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Vocabulary Quiz 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word "appease"?

a)

To make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

b)

To cause great misfortune

c)

To quote or mention

d)

To lure into a trap

2.

Which word means "late, tardy"?

a)

Calamitous

b)

Belated

c)

Conventional

d)

Decoy

3.

What is a synonym for "calamitous"?

a)

Fortunate

b)

Disastrous

c)

Beneficial

d)

Salutary

4.

What does the word "cite" mean?

a)

To ignore or disregard

b)

To make calm or soothe

c)

To quote or mention

d)

To lure into a trap

5.

Which word is defined as "in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite"?

a)

Calamitous

b)

Conventional

c)

Appease

d)

Decoy

6.

What is the meaning of the word "decoy"?

a)

To make calm, soothe

b)

To quote or mention

c)

To lure into a trap

d)

To cause great misfortune

7.

What does the word "delve" mean?

a)

To skim through

b)

To dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into

c)

To ignore

d)

To cover up

8.

What is a synonym for "ensue"?

a)

Precede

b)

Result

c)

Begin

d)

Delay

9.

Which word describes "heroic courage" and "respect and courtesy"?

a)

Cowardice

b)

Gallantry

c)

Boorishness

d)

Indifference

10.

What does "impart" mean?

a)

To conceal

b)

To make known; tell; to give, pass something on

c)

To forget

d)

To withhold

11.

What does "judicious" mean?

a)

Foolish

b)

Thoughtless

c)

Using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

d)

Reckless

12.

What does "mediate" mean?

a)

To escalate a conflict

b)

To bring about an agreement between persons or groups

c)

To ignore a problem

d)

To create a dispute

13.

What is the meaning of "milieu"?

a)

Chaos

b)

The setting, surroundings, environment

c)

Isolation

d)

Disarray

14.

What does the word "outlandish" mean?

a)

Conventional

b)

Strange

c)

Sober

d)

Orthodox

15.

Which word is a synonym for "overbearing"?

a)

Meek

b)

Unassuming

c)

High-handed

d)

Self-effacing

16.

What is the meaning of "pert"?

a)

Sullen

b)

Gloomy

c)

Lively

d)

Peevish

17.

What does "quirk" refer to?

a)

A common habit

b)

A peculiar way of acting

c)

A serious demeanor

d)

A predictable pattern

18.

What is the meaning of "regale"?

a)

To ignore

b)

To bore

c)

To entertain agreeably

d)

To confuse

19.

Which word describes someone who is "shiftless"?

a)

Ambitious

b)

Hardworking

c)

Lazy

d)

Energetic

20.

What does "universal" mean?

a)

Limited

b)

Local

c)

Including a whole without exception

d)

Restricted