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Vocabulary Deck #2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: The word 'arbitrary' means 'based on random choice or personal _______.'

a)

whim

b)

goal

c)

plan

d)

habit

2.

Fill in the blank: The word 'banal' means 'so lacking in originality as to be obvious and _______.

a)

boring

b)

exciting

c)

mysterious

d)

unique

3.

Fill in the blank: The word 'capricious' means 'given to sudden and _______ changes of mood or behavior.'

a)

unaccountable

b)

predictable

c)

deliberate

d)

consistent

4.

What is the word for 'an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information'?

a)

conjecture

b)

evidence

c)

certainty

d)

proof

5.

What is the word for 'in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained'?

a)

decorous

b)

boorish

c)

flagrant

d)

audacious

6.

What is the word for 'involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation'?

a)

embroil

b)

enlighten

c)

exclude

d)

entertain

7.

What is the word for 'the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually'?

a)

edification

b)

elucidation

c)

fabrication

d)

mediation

8.

Which word means 'intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest'?

a)

esoteric

b)

mundane

c)

obvious

d)

universal

9.

Which word means 'intermittently stopping and starting'?

a)

fitful

b)

continuous

c)

rapid

d)

permanent

10.

Which word means 'obtrusively bright and showy; lurid'?

a)

garish

b)

subtle

c)

dull

d)

modest

e)

plain

11.

Which word means '(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite'?

a)

hackneyed

b)

lucid

c)

novel

d)

esoteric

12.

What is the word for 'attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery'?

a)

obsequious

b)

gregarious

c)

belligerent

d)

indolent

13.

What is the word for 'carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection'?

a)

perfunctory

b)

meticulous

c)

arduous

d)

deliberate

14.

What is the word for 'to avoid telling the truth by speaking in a misleading, evasive, or ambiguous way, or by making excuses'?

a)

prevaricate

b)

exaggerate

c)

elucidate

d)

vindicate

15.

What is the word for 'the trait of solid judgment and intelligent choices'?

a)

sagacity

b)

folly

c)

indifference

d)

ignorance

16.

What word means: Something that is filthy or run down such as a neighborhood or someone's living conditions?

a)

sordid

b)

pristine

c)

opulent

d)

serene

17.

What word means: being sharply insistent on being heard?

a)

strident

b)

placid

c)

timid

d)

subdued

18.

What word means: having or showing arrogant superiority?

a)

supercilious

b)

humble

c)

timid

d)

modest

19.

What word means: a temporary state of lowered energy and activity?

a)

torpor

b)

vigor

c)

euphoria

d)

agitation

20.

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

a)

vestige

b)

mirage

c)

echo

d)

illusion