VLGR X Units 11-15 Quiz

You will not use any word more than once.  You will only use 10 words.  Spelling counts.

advocate        civic        colloquial         credence      credible      demographic         dubious        innovative      incursion          penultimate         recourse         ultimate

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I am a(n) ________ of child safety, but I also think children should be given some freedom.

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Harriet felt she had no ________ but to go to the police with her information.

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Roger felt it was his ________ responsibility to pick up litter and sweep the sidewalk in the town.

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One of the most _______ uses of technology that I saw at the computre showcase was a program that helps blind children learn to read.

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To what ________ group is this political campaign appealing?

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Although she looked _______ when I suggested climbing the fence, Lizzie went along with the plan.

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The detective thought the witness's story was _______ enough.

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How much _______ do you give to the flashy stories you see on the local news?

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If you have ever learned a foreign language, you know that _______ speech is very different from formal, correct speech.

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Because Julio is so shy, public speaking seems like the ________ torture to him.

True/False pick the option that best answers the question

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n. Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily→fidelity

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adj. shy; not assertive→fallacious

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adj. certain beyond doubt or question→indubitable

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adj. Able to be trusted in or believed→credible

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adj. without beginning or end→definitive

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adj. original; dating from the beginning of existence→primal

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adj. new and different→novel

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n. an inexperienced person; amateur→primacy

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n. a demand or threat that is final→ultimatum

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n. An attack on another's territory; a raid→incursion

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n. that which comes before; forerunner→recourse

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adj. wrong; inaccurate→errant

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n. A coming together→recourse

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adj. wandering or straying→errant

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v. to lower in dignity or esteem; insult→circumvent

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n. a recital of words intended to harm; a curse→benediction

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1. v. to speak aloud in order that one's words may be copied or recorded 2. v. to give an order; to make necessary→advocate

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adj. having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone→exclamatory

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n. style or action of speaking→malediction

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1. v. to argue in favor of 2. n. Someone who argues for→advocate

Multiple choice- pick the word that goes with the definition

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adj. worthy of fear or respect; mighty

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n. a misleading or mistaken idea

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v. to trust (another) with information or a secret

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adj. misleading or deceptive

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adj. unable to believe something; amazed

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n. condition of being first in time or importance

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adj. just before the final; next to last

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adj. showing creativity and originality

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adj. extremely ancient; of earliest time

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adj. extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small

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v. To avoid by going around; bypass

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adj. hasty and superficial

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adj. deviating from a pattern or rule

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n. Act of going out; exit

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v. to give a political character to something

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n. a leader who appeals to people's emotions to obtain power

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adj. Worldly or sophisticated

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n. a blessing

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v. to speak loudly and with feeling

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VLGR X Units 11-15 Quiz

I am a(n) ________ of child safety, but I also think children should be given some freedom.

Harriet felt she had no ________ but to go to the police with her information.

Roger felt it was his ________ responsibility to pick up litter and sweep the sidewalk in the town.

One of the most _______ uses of technology that I saw at the computre showcase was a program that helps blind children learn to read.

To what ________ group is this political campaign appealing?

Although she looked _______ when I suggested climbing the fence, Lizzie went along with the plan.

The detective thought the witness's story was _______ enough.

How much _______ do you give to the flashy stories you see on the local news?

If you have ever learned a foreign language, you know that _______ speech is very different from formal, correct speech.

Because Julio is so shy, public speaking seems like the ________ torture to him.

n. Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily→fidelity

adj. shy; not assertive→fallacious

adj. certain beyond doubt or question→indubitable

adj. Able to be trusted in or believed→credible

adj. without beginning or end→definitive

adj. original; dating from the beginning of existence→primal

adj. new and different→novel

n. an inexperienced person; amateur→primacy

n. a demand or threat that is final→ultimatum

n. An attack on another's territory; a raid→incursion

n. that which comes before; forerunner→recourse

adj. wrong; inaccurate→errant

n. A coming together→recourse

adj. wandering or straying→errant

v. to lower in dignity or esteem; insult→circumvent

n. a recital of words intended to harm; a curse→benediction

1. v. to speak aloud in order that one's words may be copied or recorded 2. v. to give an order; to make necessary→advocate

adj. having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone→exclamatory

n. style or action of speaking→malediction

1. v. to argue in favor of 2. n. Someone who argues for→advocate

adj. worthy of fear or respect; mighty

n. a misleading or mistaken idea

v. to trust (another) with information or a secret

adj. misleading or deceptive

adj. unable to believe something; amazed

n. condition of being first in time or importance

adj. just before the final; next to last

adj. showing creativity and originality

adj. extremely ancient; of earliest time

adj. extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small

v. To avoid by going around; bypass

adj. hasty and superficial

adj. deviating from a pattern or rule

n. Act of going out; exit

v. to give a political character to something

n. a leader who appeals to people's emotions to obtain power

adj. Worldly or sophisticated

n. a blessing

v. to speak loudly and with feeling

v. to use misleading or confusing language

I am a(n) ________ of child safety, but I also think children should be given some freedom.

Harriet felt she had no ________ but to go to the police with her information.

Roger felt it was his ________ responsibility to pick up litter and sweep the sidewalk in the town.

One of the most _______ uses of technology that I saw at the computre showcase was a program that helps blind children learn to read.

To what ________ group is this political campaign appealing?

Although she looked _______ when I suggested climbing the fence, Lizzie went along with the plan.

The detective thought the witness's story was _______ enough.

How much _______ do you give to the flashy stories you see on the local news?

If you have ever learned a foreign language, you know that _______ speech is very different from formal, correct speech.

Because Julio is so shy, public speaking seems like the ________ torture to him.

n. Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily→fidelity

adj. shy; not assertive→fallacious

adj. certain beyond doubt or question→indubitable

adj. Able to be trusted in or believed→credible

adj. without beginning or end→definitive

adj. original; dating from the beginning of existence→primal

adj. new and different→novel

n. an inexperienced person; amateur→primacy

n. a demand or threat that is final→ultimatum

n. An attack on another's territory; a raid→incursion

n. that which comes before; forerunner→recourse

adj. wrong; inaccurate→errant

n. A coming together→recourse

adj. wandering or straying→errant

v. to lower in dignity or esteem; insult→circumvent

n. a recital of words intended to harm; a curse→benediction

1. v. to speak aloud in order that one's words may be copied or recorded 2. v. to give an order; to make necessary→advocate

adj. having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone→exclamatory