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WorksheetsVocabulary Unit 5
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What does the word 'Urbane' mean?
Rough in manner or style
Refined in manner or style; suave
Unfashionable
Aggressive
The word 'Cogent' means:
Convincing and logical
Weak and unconvincing
Unrelated and irrelevant
Confusing and unclear
What does the word 'Expunge' mean?
To create, build, construct
To erase, obliterate, destroy
To hide, conceal, cover
To write, record, document
What does the word 'omniscient' mean?
Knowing everything
Knowing nothing
Knowing some things
Knowing the future
What is the meaning of the word 'Panacea'?
A) A remedy for all ills; a cure-all (noun)
B) A type of medicine
C) A form of education
D) A societal problem.
What does the word 'Diffident' mean?
Confident
Shy; lacking confidence
Energetic
Talkative
What does the word 'pungent' mean?
Sweet and pleasant
Causing a sharp sensation; stinging
Soft and gentle
Cold and icy
What is the meaning of the word 'temerity'?
Caution
Rashness; boldness
Fear
Indifference
What does the word 'Truculent' mean?
Friendly and kind
Fierce and cruel; aggressive, deadly
Calm and peaceful
Happy and joyful
What does the word 'Unfeigned' mean?
A) Insincere
B) Sincere, real, without pretense
C) Pretentious
D) Fake
Fill in the blank: Periscope is a device that sees in ______.
all directions
one direction
two directions
three directions
Fill in the blank: Peripatetic means ______ around.
Peripatetic means walking around.
Peripatetic means sitting around.
Peripatetic means standing around.
Peripatetic means lying around.
Fill in the blank: Perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet when it is closest to the ______.
Sun
Moon
Earth
Mars
What is the meaning of the word 'cadence'?
A repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Having low moral standards.
The process of rotting.
A dead body.
What does the word 'decadent' mean?
A) A repeated pattern of movement or sound.
B) Having low moral standards or being interested in pleasure rather than serious matters.
C) The process of rotting.
D) A dead body.
Fill in the blank: 'Decay' refers to the process or state of ________ or falling into ruin.
rotting
growing
building
improving
What is a 'cadaver'?
A) A repeated pattern of movement or sound.
B) Having low moral standards.
C) The process of rotting.
D) A dead body, especially a human one.
