ANSWER KEY - Mr. Meek

ANSWER KEY

Vocabulary Review 1

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

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1. He has a degree in landscape architecture and is _________ about plants.

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) nefarious E) passionate

5. What hurts us is an _________ of knowledge that is empirically false.

A) din B) allusion C) acoustics D) ingenious E) illusion

1. E. passionate 2. B. terse

2. In the past security officers were usually _________ exmilitary types who wore holsters and brush cuts.

A) acute B) terse C) illusion D) fanatical E) eloquence

6. He is in a _________ or quite confused.

A) cryptic B) effervescent C) rancorous D) euphony E) quandary

3. D. prudent 4. E. din 5. E. illusion

3. In any case, it's _________ to limit your intake of highsodium processed and prepared food.

A) passionate B) acute C) fanatical D) prudent E) honorable

7. The eggs hatch into larvae which spin cocoons and enter a _________ pupa stage.

A) quiescent B) concise C) perspicacious D) taciturn E) quandary

6. E. quandary 7. A. quiescent 8. E. euphony

4. He is raising a _________ of clanking pots and clumsy feet, so loud you figure he must be doing it on purpose.

A) taciturn B) ominous C) prattle D) ingenious E) din

8. Avoid the possessive unless its omission destroys the _________ of the name or changes its descriptive application.

A) pernicious B) cacophonous C) deprecate D) garrulous E) euphony

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Vocabulary Review 2

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

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1. The film's style is so economical it seems almost _________.

A) acute B) terse C) illusion D) fanatical E) eloquence

2. As a result, they run the risk of coming across as troublemakers or cranks rather than as reformers or _________ advocates.

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) ardent E) honorable

3. He gives you _________ that has the appearance of truth.

A) din B) allusion C) acoustics D) ingenious E) illusion

5. Levine told the nerds in attendance not to hide from the things they are _________ about.

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) nefarious E) passionate

6. If you are asked to participate in a role-playing situation, give short but _________ answers.

A) concise B) taciturn C) ingenious D) effervescent E) prattle

7. And we'd like to thank you, Scott, for being such an astute reader and _________ student of the environment.

A) effervescent B) ingenious C) euphony D) rancorous E) perspicacious

1. B. terse 2. D. ardent 3. E. illusion 4. D. rancorous 5. E. passionate 6. A. concise 7. E. perspicacious 8. A. pithy

4. And, come to think of it, the play even begins to resemble that _________ body for the occasional clumsiness in its logic.

A) terse B) pernicious C) garrulous D) rancorous E) deprecate

8. There is an excellent point in that _________ excerpt you chose.

A) pithy B) terse C) acute D) garrulous E) passionate

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ANSWER KEY

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. uncommunicative

A) ingenious B) prattle C) taciturn D) euphony E) rant

5. brief, short

A) acute B) terse C) illusion D) fanatical E) eloquence

2. inactive

A) quiescent B) concise C) perspicacious D) taciturn E) quandary

6. brief, to the point

A) pithy B) terse C) acute D) garrulous E) passionate

3. reputable

A) quandary B) perspicacious C) effervescent D) honorable E) cryptic

7. loud, continuous noise

A) taciturn B) ominous C) prattle D) ingenious E) din

Vocabulary Review 3

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1. C. taciturn 2. A. quiescent 3. D. honorable 4. D. pernicious 5. B. terse 6. A. pithy 7. E. din 8. C. ominous

4. bad, hurtful

A) garrulous B) deprecate C) eloquence D) pernicious E) rebuff

8. menacing, foreboding

A) prattle B) impugn C) ominous D) honorable E) nefarious

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ANSWER KEY

For the term in ALL CAPITALS, select the Part of Speech as used in the sentence.

1. The typical safety office will monitor biohazards produced from research on, say, a VIRULENT virus or bacterium.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

5. He was an ARDENT lover.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

Vocabulary Review 6

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1. A. adjective 2. A. adjective 3. C. noun

2. It is an astonishingly RANCOROUS and controversial debate, with far-reaching implications.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

6. Since a rainbow is an optical ILLUSION, it doesn't have an actual endpoint.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

4. A. adjective 5. A. adjective 6. C. noun

3. He and his speechwriters deserve credit for using the accident of EUPHONY to give the argument cohesiveness and force.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

7. Mathematical signs and symbols are often CRYPTIC, but the best of them offer visual clues to their own meaning.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

7. A. adjective 8. A. adjective

4. Her reaction was so overtly PRUDENT it sent the others into an unprecedented panic.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

8. Working with the newspaper and police, they squelched the NEFARIOUS goings-on in just two months.

A) adjective B) adverb C) noun D) verb E) other

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Vocabulary Review 7

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. He has a degree in landscape architecture and is _________ about plants.

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) nefarious E) passionate

5. There are a few _________ inscriptions on the wax discs and cylinders and some notes from past curators.

A) pithy B) rancorous C) cryptic D) pernicious E) prudent

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1. E. passionate 2. A. pithy 3. C. taciturn

2. Here's a particularly _________ commentary about printers.

A) pithy B) terse C) acute D) garrulous E) passionate

3. The writer wants to learn why, but does not tell his story, hoping that the _________ ex-leader will volunteer an explanation.

A) ingenious B) prattle C) taciturn D) euphony E) rant

4. On good days, her _________ negativity was channeled into wit.

A) concise B) nefarious C) taciturn D) perspicacious E) virulent

6. Some of their survival strategies are nothing short of _________.

A) euphony B) convalesce C) cacophonous D) ingenious E) ascetic

4. E. virulent 5. C. cryptic 6. D. ingenious

7. Birds, which had erupted into a _________ evensong at the first hints of the false twilight, were abruptly silent.

A) illusion B) garrulous C) allusion D) din E) voluble

7. B. garrulous 8. B. allusion

8. This was a startling _________ to several bodies of knowledge simultaneously.

A) acoustics B) allusion C) acclaim D) honorable E) nefarious

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ANSWER KEY

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. very enthusiastic

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) ardent E) honorable

5. talkative

A) illusion B) garrulous C) allusion D) din E) voluble

2. clever; brilliant

A) euphony B) convalesce C) cacophonous D) ingenious E) ascetic

6. brief, to the point

A) pithy B) terse C) acute D) garrulous E) passionate

3. reputable

A) quandary B) perspicacious C) effervescent D) honorable E) cryptic

7. loud, continuous noise

A) taciturn B) ominous C) prattle D) ingenious E) din

Vocabulary Review 9

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1. D. ardent 2. D. ingenious 3. D. honorable 4. D. rancorous 5. B. garrulous 6. A. pithy 7. E. din 8. C. ominous

4. resentful

A) terse B) pernicious C) garrulous D) rancorous E) deprecate

8. menacing, foreboding

A) prattle B) impugn C) ominous D) honorable E) nefarious

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ANSWER KEY

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. aloof

A) ingenious B) prattle C) taciturn D) euphony E) rant

5. ambiguous

A) pithy B) rancorous C) cryptic D) pernicious E) prudent

2. inventive

A) euphony B) convalesce C) cacophonous D) ingenious E) ascetic

6. deception

A) din B) allusion C) acoustics D) ingenious E) illusion

3. harmony

A) pernicious B) cacophonous C) deprecate D) garrulous E) euphony

7. reasonable

A) passionate B) acute C) fanatical D) prudent E) honorable

Vocabulary Review 11

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1. C. taciturn 2. D. ingenious 3. E. euphony 4. D. pernicious 5. C. cryptic 6. E. illusion 7. D. prudent 8. C. ominous

4. noxious

A) garrulous B) deprecate C) eloquence D) pernicious E) rebuff

8. prophetic

A) prattle B) impugn C) ominous D) honorable E) nefarious

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ANSWER KEY

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. very enthusiastic

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) ardent E) honorable

5. secret; obscure in meaning

A) pithy B) rancorous C) cryptic D) pernicious E) prudent

Vocabulary Review 15

SAT01A-MATCHDEF01

1. D. ardent 2. D. ingenious 3. D. honorable

2. clever; brilliant

A) euphony B) convalesce C) cacophonous D) ingenious E) ascetic

6. false appearance; false belief

A) din B) allusion C) acoustics D) ingenious E) illusion

4. D. rancorous 5. C. cryptic

3. reputable

A) quandary B) perspicacious C) effervescent D) honorable E) cryptic

7. loud, continuous noise

A) taciturn B) ominous C) prattle D) ingenious E) din

6. E. illusion 7. E. din 8. E. passionate

4. resentful

A) terse B) pernicious C) garrulous D) rancorous E) deprecate

8. sensual, desirous

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) nefarious E) passionate

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Name: ___________________ Date: ____________________

Vocabulary Review 1

SAT01A-COMPL01

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. He has a degree in landscape architecture and is _________ about plants.

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) nefarious E) passionate

5. What hurts us is an _________ of knowledge that is empirically false.

A) din B) allusion C) acoustics D) ingenious E) illusion

2. In the past security officers were usually _________ ex-military types who wore holsters and brush cuts.

A) acute B) terse C) illusion D) fanatical E) eloquence

6. He is in a _________ or quite confused.

A) cryptic B) effervescent C) rancorous D) euphony E) quandary

3. In any case, it's _________ to limit your intake of high-sodium processed and prepared food.

A) passionate B) acute C) fanatical D) prudent E) honorable

7. The eggs hatch into larvae which spin cocoons and enter a _________ pupa stage.

A) quiescent B) concise C) perspicacious D) taciturn E) quandary

4. He is raising a _________ of clanking pots and clumsy feet, so loud you figure he must be doing it on purpose.

A) taciturn B) ominous C) prattle D) ingenious E) din

8. Avoid the possessive unless its omission destroys the _________ of the name or changes its descriptive application.

A) pernicious B) cacophonous C) deprecate D) garrulous E) euphony

? Allen Dobkin, 2015 ? More Great Teaching Resources at

Name: ___________________ Date: ____________________

Vocabulary Review 2

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Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. The film's style is so economical it seems almost _________.

A) acute B) terse C) illusion D) fanatical E) eloquence

5. Levine told the nerds in attendance not to hide from the things they are _________ about.

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) nefarious E) passionate

2. As a result, they run the risk of coming across as troublemakers or cranks rather than as reformers or _________ advocates.

A) quiescent B) virulent C) concise D) ardent E) honorable

6. If you are asked to participate in a role-playing situation, give short but _________ answers.

A) concise B) taciturn C) ingenious D) effervescent E) prattle

3. He gives you _________ that has the appearance of truth.

A) din B) allusion C) acoustics D) ingenious E) illusion

7. And we'd like to thank you, Scott, for being such an astute reader and _________ student of the environment.

A) effervescent B) ingenious C) euphony D) rancorous E) perspicacious

4. And, come to think of it, the play even begins to resemble that _________ body for the occasional clumsiness in its logic.

A) terse B) pernicious C) garrulous D) rancorous E) deprecate

8. There is an excellent point in that _________ excerpt you chose.

A) pithy B) terse C) acute D) garrulous E) passionate

? Allen Dobkin, 2015 ? More Great Teaching Resources at

Name: ___________________ Date: ____________________

Vocabulary Review 3

SAT01C-MATCHDEF01

Select the best answer for each blank, defintion or synonym.

1. uncommunicative

A) ingenious B) prattle C) taciturn D) euphony E) rant

5. brief, short

A) acute B) terse C) illusion D) fanatical E) eloquence

2. inactive

A) quiescent B) concise C) perspicacious D) taciturn E) quandary

6. brief, to the point

A) pithy B) terse C) acute D) garrulous E) passionate

3. reputable

A) quandary B) perspicacious C) effervescent D) honorable E) cryptic

7. loud, continuous noise

A) taciturn B) ominous C) prattle D) ingenious E) din

4. bad, hurtful

A) garrulous B) deprecate C) eloquence D) pernicious E) rebuff

8. menacing, foreboding

A) prattle B) impugn C) ominous D) honorable E) nefarious

? Allen Dobkin, 2015 ? More Great Teaching Resources at

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