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Unit #1A and #1B Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the word for the following definition: Approval, praise, official recognition?

a)

Reject

b)

Condemnation

c)

Obfuscation

d)

Approbation

2.

What is the word for the following definition: To make easier, relieve, calm, or satisfy?

a)

Assuage

b)

Aggravate

c)

Complicate

d)

Provoke

3.

What is the word for the following definition: A group or alliance for a common purpose?

a)

Opening

b)

Coalition

c)

Division

d)

Obstacle

4.

What is the word for the following definition: Decline, decay, or excessive self-indulgence?

a)

Prosperity

b)

Resilience

c)

Decadence

d)

Ascendancy

5.

What is the word for the following definition: To draw out, bring forth a response?

a)

Elicit

b)

Omit

c)

Suppress

d)

Ignore

6.

What is the word for the following definition: To argue or reason with someone against what they want to do?

a)

Sanity

b)

Capitulate

c)

Exacerbate

d)

Expostulate

7.

What is the word for the following definition: Overused, not original, cliché?

a)

Attempt

b)

Innovative

c)

Obscure

d)

Hackneyed

e)

Novel

8.

What is the word for the following definition: A break or gap in time?

a)

Hiatus

b)

Eclipse

c)

Interval

d)

Pause

9.

What is the word for the following definition: A hint, indirect suggestion, or sly remark?

a)

Antidote

b)

Eulogy

c)

Innuendo

d)

Paradox

10.

What is the word for the following definition: To step in on someone’s behalf, to mediate?

a)

Procede

b)

Recede

c)

Concede

d)

Intercede

11.

What is the word for the following definition: Worn out, tired, or bored from too much of something?

a)

Curious

b)

Energetic

c)

Jaded

d)

Excited

12.

What is the word for the following definition: Shockingly vivid, sensational, or gruesome?

a)

Lurid

b)

Bland

c)

Serene

d)

Dull

13.

What is the word for the following definition: Worthy, deserving of praise or reward?

a)

Meritorious

b)

Mediocre

c)

Unworthy

d)

Negligible

14.

What is the word for the following definition: Irritable, easily annoyed, childish?

a)

Generous

b)

Serene

c)

Petulant

d)

Oblivious

15.

What is the word for the following definition: A special right or privilege?

a)

Prerogative

b)

Obligation

c)

Routine

d)

Restriction

16.

What is the word for the following definition: Narrow-minded; relating to the countryside; a person with a narrow view?

a)

Urban

b)

Metropolitan

c)

Cosmopolitan

d)

Provincial

17.

What is the word for the following definition: To imitate or copy the appearance of something?

a)

Simulate

b)

Destroy

c)

Ignore

d)

Invent

18.

What is the word for the following definition: To rise above or go beyond?

a)

Descend

b)

Transcend

c)

Conform

d)

Retreat

19.

What is the word for the following definition: Offense, resentment, a feeling of being insulted?

a)

Apathy

b)

Elation

c)

Serenity

d)

Umbrage

20.

What is the word for the following definition: Overly flattering, oily, or fake-sounding?

a)

Unctuous

b)

Taciturn

c)

Garrulous

d)

Stoic