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Vocabulary Unit 5

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'Urbane' mean?

a)

Rough in manner or style

b)

Refined in manner or style; suave

c)

Unfashionable

d)

Aggressive

2.

The word 'Cogent' means:

a)

Convincing and logical

b)

Weak and unconvincing

c)

Unrelated and irrelevant

d)

Confusing and unclear

3.

What does the word 'Expunge' mean?

a)

To create, build, construct

b)

To erase, obliterate, destroy

c)

To hide, conceal, cover

d)

To write, record, document

4.

What does the word 'omniscient' mean?

a)

Knowing everything

b)

Knowing nothing

c)

Knowing some things

d)

Knowing the future

5.

What is the meaning of the word 'Panacea'?

a)

A) A remedy for all ills; a cure-all (noun)

b)

B) A type of medicine

c)

C) A form of education

d)

D) A societal problem.

6.

What does the word 'Diffident' mean?

a)

Confident

b)

Shy; lacking confidence

c)

Energetic

d)

Talkative

7.

What does the word 'pungent' mean?

a)

Sweet and pleasant

b)

Causing a sharp sensation; stinging

c)

Soft and gentle

d)

Cold and icy

8.

What is the meaning of the word 'temerity'?

a)

Caution

b)

Rashness; boldness

c)

Fear

d)

Indifference

9.

What does the word 'Truculent' mean?

a)

Friendly and kind

b)

Fierce and cruel; aggressive, deadly

c)

Calm and peaceful

d)

Happy and joyful

10.

What does the word 'Unfeigned' mean?

a)

A) Insincere

b)

B) Sincere, real, without pretense

c)

C) Pretentious

d)

D) Fake

11.

Fill in the blank: Periscope is a device that sees in ______.

a)

all directions

b)

one direction

c)

two directions

d)

three directions

12.

Fill in the blank: Peripatetic means ______ around.

a)

Peripatetic means walking around.

b)

Peripatetic means sitting around.

c)

Peripatetic means standing around.

d)

Peripatetic means lying around.

13.

Fill in the blank: Perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet when it is closest to the ______.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

14.

What is the meaning of the word 'cadence'?

a)

A repeated pattern of movement or sound.

b)

Having low moral standards.

c)

The process of rotting.

d)

A dead body.

15.

What does the word 'decadent' mean?

a)

A) A repeated pattern of movement or sound.

b)

B) Having low moral standards or being interested in pleasure rather than serious matters.

c)

C) The process of rotting.

d)

D) A dead body.

16.

Fill in the blank: 'Decay' refers to the process or state of ________ or falling into ruin.

a)

rotting

b)

growing

c)

building

d)

improving

17.

What is a 'cadaver'?

a)

A) A repeated pattern of movement or sound.

b)

B) Having low moral standards.

c)

C) The process of rotting.

d)

D) A dead body, especially a human one.