Bailey Vocab 4-6 Review Test

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    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:Is there any other crime in history as ____________ as the attempt of the Nazis to annihilate so-called inferior racial groups?

    • Immutable
    • Transgressed
    • Heinous
    • Sleazy
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  • 2. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

    • Amorphous

    • Scurrilous

    • Insular

    • Ennui

    Correct Answer
    A. Insular
  • 3. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:The ring must have slipped off my finger as I was trying to _____________ the fish from the net.

    • Extricate

    • Flout

    • Repudiate

    • Insular

    Correct Answer
    A. Extricate
  • 4. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:Under the latest regulations, any shipment of arms to those countries is illegal and may be seized as _______________.

    • Contraband

    • Querulous

    • Archetype

    • Salutary

    Correct Answer
    A. Contraband
  • 5. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the SAME as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:the model history project

    • Archetype

    • Sinecure

    • Demagogue

    • Gossamer

    Correct Answer
    A. Archetype
  • 6. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the SAME as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:the atmosphere of the formal dinner party 

    • Precept

    • Erudite

    • Aura

    • Autonomy

    Correct Answer
    A. Aura
  • 7. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:incapable of being changed or called back

    • Irrevocable

    • Erudite

    • Inscrutable

    • Unwieldy

    Correct Answer
    A. Irrevocable
  • 8. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the SAME as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:the cheesy material of the costume 

    • Scurrilous

    • Sleazy

    • Fractious

    • Vapid

    Correct Answer
    A. Sleazy
  • 9. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:courteous and pleasant, sociable

    • Affable

    • Gossamer

    • Fractious

    • Ennui

    Correct Answer
    A. Affable
  • 10. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:something that induces sleep

    • Caveat

    • Sepulchral

    • Soporific

    • Fetter

    Correct Answer
    A. Soporific
  • 11. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:not subject to change; constant

    • Reverberate

    • Immutable

    • Axiomatic

    • Archetype

    Correct Answer
    A. Immutable
  • 12. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:The sharp crack of the rifle shot __________________ through the hills.

    • Aggrandized

    • Straitlaced

    • Contrived

    • Reverberated

    Correct Answer
    A. Reverberated
  • 13. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:Because of his _____________ for gossiping, we tried not to let him learn anything about our personal affairs.

    • Aura

    • Propensity

    • Autonomy

    • Aspersion

    Correct Answer
    A. Propensity
  • 14. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the SAME as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:the crowd's cheers rumbled in the arena 

    • Remonstrated

    • Scourged

    • Reverberated

    • Fettered

    Correct Answer
    A. Reverberated
  • 15. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the SAME as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:the harsh weather conditions 

    • Scathing

    • Salutary

    • Surreptitious

    • Soporific

    Correct Answer
    A. Scathing
  • 16. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the SAME as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:the cartoon snickered at the political figures 

    • Flouted

    • Contrived

    • Castigated

    • Transmuted

    Correct Answer
    A. Flouted
  • 17. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:lasting only a short time, fleeting

    • Straitlaced

    • Sinecure

    • Transient

    • Repudiate

    Correct Answer
    A. Transient
  • 18. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:to adorn or embellish; to publish or proclaim widely

    • Blazon

    • Aura

    • Aggrandize

    • Sleazy

    Correct Answer
    A. Blazon
  • 19. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

    • Trangress

    • Transmute

    • Transient

    • Vapid

    Correct Answer
    A. Transmute
  • 20. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

    • Castigate

    • Flout

    • Disabuse

    • Remonstrate

    Correct Answer
    A. Disabuse
  • 21. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:a water hose that is controllable

    • Axiomatic

    • Precept

    • Fractious

    • Unwieldy

    Correct Answer
    A. Unwieldy
  • 22. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:The drops of dew sparkled like diamonds on the _____________ threads of the spider web.

    • Sleazy

    • Gossamer

    • Scurrilous

    • Resilient

    Correct Answer
    A. Gossamer
  • 23. 

    Select the vocab word that is the most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:medicine that acted as an energizer

    • Scathing

    • Soporific

    • Sinecure

    • Surreptitious

    Correct Answer
    A. Soporific
  • 24. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:When we arrived home, we were tired and depressed, but the ____________ spirit of youth made things look brighter the next morning.

    • Sedulous

    • Amorphous

    • Insular

    • Resilient

    Correct Answer
    A. Resilient
  • 25. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:Although the __________________ were defeated by the government's forces, a small group escaped into the mountains, where it kept the spirit of rebellion alive.

    • Demagogues

    • Megalomaniacs

    • Insurgents

    • Contrabands

    Correct Answer
    A. Insurgents
  • 26. 

    Select the word that matches the following definition:a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

    • Precept

    • Flout

    • Caveat

    • Remonstrate

    Correct Answer
    A. Caveat
  • 27. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:As my opponent cited facts and figures without once referring to notes, I became aware of how ___________ she was.

    • Erudite

    • Affable

    • Inscrutable

    • Gossamer

    Correct Answer
    A. Erudite
  • 28. 

    Select the vocabulary word that best completes the following sentence:Shivers went up and down our spines as, in a(n) _______________ voice, the teacher spoke to us of ghosts, vampires, and the "living dead."

    • Fractious

    • Soporific

    • Axiomatic

    • Sepulchral

    Correct Answer
    A. Sepulchral
  • 29. 

    Select the vocab word that is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:remaining agreeable under pressure

    • Salutary

    • Fractious

    • Scurrilous

    • Sedulous

    Correct Answer
    A. Fractious
  • 30. 

    Select the vocab word that is the most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the underlined word or expression in the phrase:a lazy work ethic

    • Sedulous

    • Insular

    • Gossamer

    • Straitlaced

    Correct Answer
    A. Sedulous

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