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Vocab 1

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "a declaration or statement"?

a)

clarity

b)

assertion

c)

discourse

d)

implication

2.

Which word means "clearness in thought or expression"?

a)

assertion

b)

eloquence

c)

clarity

d)

ambiguity

3.

Which word means "convincing; reasonable"?

a)

cogent

b)

obscure

c)

lucid

d)

insipid

4.

Which word means "logically connected"?

a)

coherent

b)

cogent

c)

cohesive

d)

profound

5.

Which word means "condition of sticking together"?

a)

cohesion

b)

coherent

c)

cohesive

d)

integrity

6.

Which word means "intended to instruct"?

a)

didactic

b)

eloquence

c)

lucid

d)

rhetoric

7.

Which word means "verbal expression or exchange; conversation"?

a)

rhetoric

b)

assertion

c)

discourse

d)

dialogue

8.

Which word means "the ability to speak vividly or persuasively"?

a)

lucidity

b)

eloquence

c)

fluid

d)

rhetoric

9.

Which word means "to give special attention to something, to stress"?

a)

emphasize

b)

imply

c)

assert

d)

describe

10.

Which word means "easily flowing"?

a)

fluid

b)

coherent

c)

cogent

d)

lucid

11.

Which word means "the act of suggesting or hinting"?

a)

implication

b)

assertion

c)

emphasis

d)

inference

12.

Which word means "easily understood; clear"?

a)

fluid

b)

lucid

c)

cogent

d)

cohesive

13.

Which word means "the art of using language effectively and persuasively"?

a)

discourse

b)

clarity

c)

rhetoric

d)

assertion

14.

Which word means "a judge who decides a disputed issue"?

a)

arbitrator

b)

arbiter

c)

jury

d)

advocate

15.

Which word means "prejudiced"?

a)

objective

b)

biased

c)

impartial

d)

rational

16.

Which word means "to free from guilt or blame"?

a)

vindicate

b)

exculpate

c)

assert

d)

invalidate

17.

Which word means "not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased"?

a)

impartial

b)

biased

c)

ambivalent

d)

subjective

18.

Which word means "not able to be denied or disputed"?

a)

rational

b)

incontrovertible

c)

plausible

d)

coherent

19.

Which word means "trustworthiness; completeness"?

a)

clarity

b)

integrity

c)

objectivity

d)

assertion

20.

Which word means "treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices"?

a)

subjectivity

b)

objectivity

c)

rationality

d)

implication

21.

Which word means "expressing remorse for one's misdeeds"?

a)

penitent

b)

impartial

c)

apologetic

d)

ashamed

22.

Which word means "seemingly valid or acceptable; credible"?

a)

plausible

b)

lucid

c)

coherent

d)

rational

23.

Which word means "supported with proof or evidence; verified"?

a)

vindicated

b)

substantiated

c)

asserted

d)

emphasized

24.

Which word means "freed from blame"?

a)

vindicated

b)

exculpated

c)

substantiated

d)

exonerated

25.

Which word means "treating people as weak or inferior"?

a)

patronizing

b)

condescending

c)

disdainful

d)

imperious

26.

Which word means "feeling hatred; scornful"?

a)

contemptuous

b)

disdainful

c)

despicable

d)

condescending

27.

Which word means "exercising absolute power; tyrannical"?

a)

despotic

b)

dictatorial

c)

imperious

d)

arbitrary

28.

Which word means "domineering; oppressively overbearing"?

a)

dictatorial

b)

authoritarian

c)

despotic

d)

tyrannical

29.

Which word means "contempt, scorn"?

a)

disdain

b)

contemptuous

c)

scornful

d)

loathing

30.

Which word means "to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on"?

a)

disdain

b)

vilify

c)

mock

d)

scorn

31.

Which word means "domineering in a haughty manner; arrogant"?

a)

despotic

b)

imperious

c)

dictatorial

d)

prideful

32.

Which word means "characterized by a narrow, often arrogant, mind"?

a)

narrow-minded

b)

insolent

c)

patronizing

d)

insular

33.

Which word means "arrogantly domineering or overbearing"?

a)

dictatorial

b)

patronizing

c)

imperious

d)

peremptory

34.

Which word means "to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way"?

a)

mock

b)

scorn

c)

vilify

d)

disparage

35.

Which word means "to mock or ridicule"?

a)

deride

b)

scoff

c)

disdain

d)

mock

36.

Which word means "a lack of respect and intense dislike"?

a)

hatred

b)

contempt

c)

ridicule

d)

scorn

37.

Which word means "acting with excessive confidence or boldness; presumptuous"?

a)

arrogant

b)

egotistical

c)

brazen

d)

pompous

38.

Which word means "difficult to understand"?

a)

convoluted

b)

obscure

c)

ambiguous

d)

abstract

39.

Which word means "having great depth or seriousness"?

a)

deep

b)

abstract

c)

profound

d)

intense

40.

Which word means "not straightforward; crafty"?

a)

subtle

b)

devious

c)

sly

d)

elusive

41.

Which word means "difficult to understand"?

a)

obscure

b)

abstract

c)

ambiguous

d)

vague

42.

Which word means "open to more than one interpretation"?

a)

ambiguous

b)

vague

c)

obscure

d)

convoluted

43.

Which word means "difficult to understand"?

a)

obscure

b)

abstract

c)

perplexing

d)

esoteric

44.

Which word means "to make assertions without proof"?

a)

allege

b)

argue

c)

state

d)

imply

45.

Which word means "to pretend to be affected by something"?

a)

fake

b)

feign

c)

simulate

d)

pretend

46.

Which word means "to suggest or hint at"?

a)

infer

b)

assert

c)

imply

d)

emphasize

47.

Which word means "to hint at without saying directly"?

a)

imply

b)

insinuate

c)

infer

d)

suggest

48.

Which word means "to infer or conclude from evidence"?

a)

assume

b)

deduce

c)

imply

d)

guess

49.

Which word means "to guess; to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence"?

a)

infer

b)

hypothesize

c)

surmise

d)

deduce

50.

Which word means "to examine carefully and critically"?

a)

analyze

b)

inspect

c)

investigate

d)

scrutinize

51.

Which word means "deep, often sorrowful thinking"?

a)

brooding

b)

contemplation

c)

pondering

d)

introspection

52.

Which word means "capable of being believed"?

a)

plausible

b)

credible

c)

believable

d)

logical

53.

Which word means "logically valid and sound"?

a)

coherent

b)

plausible

c)

rational

d)

reasoned

54.

Which word means "based on logic or reason rather than emotion"?

a)

logical

b)

rational

c)

valid

d)

objective

55.

Which word means "without bias or prejudice"?

a)

neutral

b)

detached

c)

objective

d)

balanced

56.

Which word means "understood by few; mysterious or secret"?

a)

cryptic

b)

esoteric

c)

obscure

d)

abstract

57.

Which word means "uncertain; doubtful"?

a)

ambiguous

b)

vague

c)

dubious

d)

hesitant

58.

Which word means "based on personal feelings rather than facts"?

a)

subjective

b)

biased

c)

emotional

d)

irrational

59.

Which word means "concise and forcefully expressive"?

a)

eloquent

b)

poignant

c)

pithy

d)

terse

60.

Which word means "brief and to the point"?

a)

concise

b)

succinct

c)

terse

d)

pithy

61.

Which word means "using few words; concise"?

a)

succinct

b)

terse

c)

pithy

d)

concise

62.

Which word means "emotional in a touching or moving way"?

a)

poignant

b)

sentimental

c)

nostalgic

d)

expressive

63.

Which word means "effectively expressive and persuasive in speech"?

a)

articulate

b)

eloquent

c)

fluent

d)

expressive