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Unit 11 Vocabulary Quiz
I. Read each definition. Using the vocabulary words listed below, write the correct word next to its definition. Each vocabulary word will be used only once. Spelling counts!
appease / belated / calamitous / cite / conventionaldecoy / delve / ensue / gallantry / impart
judicious / mediate / milieu / outlandish / overbearing
pert / quirk / regale / shiftless / taint
1. High spirited; lively; bold; saucy______
2. A stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor______
3. To quote; to mention; to summon for court______
4. The setting, surroundings, environment______
5. Heroic courage; respect and courtesy______
6. Causing great misfortune______
7. A peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn______
8. Domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering______
9. To make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy______
10. To follow in order, come immediately after______
11. Using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible______
12. Late, tardy______
13. (v) to lure into a trap; (n) a person/thing used to lure______
14. To make known, tell; to give, pass something on______
15. In line with accepted ideas or standards; trite______
16. To dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into______
17. To bring about an agreement between persons or groups______
18. Strange, freakish, weird______
19. To feast, entertain agreeably______
20. Lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient______
II. Synonym : Choose the word that is most nearly the same as the bold type word. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank next to the number.
_____ 21. Feel that something calamitous will happen
a. fortunate b. weird c. surprising d. disastrous
_____ 22. The milieu of the locker room
a. smell b. location c. environment d. size
III. Antonym Choose the word that is most nearly the opposite of the bold type word. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank next to the number.
_____ 23. Tainted evidence
a. unused b. undiscovered c. uncontaminated d. unrelated
_____ 24. Unwilling to appease the dictator
a. placate b. ignore c. assassinate d. provoke
_____ 25. Rather conventional tastes
a. unorthodox b. amusing c. stodgy d. new
IV. Review Supply the correct vocabulary words from Unit 10. Spell correctly.
accord / barter / curt / devise / dexterousengross / entail / ferret / habituate / impending
personable / rue / scoff / transition / trepidation
upbraid / veritable / vex / vitality / whimsical
26. to become used to______
27. to annoy, anger______
28. to think out, plan, figure out______
29. to occupy the complete attention______
30. (n)a kind of weasel; (v)to hunt or search out______