TKM Vocab #1

Multiple Choice

100

What is the definition of Ingenuous 

A. Truthful and straightforward

B. Clever, inventive, and original 

C. A person or action that is innocent and unsuspecting

D. Evil 

C. a person or action that is innocent and unsuspecting.

200

What is the definition of Precocious? 

A. Having maintained an innocence throughout adulthood 

B.  Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.

C. An object/substance of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.

D. Not showing respect for another person 

B.  Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.

300

What is the definition of capricious? 

A. A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior 

B. A negative remark 

C. Clever, inventive, and original 

D. Not showing respect for another person 

A. A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior 

400

Which of the following is the correct definition of disparaging: 

A. Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth

B. Expressing the opinion that something is of high worth

C. Expressing intense ill-will and hatred 

D. Not conforming to an accepted or usual standard.

A. Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth

500

What is the definition of rash? 

A. Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent

B. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

C. Truthful and straightforward 

D. Displaying a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.

D. Displaying a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.

Synonyms

100

What is a synonym of aberrant? 

A. abnormal 

B. intensely evil 

C. innocent 

D. Inconsistent

A. Abnormal 

200

What is a synonym for allude? 

A. Rash 

B. Innocent 

C. Pretend 

D. Suggest 

D. Suggest 

300

What is a synonym for ingenuous 

A. Smart 

B. Innocent 

C. Evil 

D. Shameless 

B. Innocent 

400

Which is a synonym for rash? 

A. Naive 

B. Reckless 

C. Suggest 

D. Abnormal 

B. Reckless

500

What is a synonym for impudent 

A. Shameless 

B. Evil 

C. Innocent 

D. Abnormal 

A. Shameless 

Provide the Word

100

Having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than normal 

Precocious 

200

Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at 

Allude 

300

Not conforming to an accepted or usual standard 

Aberrant 

400

Not showing respect for another person 

Impudent 

500

Given to a sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior 

Capricious 

Fill in the blank sentences

100

1. His _____________ nature meant that his decisions often changed without warning or reason.

Rash 

200

1. She gave a _____________ response, honestly sharing her feelings without hiding anything.

Candid 

300

If someone makes a(n) _____________ remark, they are criticizing someone in a belittling way.

Disparaging 

400

1. Despite her young age, the child was so _____________ that she could hold deep conversations with adults.

A. Precocious 

500

1. It was _____________ of him to speak so boldly to the teacher without thinking of the consequences.

Impudent 

Provide the Definition

100

Aberrant 

not conforming to an accepted or usual standard.

200

Capricious 

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

300

precocious

A child having developed certain abilities  at an earlier age than usual.

400

Rash 

displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.

500

Malevolent

Intensely evil