, or make unclear

c)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

d)

unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

e)

to make less severe or painful; to alleviate

3.

The word Eclectic MOST NEARLY means:

a)

to confuse, bewilder, or make unclear

b)

a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

c)

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

d)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

e)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

4.

The word Sycophant MOST NEARLY means:

a)

to weaken or drain energy from; to exhaust

b)

to make less severe or painful; to alleviate

c)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

d)

a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

e)

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

5.

The word Abate MOST NEARLY means:

a)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

b)

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

c)

to lessen in intensity or degree; to decrease

d)

happening by lucky chance, fortunate

e)

lasting for a very short time; transient

6.

The word Fortuitous MOST NEARLY means:

a)

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or agree

b)

happening by lucky chance, fortunate

c)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

d)

excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

e)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

7.

The word Quixotic MOST NEARLY means:

a)

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

b)

to make less severe or painful; to alleviate

c)

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or agree

d)

to confuse, bewilder, or make unclear

e)

lasting for a very short time; transient

8.

The word Hackneyed MOST NEARLY means:

a)

to make less severe or painful; to alleviate

b)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

c)

very attentive to detail, meticulous

d)

to weaken or drain energy from; to exhaust

e)

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

9.

The word Fastidious MOST NEARLY means:

a)

very attentive to detail, meticulous

b)

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or agree

c)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

d)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

e)

bitterness or ill feeling, especially in a relationship or debate

10.

The word Intransigent MOST NEARLY means:

a)

using few words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

b)

to lessen in intensity or degree; to decrease

c)

to weaken or drain energy from; to exhaust

d)

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

e)

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or agree

11.

The word Garrulous MOST NEARLY means:

a)

excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

b)

kind, charitable, and well-meaning

c)

unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

d)

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

e)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

12.

The word Laconic MOST NEARLY means:

a)

using few words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

b)

unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

c)

excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

d)

happening by lucky chance, fortunate

e)

present, appearing, or found everywhere; omnipresent

13.

The word Capricious MOST NEARLY means:

a)

kind, charitable, and well-meaning

b)

unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

c)

happening by lucky chance, fortunate

d)

to lessen in intensity or degree; to decrease

e)

to make less severe or painful; to alleviate

14.

The word Cacophony MOST NEARLY means:

a)

happening by lucky chance, fortunate

b)

excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

c)

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

d)

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

e)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

15.

The word Acrimony MOST NEARLY means:

a)

very attentive to detail, meticulous

b)

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

c)

bitterness or ill feeling, especially in a relationship or debate

d)

using few words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

e)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

16.

The word Reticent MOST NEARLY means:

a)

present, appearing, or found everywhere; omnipresent

b)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

c)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

d)

unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

e)

to lessen in intensity or degree; to decrease

17.

The word Mitigate MOST NEARLY means:

a)

very attentive to detail, meticulous

b)

kind, charitable, and well-meaning

c)

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

d)

present, appearing, or found everywhere; omnipresent

e)

to make less severe or painful; to alleviate

18.

The word Benevolent MOST NEARLY means:

a)

unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

b)

very attentive to detail, meticulous

c)

a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

d)

kind, charitable, and well-meaning

e)

overused, clichéd, lacking originality

19.

The word Ubiquitous MOST NEARLY means:

a)

lasting for a very short time; transient

b)

unpredictable; subject to sudden changes in mood or behavior

c)

excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters

d)

present, appearing, or found everywhere; omnipresent

e)

very attentive to detail, meticulous

20.

The word Ephemeral MOST NEARLY means:

a)

reserved, not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

b)

lasting for a very short time; transient

c)

to lessen in intensity or degree; to decrease

d)

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or agree

e)

kind, charitable, and well-meaning