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English 1 Honors Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word best fits a description of something mysterious and difficult to understand?

a)

Whimsical

b)

Bona fide

c)

Inscrutable

d)

Sanguine

2.

Which term refers to respect and deference shown to someone admired or feared?

a)

Homage

b)

Repertoire

c)

Garrulity

d)

Truncate

3.

Which adjective describes a happy event occurring by accident or chance?

a)

Sanguine

b)

Inscrutable

c)

Whimsical

d)

Fortuitous

4.

Which noun names a collection of works a group regularly performs?

a)

Repertoire

b)

Homage

c)

Garrulity

d)

Bona fide

5.

Which verb means to shorten by cutting off one end or the top?

a)

Ad Nauseam

b)

Truncate

c)

Fortuitous

d)

Inscrutable

6.

Which adverb describes something done over and over to a sickening or ridiculous degree?

a)

Whimsical

b)

Bona fide

c)

Ad Nauseam

d)

Sanguine

7.

Which adjective means genuine, the real thing?

a)

Bona fide

b)

Fortuitous

c)

Inscrutable

d)

Whimsical

8.

Which noun refers to the habit of talking too much?

a)

Homage

b)

Garrulity

c)

Repertoire

d)

Truncate

9.

Which adjective best describes an outlook that accepts circumstances with good cheer and positivity?

a)

Fortuitous

b)

Inscrutable

c)

Bona fide

d)

Sanguine

10.

Which adjective describes behavior that is erratic, unpredictable, or capricious?

a)

Whimsical

b)

Sanguine

c)

Inscrutable

d)

Bona fide

11.

Which term most closely means a cleansing release of negative emotions, often through drama or music?

a)

Innovate

b)

Caveat

c)

Catharsis

d)

Superfluous

12.

Which word is best defined as a precaution or warning given before taking action?

a)

Caveat

b)

Ambivalent

c)

Pragmatic

d)

Reprehensible

13.

Which adverb describes something done in a threatening manner that suggests bad outcomes?

a)

Ambivalently

b)

Pragmatically

c)

Innovatively

d)

Ominously

14.

Which adjective means deserving blame for a wrong or harmful act?

a)

Inevitable

b)

Reprehensible

c)

Superfluous

d)

Pragmatic

15.

Which verb means to insult someone by putting them down or belittling them?

a)

Denigrate

b)

Innovate

c)

Caveat

d)

Catharsis

16.

Which adjective describes dealing with problems sensibly and realistically?

a)

Pragmatic

b)

Ambivalent

c)

Reprehensible

d)

Ominous

17.

Which adjective best fits a person who has mixed or contradictory feelings about an issue?

a)

Superfluous

b)

Inevitable

c)

Ambivalent

d)

Pragmatic

18.

Which adjective means certain to happen and impossible to avoid?

a)

Inevitable

b)

Reprehensible

c)

Ambivalent

d)

Superfluous

19.

Which verb means to introduce new ideas, methods, or products?

a)

Catharsis

b)

Denigrate

c)

Caveat

d)

Innovate

20.

Which adjective refers to something unnecessary, especially because it is more than enough?

a)

Superfluous

b)

Pragmatic

c)

Inevitable

d)

Ambivalent