choose the best synonym for each vocabulary
word. Circle the letter of the correct answer. (If you do not own this
book, please write your answers on a separate piece of paper.)
1. abeyance
a. obedience
b. reluctance
c. suspension
d. relief
2. accolade
a. praise
b. disbelief
c. impression
d. happiness
3. accretion
a. deletion
b. agreement
c. suspense
d. accumulation
4. alacrity
a. sadness
b. eagerness
c. bitterness
d. loneliness
5. consternation
a. dismay
b. constellation
c. reservation
d. disbelief
6. forbearance
a. poverty
b. strength
c. patience
d. ancestry
7. minutiae
a. microcosm
b. regiment
c. details
d. pattern
8. penury
a. destitution
b. punishment
c. judgment
d. agony
9. umbrage
a. protection
b. offense
c. transition
d. gathering
10. verisimilitude
a. deceit
b. fanaticism
c. similarity
d. realism
choose the word from the list below that best
completes the sentence. Each word is used only once. Write your
answer in the blank. (If you do not own this book, please write your
answers on a separate piece of paper.)
asperity catharsis
decorum effrontery
eulogy guffaw
imbroglio rigmarole
rubric savoir faire
1. No matter how many times I see Madame Butterfly, I always
experience a(n) ________ because the opera is such a powerful and
moving tragedy.
2. The essay was graded using a specific ________ with categories
that a writer needed to address.
3. The young boy composed a(n) ________ for his recently departed
grandmother that he planned to read at her memorial service.
4. I am always impressed by Hudson’s ________; no matter what the
situation, he always says the right thing.
5. Waterford’s ________ in trying to take credit for Vanessa’s work
eventually got him fired.
6. Vanya, who once had the manners of a boor, now behaves with the
utmost ________, thanks to etiquette lessons from his Aunt Sasha.
7. Anuj angered everyone in the audience when he let out a great
________ during the violin solo.
8. Ena’s voice was full of ________ when she talked about the delays,
lost luggage, and overbooking during her last trip abroad.
9. After Carter’s surgery, he had to go through the ________ of filling
out a myriad of insurance forms.
10. In the play, Rosalind causes a great ________ when she disguises
herself as a man and another woman falls in love with her.
Answers
1. ( C ). Abeyance means suspension or being temporarily suspended or
set aside.
2. ( A ). Accolade means praise or approval. It also means a ceremonial
embrace in greeting or a ceremonial tap on the shoulder to
confer knighthood.
3. ( D ). Accretion is growth or increase by gradual, successive addition;
building up.
4. ( B ). Alacrity is cheerful willingness; being happily ready and eager.
5. ( A ). Consternation is a feeling of deep, incapacitating horror or
dismay.
6. ( C ). Forbearance means patience; willingness to wait, tolerance.
7. ( C ). Minutiae are very small details or trivial matters.
8. ( A ). Penury means extreme poverty; destitution.
9. ( B ). Umbrage means offense or resentment.
10. ( D ). Verisimilitude is the appearance of being true or real.
Answer
1. Catharsis is the act of ridding or cleansing; relieving emotions via
the experiences of others, especially through art.
2. A rubric is a class or category. It also means a heading, title, or note
of explanation.
3. A eulogy is a formal speech or piece of writing in praise of someone
or something.
4. Savoir faire is knowledge of the right thing to do or say in a social
situation; graceful tact.
5. Effrontery means brazen boldness; impudence, insolence.
6. Decorum is appropriateness of behavior; decency in manners and
conduct.
7. A guffaw is a noisy, coarse burst of laughter.
8. Asperity means harshness, severity; roughness of manner; ill temper
or irritability.
9. Rigmarole means a complicated, petty procedure.
10. An imbroglio is a confused or difficult situation, usually involving
disagreement.
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