Bailey Vocab 4-6 Review Test

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

Irrevocable

Erudite

Inscrutable

Unwieldy

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

Affable

Gossamer

Fractious

Ennui

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

Caveat

Sepulchral

Soporific

Fetter

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

Reverberate

Immutable

Axiomatic

Archetype

12. 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

13. 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

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

Aggrandized

Straitlaced

Contrived

Reverberated

15. 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

16. 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

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

Straitlaced

Sinecure

Transient

Repudiate

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

Blazon

Aura

Aggrandize

Sleazy

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

Trangress

Transmute

Transient

Vapid

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Precept

Flout

Caveat

Remonstrate

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

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

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

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

Bailey Vocab 4-6 Review Test

1. 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?

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2. 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

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

4. 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.

5. 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 _______________.

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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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."

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

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