VOCABULARY PRACTICE TERM 4

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1

Which word describes a person who is blamed for a large problem they didn't actually cause?

a) Secular

b) Scapegoat

c) Status

d) Snide

Scapegoat

2

If something happens "seldom," how often does it occur?

Not very often

3

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE:

The ___________ customer started shouting at the waiter because his water didn't have enough ice. (timid, terse, truculent)

truculent

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SYNONYM FOR: LEGITIMATE

VALID

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ANTONYM FOR: LAZINESS

VIGOUR

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1

Which adjective refers to being slender and elegant?

a) Subtle

b) Sinister

c) Svelte

d) Sentient

Svelte

2

A person’s "status" refers to their:

Current situation or social position

3

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE:

After months of research, the student was finally ready to present her ___________ to the committee. (trivial, tenure, thesis)

thesis

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SYNONYM FOR:ANXOIUS

UNEASY

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ANTONYM FOR: OBVIOUS

ULTERIOR MOTIVE

3

1

What does it mean to "surmise" something?

a) To prove it with heavy evidence

b) To state it is true based on a guess

c) To hide the truth from others

d) To feel sorry for a mistake

o state it is true based on a guess

2

Something that is "subtle" is:

Small and hard to notice, but important

3

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE:

The king was a ___________ who treated his citizens with cruelty and gave them no freedom. (twilight, tedious, tyrant)

tyrant

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SYNONYM FOR: CONFIRM

VERIFY

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ANTONYM FOR:PLANNED

WHIM

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1

If a movie character is described as "sinister," they seem:

a) Elegant and fast

b) Conscious and feeling

c) Disturbing or evil

d) Devious and two-faced

Disturbing or evil

2

Which word describes being "not bound by religion or religious rules"?

Secular

3

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE:

Don't worry about the small, ___________ details; focus on the main goal of the project. (tedious, truculent, trivial)

trivial

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SYNONYM FOR: INTENSE

VIVID

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ANTONYM FOR:RELINQUISH

USURP

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1

A "sentient" being is one that is:

a) Dishonest and devious

b) Not very religious

c) Conscious and able to feel things

d) Slender and fast like a cheetah

Conscious and able to feel things

2

If someone makes a "snide" remark, they are being:

Devious or two-faced

3

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE:

Even though he was a powerful business ___________, he preferred to live in a modest apartment. (tyrant, tenure, tycoon)

tycoon

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SYNONYM FOR: NARCISSISM

VANITY

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ANTONYM FOR: RARE

UBIQUITOUS