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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to steal something that has been given into one's trust
a)
seditious
b)
peculate
c)
enjoin
d)
expiate
2.
to make amends; to make up for
a)
sangfroid
b)
expedite
c)
ascribe
d)
expiate
3.
accidental
a)
vitriolic
b)
inadvertent
c)
nominal
d)
circuitous
4.
to have an intense hatred for
a)
commiserate
b)
proclivity
c)
expiate
d)
abominate
5.
I followed a ____ path through the woods when i was lost.
a)
circuitous
b)
seditious
c)
tenous
d)
vitriolic
6.
Caught up in the ____ of revolution, the young men enlisted with the local militias.
a)
proclivity
b)
wheedle
c)
ferment
d)
nominal
7.
Dictators usually begin their reigns by searching out and silencing ____ opinion.
a)
expedite
b)
seditious
c)
peculate
d)
adventitious
8.
Through ____, America has become a Melting Pot.
a)
acculturation
b)
commiserate
c)
tenous
d)
proclivity
9.
She asked for an RSVP, but I prefer to remain ____.
a)
inadverdent
b)
noncommittal
c)
enjoin
d)
adventitious
10.
to assign or refer to; to attribute
a)
commiserate
b)
expiate
c)
ascribe
d)
enjoin
11.
to direct or order; to prohibit
a)
ferment
b)
sangfroid
c)
wheedle
d)
enjoin
12.
thin, slender; poorly supported
a)
wheedle
b)
circuitous
c)
tenuous
d)
seditious
13.
An experienced actor can perform with what seems like limitless ____, even when he forgets a line.
a)
acculturation
b)
sangfroid
c)
proclivity
d)
commiserate
14.
resulting from chance
a)
adventitious
b)
circuitous
c)
ferment
d)
noncommittal
15.
to make easy
a)
sangfroid
b)
seditious
c)
expedite
d)
tenuous
16.
Though hurt by his ____ language, I had to admit that some of his points were valid.
a)
seditious
b)
tenuous
c)
inadvertent
d)
vitriolic
17.
Because so many of his patients were poor, the doctor charged only a ____ fee.
a)
noncommittal
b)
nominal
c)
expedite
d)
tenuous
18.
The spy used charm and flattery to ____ the information from the diplomat.
a)
ferment
b)
peculate
c)
wheedle
d)
enjoin
19.
Fond of long walks outdoors, Karen displayed a ____ for nature study.
a)
proclivity
b)
peculate
c)
sangfroid
d)
expiate
20.
to share a feeling of distress
a)
commiserate
b)
ascribe
c)
abominate
d)
wheedle
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