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English 12 Vocab Review Term 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word "brusque"?

a)

slightly rude in speech or manner

b)

to make more pointed

c)

a natural skill

d)

a woman who flirts to get what she wants

2.

Which of the following is a synonym for "hone"?

a)

dull

b)

sharpen

c)

forsake

d)

encourage

3.

What is the antonym of "espouse"?

a)

defend

b)

reject

c)

sharpen

d)

encourage

4.

Which word means "a hiding place"?

a)

lair

b)

gorge

c)

harangue

d)

coquette

5.

What does "gruesome" mean?

a)

horrible; ghastly

b)

pursued stealthily

c)

disgusting; detestable

d)

a natural skill

6.

Which of the following words is defined as "making twisting or turning motions"?

a)

loathsome

b)

writhing

c)

slipshod

d)

diatribe

7.

What is a synonym for "affinity"?

a)

weakness

b)

talent

c)

interruption

d)

rant

8.

Which word is defined as "a woman who flirts to get what she wants"?

a)

coquette

b)

prude

c)

harangue

d)

non sequitur

9.

What is the antonym of "harangue"?

a)

accost

b)

discuss

c)

rant

d)

sharpen

10.

Which of the following is a synonym for "non sequitur"?

a)

support

b)

interruption

c)

conversation

d)

exact

11.

What is the definition of "diatribe"?

a)

a forceful and bitter verbal attack

b)

a statement that does not logically follow a conversation’s flow

c)

showing a lack of care or thought

d)

a natural skill

12.

Which word means "showing a lack of care or thought"?

a)

slipshod

b)

loathsome

c)

espouse

d)

hone

13.

What is the antonym of "brusque"?

a)

abrupt

b)

warm

c)

sharpen

d)

defend

14.

Which of the following words is defined as "pursued stealthily; hunted"?

a)

stalked

b)

gorge

c)

lair

d)

gruesome

15.

What is the antonym of "slipshod"?

a)

botched

b)

exact

c)

rant

d)

prude