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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

I have completed Spelling Challenges 13-19 and uploaded my work to DropBox and/or Edmodo.  I also keep a version saved in my Spelling Doutang.
a.
YES
b.
NO
 

 2. 

I regularly review my new spelling words from this term’s unit (Spelling 13-19) and have used words in my written tasks including my recent podcast, health and science work.  I even used words in my essay (if applicable).
a.
YES
b.
NO
 

 3. 

“...to criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.”
a.
derogatory
c.
pesky
b.
reviled
d.
indict
 

 4. 

“..Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.”
a.
derogatory
c.
nebulous
b.
accost
d.
pesky
 

 5. 

“...formally accuse or charge (someone) with a serious crime.”
a.
indict
c.
nebulous
b.
pesky
d.
reviled
 

 6. 

“...Unclear, vague, or ill-defined idea.”
a.
nebulous
c.
abstemious
b.
repose
d.
disparate
 

 7. 

Alex was “...left holding the bag”.  What happened to Alex?
a.
To be blamed, for something that other people/anotherperson did.
c.
He was left alone in the dark to cry.
b.
To be accused for a crime he commited.
d.
He chose a dessert instead of a healthy snack for breakfast.
 

 8. 

Redolent means....
a.
furious
c.
irate
b.
Strongly smelling of something.
d.
insane
 

 9. 

“...Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.”
a.
trenchant
c.
disparate
b.
omnivorous
d.
repose
 

 10. 

“...Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.”
a.
abstemious
c.
edifice
b.
vicissitude
d.
redolent
 

 11. 

Seerat was accused of doing something in a hasty and superficial manner! 
a.
abstemious
c.
a lick and a promise
b.
left holding the bag
d.
a cow above her head
 

 12. 

“...secret, real stealthy like...”
a.
furtive
c.
illusive
b.
secretive
d.
mysterious
 

 13. 

“...Still in existence; surviving.”
a.
extant
c.
extenuous
b.
extinct
d.
illuminate
 

 14. 

“...A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that isunwelcome or unpleasant.”
a.
edifice
c.
sultry
b.
vicissitudes
d.
abstemious
 

 15. 

“...Vigorous or incisive in expression or style.”
a.
trenchant
c.
unabated
b.
puissant
d.
levity
 

 16. 

“...Outstandingly bad; shocking”.
a.
egregious
c.
aggregious
b.
agregious
d.
aggregous
 

 17. 

“...deceitfulness; double-dealing.”
a.
to be redolent
c.
deceitful
b.
duplicious
d.
abstemious
 

 18. 

“...caustic, stinging..”
a.
unkind
c.
paucity
b.
acriminious
d.
distraught
 

 19. 

“...smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness.”
a.
appelation
c.
vigilant
b.
paucity
d.
heresy
 

 20. 

Fervid means...
a.
uneducated.
c.
talented
b.
skillful
d.
Intensely enthusiastic or passionate.
 

 21. 

“...Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.”
a.
ostensible
c.
prudent
b.
spurious
d.
heretic
 

 22. 

“...an excessive amount of something.”
a.
milieu
c.
surfeit
b.
strident
d.
anomaly
 

 23. 

The Willy Wonka crew experienced excessive ____________ after the finale, finale showcase.
a.
frenetize
c.
efficacy
b.
lassitude
d.
none of the above
 

 24. 

The camp director had to serve as an _______________ after the crew of students decided to take over one single bunk that evening.
a.
lassitude
c.
incumbent
b.
arbiter
d.
attenuated
 

 25. 

“...accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong oroffensive) to continue.”
a.
paltry
c.
trivial
b.
condone
d.
usurp
 

 26. 

The soccer player’s actions across the field could only be desribed as a _______________ of movement.
a.
paltry
c.
expedite
b.
celerity
d.
prodigious
 

 27. 

“...remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.”
a.
usurp
c.
prodigious
b.
bizzare
d.
ambiguous
 

 28. 

The teacher’s instructions during the science experiment seemed more ________________ than clear to the ears of Student #8.
a.
extraneous
c.
ambiguous
b.
menial
d.
succinct
 

 29. 

To “feather one’s nest” means to..
a.
grab a bunch of feathers from a helpless bird and...
c.
To serve man.
b.
To enrich oneself on the sly or at every opportunity.
d.
To eat well and heartedly.
 

Short Answer
 

 30. 

Here are the words from Spelling #19:

- menial
- venerable
- extraneous
- ambiguous
- succinct
Idiom:  the writing on the wall

Compose descriptive sentences using at least three of the words and the idiom using a context of your choosing.
 



 
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