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Vocabulary Quiz 6 (Prestwick House LevX U16)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'excruciating' mean?

a)

Extremely painful; agonizing

b)

Mournful; gloomy

c)

Lazy; averse to work

d)

Harsh and biting in tone

2.

What is the meaning of 'crux'?

a)

Necessary; essential

b)

The most important or decisive point

c)

Sad; mournful

d)

Stinging or biting in odor or taste; irritating

3.

What does 'crucial' mean?

a)

Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

b)

Highly spirited; animated

c)

Necessary; essential

d)

Passionately excited or enthusiastic

4.

What is the definition of 'indolent'?

a)

Harsh and biting in tone

b)

Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm

c)

Lazy; averse to work

d)

Mournful; gloomy

5.

What does 'doleful' mean?

a)

Extremely painful; agonizing

b)

Stinging or biting in odor or taste; irritating

c)

Sad; mournful

d)

Necessary; essential

6.

What is the meaning of 'dolorous'?

a)

Passionately excited or enthusiastic

b)

Highly spirited; animated

c)

The most important or decisive point

d)

Mournful; gloomy

7.

What does 'acerbic' mean?

a)

Necessary; essential

b)

Harsh and biting in tone

c)

Sad; mournful

d)

Lazy; averse to work

8.

What is the definition of 'acrid'?

a)

Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

b)

Stinging or biting in odor or taste; irritating

c)

Mournful; gloomy

d)

Extremely painful; agonizing

9.

What does 'acrimonious' mean?

a)

Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

b)

Highly spirited; animated

c)

Necessary; essential

d)

Sad; mournful

10.

What is the meaning of 'exacerbate'?

a)

The most important or decisive point

b)

Passionately excited or enthusiastic

c)

Harsh and biting in tone

d)

To make worse or more severe

11.

What does 'fervent' mean?

a)

Mournful; gloomy

b)

Lazy; averse to work

c)

Passionately excited or enthusiastic

d)

Stinging or biting in odor or taste; irritating

12.

What is the definition of 'fervor'?

a)

Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood

b)

Necessary; essential

c)

Extremely painful; agonizing

d)

Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm

13.

What does 'effervescent' mean?

a)

The most important or decisive point

b)

Harsh and biting in tone

c)

Sad; mournful

d)

Highly spirited; animated

14.

Which word means 'mournful; gloomy'?

a)

Dolorous

b)

Crucial

c)

Fervent

d)

Acrid

15.

Which word means 'highly spirited; animated'?

a)

Effervescent

b)

Acerbic

c)

Indolent

d)

Doleful