Period E CPA Vocab Units 7-9 Review Test
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- 1.
Which word means: to prepare by combining ingredients, make up; to devise, invent
- A.
Concoct
- B.
Grandiose
- C.
Ignoble
- D.
Culpable
Correct Answer
A. Concoct -
- 2.
Which word means:trifling, unimportant
- A.
Inconsequential
- B.
Odium
- C.
Irresolute
- D.
Egregious
Correct Answer
A. Inconsequential -
- 3.
Which word means:fat; having a large, bulky body
- A.
Corpulent
- B.
Bovine
- C.
Stalwart
- D.
Nebulous
Correct Answer
A. Corpulent -
- 4.
Which word means:the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position
- A.
Restitution
- B.
Reprove
- C.
Abate
- D.
Equivocate
Correct Answer
A. Restitution -
- 5.
Which word means:a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
- A.
Avarice
- B.
Crass
- C.
Pillage
- D.
Perfidy
Correct Answer
A. Avarice -
- 6.
Which word means:to deny responsibility for or connection with
- A.
Disavow
- B.
Dissipate
- C.
Dissension
- D.
Disconcert
Correct Answer
A. Disavow -
- 7.
Which word means:performing acts of kindness or charity
- A.
Beneficent
- B.
Desecrate
- C.
Subservient
- D.
Evanescent
Correct Answer
A. Beneficent -
- 8.
Which word means:disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
- A.
Dissension
- B.
Gauntlet
- C.
Anathema
- D.
Austere
Correct Answer
A. Dissension -
- 9.
Which word means:extreme poverty
- A.
Penury
- B.
Perfidy
- C.
Astute
- D.
Punctilious
Correct Answer
A. Penury -
- 10.
Which word means:impartial; calm, free from emotion
- A.
Dispassionate
- B.
Hypothetical
- C.
Adulation
- D.
Debase
Correct Answer
A. Dispassionate -
- 11.
Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:His father looked at the mess with ________ hardly knowing what to say first.
- A.
Consternation
- B.
Susceptible
- C.
Prate
- D.
Acrimonious
Correct Answer
A. Consternation -
- 12.
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.
- A.
Squeamish
- B.
Dissipate
- C.
Pretentious
- D.
Redoubtable
Correct Answer
A. Squeamish -
- 13.
Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:The rescued captives were weak from hunger and __________ in appearance.
- A.
Cadaverous
- B.
Ignoble
- C.
Nebulous
- D.
Dilatory
Correct Answer
A. Cadaverous -
- 14.
Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Experience taught her to control her _________ outbursts of anger.
- A.
Intemperate
- B.
Irresolute
- C.
Impugn
- D.
Austere
Correct Answer
A. Intemperate -
- 15.
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.
- A.
Disconcerted
- B.
Mitigated
- C.
Resuscitated
- D.
Expurgated
Correct Answer
A. Disconcerted -
- 16.
Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Science is not based on ________ assumptions, but on proven facts.
- A.
Hypothetical
- B.
Bovine
- C.
Vulnerable
- D.
Astute
Correct Answer
A. Hypothetical -
- 17.
Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Although she tried to _________, we insisted on a clear "yes" or "no" answer.
- A.
Equicovate
- B.
Recapitulate
- C.
Debase
- D.
Prate
Correct Answer
A. Equicovate -
- 18.
Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:I had hoped to __________ her anger by offering her an apology.
- A.
Mitigate
- B.
Reprove
- C.
Relegate
- D.
Disavow
Correct Answer
A. Mitigate -
- 19.
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.
- A.
Grandiose
- B.
Corpulent
- C.
Inconsequential
- D.
Beneficent
Correct Answer
A. Grandiose -
- 20.
Choose the vocabulary word that BEST completes the following sentence:Andrew _________ endlessly for an hour but made few insightful points.
- A.
Prated
- B.
Abated
- C.
Pillaged
- D.
Crassed
Correct Answer
A. Prated -
- 21.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:adoration
- A.
Adulation
- B.
Beneficent
- C.
Subservient
- D.
Reprove
Correct Answer
A. Adulation -
- 22.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:susceptible
- A.
Vulnerable
- B.
Grandiose
- C.
Perfidy
- D.
Egregious
Correct Answer
A. Vulnerable -
- 23.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:a challenge
- A.
Gauntlet
- B.
Dissension
- C.
Infraction
- D.
Penury
Correct Answer
A. Gauntlet -
- 24.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:precise
- A.
Punctilious
- B.
Acrimonious
- C.
Stalwart
- D.
Squeamish
Correct Answer
A. Punctilious -
- 25.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the SAME as:revive
- A.
Resuscitate
- B.
Novice
- C.
Relegate
- D.
Concoct
Correct Answer
A. Resuscitate -
- 26.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:revere
- A.
Desecrate
- B.
Disconcert
- C.
Slovenly
- D.
Prate
Correct Answer
A. Desecrate -
- 27.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:prompt
- A.
Dilatory
- B.
Egregious
- C.
Redoubtable
- D.
Odium
Correct Answer
A. Dilatory -
- 28.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:innocent
- A.
Culpable
- B.
Avarice
- C.
Austere
- D.
Intemperate
Correct Answer
A. Culpable -
- 29.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:loyalty
- A.
Perfidy
- B.
Irresolute
- C.
Consternation
- D.
Torpid
Correct Answer
A. Perfidy -
- 30.
Which vocabulary word means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:sharply focused
- A.
Nebulous
- B.
Culpable
- C.
Grandiose
- D.
Cadaverous
Correct Answer
A. Nebulous -
- 31.
Which of the following does NOT have a negative connotation?
- A.
Astute
- B.
Acrimonious
- C.
Odium
- D.
Crass
Correct Answer
A. Astute -
- 32.
Which of the following has the MOST positive connotation?
- A.
Stalwart
- B.
Infraction
- C.
Dissipate
- D.
Expurgate
Correct Answer
A. Stalwart -
- 33.
Which of the following does NOT have a positive connotation?
- A.
Pillage
- B.
Resuscitate
- C.
Beneficent
- D.
Stalwart
Correct Answer
A. Pillage -
- 34.
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.
- A.
Debased
- B.
Pillaged
- C.
Impugned
- D.
Noviced
Correct Answer
A. Debased -
- 35.
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 ________.
- A.
Evanescent
- B.
Torpid
- C.
Bovine
- D.
Grandiose
Correct Answer
A. Evanescent -
- 36.
Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the SAME as:indecisive
- A.
Irresolute
- B.
Ignoble
- C.
Subservient
- D.
Desecrate
Correct Answer
A. Irresolute -
- 37.
Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the SAME as:violation
- A.
Infraction
- B.
Punctilious
- C.
Inconsequential
- D.
Avarice
Correct Answer
A. Infraction -
- 38.
Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the SAME as:untidy
- A.
Slovenly
- B.
Nebulous
- C.
Dispassionate
- D.
Dilatory
Correct Answer
A. Slovenly -
- 39.
Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:elevate
- A.
Relegate
- B.
Expurgate
- C.
Egregious
- D.
Concoct
Correct Answer
A. Relegate -
- 40.
Choose the vocabulary word which means most nearly the OPPOSITE as:admiration
- A.
Odium
- B.
Adulation
- C.
Culpable
- D.
Restitution
Correct Answer
A. Odium -
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