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English II Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

His __________ towards incompetence made the boss uneasy to work with.

a)

altruism

b)

taciturnness

c)

aversion

d)

embellishment

2.

Synonym for "disparage"

a)

Belittle

b)

Uplift

c)

Compliment

d)

Confuse

3.

Synonym for taciturn

a)

Gregarious

b)

Talkative

c)

Introverted

d)

Communicative

4.

Synonym for embellish

a)

Adorn

b)

Deface

c)

Efface

d)

Ignore

5.

Antonym for taciturn

a)

Shy

b)

Introverted

c)

Reticent

d)

Outgoing

6.

Synonym for arrogant

a)

Modest

b)

Pretentious

c)

Humble

d)

Altruistic

7.

The _________ gave money to the charity for Hurricane Irma.

a)

Altruistic

b)

Altruism

c)

Altruistically

d)

Altruist

8.

The _________ was ________ by the investigators, who decided that the difference in regulated mercury levels could be lethal.

a)

embellishment, discerned

b)

disparity, discerned

c)

angular, disparaged

d)

arrogance, embellished

9.

Antonym for discern

a)

Ignore

b)

Judge

c)

Realize

d)

Determine

10.

Mr. Robinson hates when sandwich chefs _______ their sandwiches with pickles; he is very vocal about his ______ to pickles.

a)

embellish, aversion

b)

discern, angularity

c)

discern, ambivalence

d)

embellish, discernment

11.

The ________ woman did not know how to cope with the loss of her husband; she decided to ______ him, feeling as though he oppressed her during life.

a)

arrogant, embellish

b)

ambivalent, discern

c)

ambivalent, disparage

d)

arrogant, altruist

12.

Antonym for altruistic

a)

Modest

b)

Humble

c)

Kind

d)

Narcissistic

13.

Choose the correct synonym for 'benevolent'.

a)

A) Malevolent

b)

B) Kind

c)

C) Hostile

d)

D) Indifferent

14.

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The teacher's _______ approach made the students feel comfortable and eager to learn.'

a)

A) abrasive

b)

B) amiable

c)

C) indifferent

d)

D) aloof

15.

Identify the antonym of 'meticulous'.

a)

A) Careless

b)

B) Thorough

c)

C) Detailed

d)

D) Precise