Vocabulary Test

Multiple Choice - Place the number of the word next to the correct definition.

1.  mass _________________ A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky; vastness; area; stretch
2.  expanse _________________   sharp biting or unpleasant especially in taste or smell; overpowering; bitter
3.  exploits _________________   Marked by hearty friendliness and good cheer; jolly; good-humored; fun-loving; cheerful
4.  jovial _________________  violently angry and destructive behavior; run amok; go wild; go berserk
5.  rampage _________________  the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles; shock; consternation; sadness; depression; apprehension
6.  dire _________________  A grouping of individual parts or elements that compose a unified body of unspecified size or quantity; gathering; collection; crowd; group; throng
7.  pungent _________________ An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one; feat; daring acts
8.  adversity _________________ A state of hardship or difficulty; misfortune; harsh conditions; hard times
9.  dismay _________________   urgent; desperate; extreme; serious; severe; critical; desperate

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Multiple Choice - Place the number of the word next to the correct definition.
10.  embark _________________  Loud noise; din; racket; uproar; clamor; tumult
11.  crimp _________________  To set out on a venture; proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
12.  hubbub _________________  A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy; oddity
13.  dank _________________  To drive off or scatter in different directions; go away; disband; break up; separate
14.  deprivation _________________  To bend or mold  into shape; fold; tuck; gather
15.  quirk _________________  To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; tug; jerk; yank
16.  wrench _________________  The condition of being deprived; poverty; hardship; denial; lack; loss; withholding of something needed; scarcity; deficit
17.  disperse _________________  Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous; rowdy; unruly; riotous; quarrelsome
18.  turbulent _________________  Disagreeably damp or humid; chilly; moist; clammy

 

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Multiple Choice - Place the number of the word next to the correct definition.
19.  higgledy-piggledy _________________  Violation of another's rights or of what is right; lack of justice. A specific unjust act; a wrong; injury, wrong, grievance
20.  veer _________________  To be nervous or uneasy; fidget. To make small quick jumpy movements.
21.  gargantuan _________________ In utter disorder or confusion; topsy-turvy; disordered; in a mess; jumbled
22.  myriad _________________ Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable; numerous; many
23.  prosperity _________________  To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly; badger; bother; harass; trouble
24.  injustice _________________  To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; change direction; swerve
25.  embroil _________________  To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions; mixed up with
26.  jitter _________________  Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic; enormous; vast; massive; huge
27.  plague _________________  The condition of being prosperous; having good fortune; successfulness; affluence; riches; success

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Answer Key

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