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Pygmalion Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

attractive and impressive for reasons of color, gleam, or brilliance; dazzling

a)

petulant

b)

resplendent

c)

difficent

d)

impertinent

2.

complaint, reproach, objection, qualm

a)

remonstrance

b)

impudence

c)

gumption

d)

mendacity

3.

robotically, mechanically, in a way indicative of just going through the motions; done without emotion or personal investment

a)

dogmatically

b)

resolutely

c)

perfunctorily

d)

mendacity

4.

assertiveness, initiative; guts, nerve, spunk

a)

cant

b)

mendacity

c)

impertinent

d)

gumption

5.

in a patronizing or belittling way born from a belief in one's own superiority; in a way that "talks down to"

a)

perfunctorily

b)

dogmatically

c)

condescendingly

d)

diffident

6.

jargon or language associated with a particular group; vows or pledges falsely committed to high ideals, goodness, or principles; hypocritcal claims

a)

cant

b)

remonstrance

c)

impudence

d)

presumptuous

7.

unassertive, unsure, timid; indicative of a lack of confidence in one's own ability or worth

a)

diffident

b)

cant

c)

impertinent

d)

petulant

8.

deceit; tendency to lie or intentionally mislead

a)

gumption

b)

remonstrance

c)

mendacity

d)

cant

9.

childish, erratically cranky; characterized by sudden irritation --often over a small annoyance

a)

presumptuous

b)

impertinent

c)

petulant

d)

resplendent

10.

to verbally put down or criticize; to belittle or to disparage

a)

deprecating

b)

impudence

c)

repudiate

d)

resolutely

11.

boldly rude or uncivil, unmannerly; not relevant

a)

resolutely

b)

impertinent

c)

cant

d)

presumptuous

12.

unwaveringly, firmly, in a fixed and unyielding manner

a)

remonstrance

b)

dogmatically

c)

perfunctorily

d)

resolutely

13.

in an opinionated manner stemming from one's devotion to their own morals or principles; stubbornly devoted to a belief

a)

presumptuous

b)

cant

c)

dogmatically

d)

impudence

14.

pushy or overconfident; characteristic of assuming before having key information

a)

repudiate

b)

dogmatically

c)

presumptuous

d)

impudence

15.

rudeness, lack of respect, insolence stemming often from arrogance or self-importance

a)

impudence

b)

cant

c)

gumption

d)

resolutely

16.

to reject the legitimacy or authority of a thing (such as a contract, law, will, etc)

a)

remonstrance

b)

deprecating

c)

condescending

d)

repudiate

17.

Which of the following is a correctly inflected form?

a)

resolute

b)

cantily

c)

impertinentively

d)

dogmation

18.

Which of the following is a correctly inflected form?

a)

diffidentious

b)

perfunctorate

c)

mendacitous

d)

dogma

19.

Correctly spell the term that means "in a patronizing or belittling way born from a belief in one's own superiority; in a way that 'talks down to'" (use all lower case)

(a)  

20.

The inflected form means to verbally criticize or put down oneself; to belittle or disparage yourself

a)

presumptuously

b)

self-deprecating

c)

dogma

d)

mendacious