Period E CPA Vocab Units 7-9 Review Test

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    Which word means: to prepare by combining ingredients, make up; to devise, invent

    • Concoct
    • Grandiose
    • Ignoble
    • Culpable
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Period E CPA Vocab Units 7-9 Review Test - Quiz

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  • 2. 

    Which word means:trifling, unimportant

    • Inconsequential

    • Odium

    • Irresolute

    • Egregious

    Correct Answer
    A. Inconsequential
  • 3. 

    Which word means:performing acts of kindness or charity

    • Beneficent

    • Desecrate

    • Subservient

    • Evanescent

    Correct Answer
    A. Beneficent
  • 4. 

    Which word means:extreme poverty

    • Penury

    • Perfidy

    • Astute

    • Punctilious

    Correct Answer
    A. Penury
  • 5. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Science is not based on ________ assumptions, but on proven facts.

    • Hypothetical

    • Bovine

    • Vulnerable

    • Astute

    Correct Answer
    A. Hypothetical
  • 6. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:susceptible

    • Vulnerable

    • Grandiose

    • Perfidy

    • Egregious

    Correct Answer
    A. Vulnerable
  • 7. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:revive

    • Resuscitate

    • Novice

    • Relegate

    • Concoct

    Correct Answer
    A. Resuscitate
  • 8. 

    Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the SAME as:indecisive

    • Irresolute

    • Ignoble

    • Subservient

    • Desecrate

    Correct Answer
    A. Irresolute
  • 9. 

    Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the SAME as:​violation

    • Infraction

    • Punctilious

    • Inconsequential

    • Avarice

    Correct Answer
    A. Infraction
  • 10. 

    Which word means:the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position

    • Restitution

    • Reprove

    • Abate

    • Equivocate

    Correct Answer
    A. Restitution
  • 11. 

    Which word means:a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

    • Avarice

    • Crass

    • Pillage

    • Perfidy

    Correct Answer
    A. Avarice
  • 12. 

    Which word means:impartial; calm, free from emotion

    • Dispassionate

    • Hypothetical

    • Adulation

    • Debase

    Correct Answer
    A. Dispassionate
  • 13. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:I am not ordinarily a(n) ______ person, but the sight of that terrible automobile accident haunted me for weeks.

    • Squeamish

    • Dissipate

    • Pretentious

    • Redoubtable

    Correct Answer
    A. Squeamish
  • 14. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Experience taught her to control her _________ outbursts of anger.

    • Intemperate

    • Irresolute

    • Impugn

    • Austere

    Correct Answer
    A. Intemperate
  • 15. 

    Which of the following does NOT have a positive connotation?

    • Pillage

    • Resuscitate

    • Beneficent

    • Stalwart

    Correct Answer
    A. Pillage
  • 16. 

    Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the SAME as:​untidy

    • Slovenly

    • Nebulous

    • Dispassionate

    • Dilatory

    Correct Answer
    A. Slovenly
  • 17. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:His father looked at the mess with ________ hardly knowing what to say first.

    • Consternation

    • Susceptible

    • Prate

    • Acrimonious

    Correct Answer
    A. Consternation
  • 18. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:I had hoped to __________ her anger by offering her an apology.

    • Mitigate

    • Reprove

    • Relegate

    • Disavow

    Correct Answer
    A. Mitigate
  • 19. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:precise

    • Punctilious

    • Acrimonious

    • Stalwart

    • Squeamish

    Correct Answer
    A. Punctilious
  • 20. 

    Which word means:fat; having a large, bulky body

    • Corpulent

    • Bovine

    • Stalwart

    • Nebulous

    Correct Answer
    A. Corpulent
  • 21. 

    Which word means:to deny responsibility for or connection with

    • Disavow

    • Dissipate

    • Dissension

    • Disconcert

    Correct Answer
    A. Disavow
  • 22. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:The rescued captives were weak from hunger and __________ in appearance.

    • Cadaverous

    • Ignoble

    • Nebulous

    • Dilatory

    Correct Answer
    A. Cadaverous
  • 23. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:His _______ schemes for world conquest collapsed in a nightmare of military defeat and internal revolt.

    • Grandiose

    • Corpulent

    • Inconsequential

    • Beneficent

    Correct Answer
    A. Grandiose
  • 24. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Andrew _________ endlessly for an hour but made few insightful points.

    • Prated

    • Abated

    • Pillaged

    • Crassed

    Correct Answer
    A. Prated
  • 25. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:adoration

    • Adulation

    • Beneficent

    • Subservient

    • Reprove

    Correct Answer
    A. Adulation
  • 26. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:prompt

    • Dilatory

    • Egregious

    • Redoubtable

    • Odium

    Correct Answer
    A. Dilatory
  • 27. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:innocent

    • Culpable

    • Avarice

    • Austere

    • Intemperate

    Correct Answer
    A. Culpable
  • 28. 

    Which of the following has the MOST positive connotation?

    • Stalwart

    • Infraction

    • Dissipate

    • Expurgate

    Correct Answer
    A. Stalwart
  • 29. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:He went right on with his speech, refusing to be _________ by the heckling of a few loudmouths.

    • Disconcerted

    • Mitigated

    • Resuscitated

    • Expurgated

    Correct Answer
    A. Disconcerted
  • 30. 

    Which word means:disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

    • Dissension

    • Gauntlet

    • Anathema

    • Austere

    Correct Answer
    A. Dissension
  • 31. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:a challenge

    • Gauntlet

    • Dissension

    • Infraction

    • Penury

    Correct Answer
    A. Gauntlet
  • 32. 

    Which of the following does NOT have a negative connotation?

    • Astute

    • Acrimonious

    • Odium

    • Crass

    Correct Answer
    A. Astute
  • 33. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:revere 

    • Desecrate

    • Disconcert

    • Slovenly

    • Prate

    Correct Answer
    A. Desecrate
  • 34. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:loyalty

    • Perfidy

    • Irresolute

    • Consternation

    • Torpid

    Correct Answer
    A. Perfidy
  • 35. 

    Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:​elevate

    • Relegate

    • Expurgate

    • Egregious

    • Concoct

    Correct Answer
    A. Relegate
  • 36. 

    Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Although she tried to _________, we insisted on a clear "yes" or "no" answer.

    • Equicovate

    • Recapitulate

    • Debase

    • Prate

    Correct Answer
    A. Equicovate
  • 37. 

    Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:sharply focused

    • Nebulous

    • Culpable

    • Grandiose

    • Cadaverous

    Correct Answer
    A. Nebulous
  • 38. 

    Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:​admiration

    • Odium

    • Adulation

    • Culpable

    • Restitution

    Correct Answer
    A. Odium
  • 39. 

    Which of the following vocabulary words BEST completes the sentence?The glory of this perfect spring day seems to be all the more precious because it is so ________.

    • Evanescent

    • Torpid

    • Bovine

    • Grandiose

    Correct Answer
    A. Evanescent
  • 40. 

    Which of the following vocabulary words BEST completes the sentence?She has ________ her considerable talents by writing books that are designed to appeal to the lowest tastes.

    • Debased

    • Pillaged

    • Impugned

    • Noviced

    Correct Answer
    A. Debased

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