Classic Classic Quiz English 12 Honors : Exam Review (Vocabulary) by Veneta Veneta 9 played - 10 yrs ago Vocabulary QUIZ 30 QUESTIONS medium 1 What does abrogate mean? To do away withTo turnTo testify against 2 Abjure means to... To abrogateTo agree withTo take back 3 To act hostile or vulgar is to be... AttractiveUglyChurlish 4 What is a gamete? A male or female reproductive cellA gameArmor 5 When you say deciduous, you mean to... Be baldShedGain 6 Gauche is... Being gracefulLacking grace or being awkwardTo blossom 7 Abstemious means to... Eat or drink moderatelyMysteriousAdventurous 8 If I am private, I am... IncognitoUnderstandingExposing 9 Bowdlerize means to... Add context toRemove obscenityTo terrorize 10 A president can be ____ at anytime by the people of the country. KilledTeasedRemoved; done away with 11 Euro is a shorter name for... Eastern currencyWestern currencyEuropean currency 12 Hemoglobin is... A pigment that carries oxygen to tissues and carbon dioxide to the lungsRed blood cellsAntibodies 13 A period before war is the definition for... War zonePeacetimeAntebellum 14 Bellicose is... Hostile or warlikeRudeElegant 15 Enervate means to... DrainEnergizeTo illuminate 16 True or false : The longest side of a triangle is a hypothenuse. TrueFalseUndecided 17 Chicanery means to... Deceive or trickPlay withMess around 18 Irony is a... Contradiction and means to use words to describe something opposite of the literal meaningBig shrimpSmall whale 19 If I am shy and timid, I am ShyAfraidDiffident 20 I am playful and humorous. Am I... A clown?A comedianFacetious? 21 I am a manifestation. What am I? A biblical allusionAn epiphanyAllusion 22 Hazardous and having a harmful effect is a definition for... To be cautiousTo be safeDeleterious 23 Metamorphosis is another word for... Transformation and changeGloryA phase in science 24 A fiduciary is someone... You can trust enough to let them hold something of yoursHateWho is in jail, but still your friend 25 What is a filibuster? A prolonged speech that delays actionsGhost adventuresA food 26 What does acumen mean? An angle in mathHaving good judgementA hypothesis 27 An equinox is... A time of year where the length of day and night are the sameAn invasionAn eclipse 28 Auspicious is a... Good time to do something or act on somethingSuspicious eventExtraordinary person 29 Belie means to... Contradict or give false representation toShow others the truthBeing honest 30 Homogeneous means... OppositeAlike or look alikeWith the same color of hair A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
