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Vocab 5

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "shortened; cut off"?

a)

elongated

b)

truncated

c)

extended

d)

lengthened

2.

Which word means "having to do with the appreciation of beauty"?

a)

aesthetic

b)

ugly

c)

plain

d)

unattractive

3.

Which word means "a collection of literary pieces"?

a)

anthology

b)

novel

c)

biography

d)

dictionary

4.

Which word means "current, modern; from the same time"?

a)

ancient

b)

contemporary

c)

outdated

d)

old-fashioned

5.

Which word means "one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge"?

a)

expert

b)

dilettante

c)

professional

d)

specialist

6.

Which word means "made up of a variety of sources or styles"?

a)

uniform

b)

eclectic

c)

consistent

d)

standard

7.

Which word means "a selected part of a passage or scene"?

a)

excerpt

b)

whole

c)

entirety

d)

full text

8.

Which word means "describing a category or artistic endeavor"?

a)

genre

b)

unique

c)

rare

d)

isolated

9.

Which word means "an assortment or mixture, especially of musical pieces"?

a)

medley

b)

single

c)

one

d)

solo

10.

Which word means "a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface"?

a)

mural

b)

portrait

c)

sculpture

d)

canvas

11.

Which word means "characterized by the telling of a story"?

a)

narrative

b)

factual

c)

boring

d)

unclear

12.

Which word means "a story"?

a)

narrative

b)

fact

c)

event

d)

truth

13.

Which word means "an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect"?

a)

parody

b)

original

c)

serious

d)

novel

14.

Which word means "artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy"?

a)

realism

b)

fantasy

c)

fiction

d)

surrealism

15.

Which word means "a tremendously skilled artist"?

a)

novice

b)

amateur

c)

virtuoso

d)

beginner

16.

Which word means "proper; marked by good taste"?

a)

decorous

b)

rude

c)

impolite

d)

vulgar

17.

Which word means "the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure"?

a)

anxiety

b)

equanimity

c)

agitation

d)

nervousness

18.

Which word means "quiet or humble in manner or appearance"?

a)

modest

b)

boastful

c)

arrogant

d)

loud

19.

Which word means "appropriateness of behavior"?

a)

impropriety

b)

propriety

c)

rudeness

d)

disrespect

20.

Which word means "exercising good judgment or common sense"?

a)

foolish

b)

prudent

c)

reckless

d)

careless

21.

Which word means "calm"?

a)

anxious

b)

serene

c)

nervous

d)

stressed

22.

Which word means "without decoration; strict"?

a)

ornate

b)

austere

c)

elaborate

d)

fancy

23.

Which word means "the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality"?

a)

excellence

b)

mediocrity

c)

brilliance

d)

genius

24.

Which word means "commonplace; ordinary"?

a)

extraordinary

b)

mundane

c)

unusual

d)

rare

25.

Which word means "extremely dull"?

a)

lively

b)

ponderous

c)

exciting

d)

engaging

26.

Which word means "unimaginative; dull"?

a)

creative

b)

prosaic

c)

inventive

d)

original

27.

Which word means "not migratory; settled"?

a)

nomadic

b)

sedentary

c)

wandering

d)

roaming

28.

Which word means "anxiety or fear about the future"?

a)

confidence

b)

apprehension

c)

optimism

d)

hope

29.

Which word means "something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner"?

a)

harbinger

b)

follower

c)

imitator

d)

successor

30.

Which word means "menacing; threatening"?

a)

benign

b)

ominous

c)

friendly

d)

harmless

31.

Which word means "a feeling about the future"?

a)

memory

b)

premonition

c)

hindsight

d)

recollection

32.

Which word means "timid; fearful about the future"?

a)

brave

b)

timorous

c)

confident

d)

bold

33.

Which word means "uncertainty; apprehension"?

a)

certainty

b)

trepidation

c)

assurance

d)

confidence

34.

Which word means "introducing something new"?

a)

innovative

b)

traditional

c)

old-fashioned

d)

outdated

35.

Which word means "lacking sophistication"?

a)

worldly

b)

naive

c)

experienced

d)

wise

36.

Which word means "coming into existence; emerging"?

a)

extinct

b)

nascent

c)

finished

d)

ended

37.

Which word means "strikingly new or unusual"?

a)

conventional

b)

novel

c)

common

d)

ordinary

38.

Which word means "a beginner"?

a)

expert

b)

novice

c)

master

d)

veteran

39.

Which word means "sincerity; openness"?

a)

deceit

b)

candor

c)

dishonesty

d)

concealment

40.

Which word means "open and sincere in expression; straightforward"?

a)

evasive

b)

frank

c)

secretive

d)

reserved

41.

Which word means "describing a dry, rainless climate"?

a)

humid

b)

arid

c)

wet

d)

moist

42.

Which word means "a widespread fire"?

a)

flood

b)

conflagration

c)

drought

d)

earthquake

43.

Which word means "of or occurring in the night"?

a)

diurnal

b)

nocturnal

c)

daily

d)

morning

44.

Which word means "producing a deep or full sound"?

a)

quiet

b)

sonorous

c)

silent

d)

faint

45.

Which word means "describing a large amount of something"?

a)

scant

b)

ample

c)

little

d)

few

46.

Which word means "large in scope or content"?

a)

limited

b)

comprehensive

c)

narrow

d)

small

47.

Which word means "plentiful; having a large quantity"?

a)

scarce

b)

copious

c)

sparse

d)

limited

48.

Which word means "spread or flowing throughout"?

a)

contained

b)

permeated

c)

confined

d)

restricted

49.

Which word means "dispersed throughout"?

a)

concentrated

b)

pervasive

c)

limited

d)

scarce

50.

Which word means "enormous"?

a)

tiny

b)

prodigious

c)

small

d)

minute

51.

Which word means "abundantly supplied; filled to capacity"?

a)

empty

b)

replete

c)

vacant

d)

bare

52.

Which word means "commendable; worthy of imitation"?

a)

exemplary

b)

shameful

c)

unworthy

d)

disgraceful

53.

Which word means "to consider perfect"?

a)

criticize

b)

idealize

c)

belittle

d)

mock

54.

Which word means "giving praise"?

a)

derogatory

b)

laudatory

c)

critical

d)

disparaging

55.

Which word means "of chief concern or importance"?

a)

trivial

b)

paramount

c)

minor

d)

insignificant

56.

Which word means "highly respected"?

a)

despised

b)

venerated

c)

hated

d)

ignored

57.

Which word means "to make an itemized list of"?

a)

ignore

b)

catalog

c)

omit

d)

discard

58.

Which word means "done or achieved with little effort; easy"?

a)

difficult

b)

facile

c)

hard

d)

complicated

59.

Which word means "possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please"?

a)

careless

b)

fastidious

c)

sloppy

d)

negligent

60.

Which word means "a group organized by rank"?

a)

hierarchy

b)

disorder

c)

confusion

d)

chaos

61.

Which word means "extremely careful and precise"?

a)

careless

b)

meticulous

c)

reckless

d)

hasty

62.

Which word means "practical"?

a)

impractical

b)

pragmatic

c)

unrealistic

d)

fanciful

63.

Which word means "able to pay one's debts"?

a)

bankrupt

b)

insolvent

c)

solvent

d)

poor

64.

Which word means "not applied to actual objects"?

a)

concrete

b)

abstract

c)

tangible

d)

real