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Vocabulary: Fill-in-the-Blanks [Logo]
After each sentence, select the word which best fills in the
blank left in that sentence.
1. The children were so ____________ that the teacher had to
yell to be heard.
A. truculent
B. obstreperous
C. morose
D. discreet
2. Coach Calhoun tried to ___________ his team to try harder
in the face of overwhelming odds.
A. flout
B. instigate
C. emulate
D. exhort
3. I don't think these flowers are __________ to New England.
At least I've never seen them.
A. ingenuous
B. fluent
C. indigenous
D. exigent
4. Roberto pretended to know a lot about the opera, but he
was really just a ___________ .
A. dilettante
B. supernumerary
C. chimera
D. catalyst
5. The professor became so forceful, so _________ in his
expression of opinions, that students began to leave his course.
A. dormant
B. credible
C. dogmatic
D. lucid
6. Tashonda had read the book in a __________ fashion and
couldn't remember what she'd read.
A. truculent
B. obstreperous
C. cursory
D. discreet
7. The older child had a reputation for ________ trouble in
high school, but he calmed down in college.
A. mortifying
B. appeasing
C. curtailing
D. instigating
8. The professor got in trouble for making __________ remarks
about the Dean of Faculty.
A. benign
B. pejorative
C. pensive
D. blithe
9. My uncle has never been to an art museum; in fact, when it
comes to matters of art, my uncle is a real _________ .
A. patrician
B. philistine
C. martyr
D. hedonist
10. The jury ___________ the mayor of all wrongdoing.
A. exonerated
B. expatriated
C. augmented
D. subjugated
11. A __________ seemed to befall the entire community as it
heard the horrid news.
A. malfeasance
B. blasphemy
C. largess
D. malaise
12. A kind of ____________ seemed to occur when David
graduated from high school. He became a serious student all of a sudden.
A. metamorphosis
B. milieu
C. epithet
D. accolade
13. Esmerelda's dissertation was on such an ___________
subject that no one could understand it.
A. equitable
B. esoteric
C. auspicious
D. austere
14. Sherman's hold on his job has become so _________ that no
one is sure he'll be working there next month.
A. serendipitous
B. eminent
C. putative
D. tenuous
15. The UConn women basketball team's perfect season
___________ in a championship win over Tennessee.
A. culminated
B. fulminated
C. fomented
D. alleviated
Vocabulary: Fill-in-the-Blanks
After each sentence, select the word which best fills in the
blank left in that sentence. When you're done, click on "Submit
Application" at the bottom of the test, and the computer will grade
your answers. A definition of the preferred word will also appear
whether you got the answer right or not.
1. The children were so ____________ that the teacher had to
yell to be heard.
A. truculent
B. obstreperous
C. morose
D. discreet
The correct response is B. "Obstreperous" means "noisy, unruly."
2. Coach Calhoun tried to ___________ his team to try harder
in the face of overwhelming odds.
A. flout
B. instigate
C. emulate
D. exhort
The correct response is D. "Exhort" means to "encourage" or
"urge."
3. I don't think these flowers are __________ to New England.
At least I've never seen them.
A. ingenuous
B. fluent
C. indigenous
D. exigent
You're right! "Indigenous" means "native to."
4. Roberto pretended to know a lot about the opera, but he
was really just a ___________ .
A. dilettante
B. supernumerary
C. chimera
D. catalyst
You're right! "Dilettante" means a "dabbler," an "amateur."
5. The professor became so forceful, so _________ in his
expression of opinions, that students began to leave his course.
A. dormant
B. credible
C. dogmatic
D. lucid
You're right! Dogmatic" means stubbornly and arrogantly
assertive in one's opinions.
6. Tashonda had read the book in a __________ fashion and
couldn't remember what she'd read.
A. truculent
B. obstreperous
C. cursory
D. discreet
The correct response is C. You're right! "Cursory means
"casual," "swift," "without much attention."
7. The older child had a reputation for ________ trouble in
high school, but he calmed down in college.
A. mortifying
B. appeasing
C. curtailing
D. instigating
You're right! "To instigate" means "to start" or "to provoke."
8. The professor got in trouble for making __________ remarks
about the Dean of Faculty.
A. benign
B. pejorative
C. pensive
D. blithe
You're right! "Pejorative" means "negative" or "disparaging."
9. My uncle has never been to an art museum; in fact, when it
comes to matters of art, my uncle is a real _________ .
A. patrician
B. philistine
C. martyr
D. hedonist
The correct response is B. A "philistine" is someone who
doesn't appreciate or know about aesthetic matters.
10. The jury ___________ the mayor of all wrongdoing.
A. exonerated
B. expatriated
C. augmented
D. subjugated
You're right! "To exonerate" is to free a blamed party of all
blame or guilt.
11. A __________ seemed to befall the entire community as it
heard the horrid news.
A. malfeasance
B. blasphemy
C. largess
D. malaise
You're right! "Malaise" is a feeling of illness or mental
uneasiness.
12. A kind of ____________ seemed to occur when David
graduated from high school. He became a serious student all of a sudden.
A. metamorphosis
B. milieu
C. epithet
D. accolade
You're right! A "metamorphosis" is a radical or magical change.
13. Esmerelda's dissertation was on such an ___________
subject that no one could understand it.
A. equitable
B. esoteric
C. auspicious
D. austere
You're right! "Esoteric" meands difficult to understand.
14. Sherman's hold on his job has become so _________ that no
one is sure he'll be working there next month.
A. serendipitous
B. eminent
C. putative
D. tenuous
The correct response is D. "Tenuous" means flimsy, "by the
skin of your teeth."
15. The UConn women basketball team's perfect season
___________ in a championship win over Tennessee.
A. culminated
B. fulminated
C. fomented
D. alleviated
You're right! "To culminate" means to reach a full climax, to
finish at the peak.
The Good Earth/Les Miserables Vocabulary #1
1. Acquiesce- give in, comply
2. Acrid -caustic, bitter, harsh
3. Ardent-expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous
4. Articulate-to speak distinctively, expressing oneself clearly
5. Asperity-sharpness (as in temper); harshness
6. Avow-confirm, declare
7. Begrudge- to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one’s enjoyment
8. Boisterously-rowdy, rough, stormy
9. Caldron- a large kettle used for boiling
10. Clamor- loud noise or shouting
11. Contempt- scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
12. Convalescence- period of recovery, recuperation, restoration
13. Expiate- make amends, apologize
14. Monotonous- dull, repetitive, boring
15. Stupefied- to dull the senses, as to put into a stupor |
