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WorksheetsVocabulary Deck #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Fill in the blank: The word 'arbitrary' means 'based on random choice or personal _______.'
whim
goal
plan
habit
Fill in the blank: The word 'banal' means 'so lacking in originality as to be obvious and _______.
boring
exciting
mysterious
unique
Fill in the blank: The word 'capricious' means 'given to sudden and _______ changes of mood or behavior.'
unaccountable
predictable
deliberate
consistent
What is the word for 'an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information'?
conjecture
evidence
certainty
proof
What is the word for 'in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained'?
decorous
boorish
flagrant
audacious
What is the word for 'involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation'?
embroil
enlighten
exclude
entertain
What is the word for 'the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually'?
edification
elucidation
fabrication
mediation
Which word means 'intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest'?
esoteric
mundane
obvious
universal
Which word means 'intermittently stopping and starting'?
fitful
continuous
rapid
permanent
Which word means 'obtrusively bright and showy; lurid'?
garish
subtle
dull
modest
plain
Which word means '(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite'?
hackneyed
lucid
novel
esoteric
What is the word for 'attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery'?
obsequious
gregarious
belligerent
indolent
What is the word for 'carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection'?
perfunctory
meticulous
arduous
deliberate
What is the word for 'to avoid telling the truth by speaking in a misleading, evasive, or ambiguous way, or by making excuses'?
prevaricate
exaggerate
elucidate
vindicate
What is the word for 'the trait of solid judgment and intelligent choices'?
sagacity
folly
indifference
ignorance
What word means: Something that is filthy or run down such as a neighborhood or someone's living conditions?
sordid
pristine
opulent
serene
What word means: being sharply insistent on being heard?
strident
placid
timid
subdued
What word means: having or showing arrogant superiority?
supercilious
humble
timid
modest
What word means: a temporary state of lowered energy and activity?
torpor
vigor
euphoria
agitation
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
vestige
mirage
echo
illusion
