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ELA Fast Review Vocab

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the unhappy feeling when you are not satisfied

a)

discontent

b)

dubious

c)

presumptuous

d)

appalled

2.

showing too much confidence and not enough respect

a)

earnest

b)

trivial

c)

presumptuous

d)

dubious

3.

horrified, shocked

a)

persevere

b)

impervious

c)

appalled

d)

deceitful

4.

reasonable; making use of reason and good sense

a)

neutral

b)

logical

c)

bland

d)

desolate

5.

 lacking energy and enthusiasm

a)

listless

b)

futile

c)

urgent

d)

subtle

6.

hesitating or doubting

a)

enticing

b)

desolate

c)

agile

d)

dubious

7.

a short period or rest or relief

a)

respite

b)

confinement

c)

demeanor

d)

desolation

8.

not favoring either side

a)

alter

b)

bland

c)

neutral

d)

weary

9.

unwilling and hesitant

a)

deceitful

b)

impervious

c)

futile

d)

reluctant

10.

the ability to understand the feelings of another

a)

aversion

b)

sensation

c)

demeanor

d)

empathy

11.

serious and sincere; not playful

a)

agile

b)

frivolous

c)

earnest

d)

trivial

12.

very hot and dry

a)

torrid

b)

bland

c)

alleviate

d)

desolate

13.

 useless and hopeless

a)

urgent

b)

futile

c)

discontent

d)

weary

14.

physically and mentally fatigued

a)

listless

b)

impervious

c)

weary

d)

respite

15.

to keep doing something in spite of difficulties

a)

alleviate

b)

vocalize

c)

alter

d)

persevere

16.

requiring immediate attention

a)

provoke

b)

urgent

c)

subtle

d)

confinement

17.

not very important, serious, or valuable

a)

trivial

b)

urgent

c)

earnest

d)

bland

18.

to speak

a)

alleviate

b)

vocalize

c)

persevere

d)

deceive

19.

to change or modify something or someone

a)

alter

b)

vocalize

c)

persevere

d)

alleviate

20.

to anger someone to action

a)

alter

b)

provoke

c)

vocalize

d)

urge

21.

lacking taste or flavor

a)

bland

b)

frivolous

c)

enticing

d)

cultured

22.

to relieve, make more bearable

a)

alter

b)

alleviate

c)

provoke

d)

vocalize

23.

lacking in seriousness or importance

a)

earnest

b)

frivolous

c)

desolate

d)

cultured

24.

 strong disinclination, disliking

a)

demeanor

b)

confinement

c)

aversion

d)

desolation

25.

attractive or tempting; alluring

a)

frivolous

b)

cultured

c)

enticing

d)

sensational

26.

behavior; manner of conducting oneself

a)

confinement

b)

sensation

c)

desolation

d)

demeanor

27.

the state of being shut up or restricted to a certain place

a)

sensation

b)

confinement

c)

empathy

d)

respite

28.

not affected or hurt by something

a)

agile

b)

cultured

c)

impervious

d)

weary

29.

marked by refinement in taste and manners

a)

cultured

b)

frivolous

c)

agile

d)

sensational

30.

deserted and lonely

a)

impervious

b)

agile

c)

desolate

d)

respite

31.

outstanding; spectacular; feelings of success

a)

sensational

b)

frivolous

c)

subtle

d)

enticing

32.

able to move quickly and easily

a)

listless

b)

futile

c)

agile

d)

reluctant

33.

to confuse thoroughly; puzzle

a)

alleviate

b)

perplex

c)

alter

d)

vocalize

34.

not obvious

a)

subtle

b)

deceitful

c)

agile

d)

bland

35.

dishonest, not truthful

a)

cultured

b)

desolate

c)

deceitful

d)

earnest

36.

 the repetition of similar sounds, generally at the beginning of words

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

anecdote

37.

A very short story that is told to make a point.

a)

rhyme

b)

anecdote

c)

alliteration

d)

foreshadowing

38.

"He has tons of money" is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

allusion

39.

A pilot who is afraid of heights is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

paradox

d)

irony

40.

"Her face is a wrinkled leaf" is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

41.

hiss, clang, and buzz are examples of...

a)

oxymoron

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

paradox

d)

personification

42.

"This is the beginning of the end" is an example of...

a)

paradox

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

43.

A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities

a)

paradox

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

44.

"He is brave as a lion" is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

oxymoron

45.

Sweet sorrow & wise fool are examples of...

a)

paradox

b)

oxymoron

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole