Marking Period 2 English 3 Vocab Mastery Review

Question 1

Transient

Accepted Answer

Airplane pilot

Question 2

Forgetting to do your homework is an extenuating circumstance.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

When he yelled down into the canyon, he heard his voice echo moments later.

Accepted Answer

reverberate

Question 4

His accent was so thick that most of what he said was _ to those without a _ ear.

Accepted Answer

imperceptible...salient

Question 5

Eating chocolate and watching rom-coms temporarily _(ed) her sadness after the break up.

Accepted Answer

ameliorated

Question 6

He always said that "Family is everything," but he cheated on his wife and left his children.

Accepted Answer

sanctimonious

Question 7

The celebrity magazine published the lurid details of their affair for the world to see.

Accepted Answer

presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms

Question 8

Abstemious

Accepted Answer

Avoiding ice cream due to your diet

Question 9

The pilgrims ultimately impacted the lifestyle of the Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

acculturation

Question 10

Inundate

Accepted Answer

A class of 30 students

Question 11

The _ of the graveyard was _ to the local teens that had previously terrorized the neighborhood

Accepted Answer

desecration...ascribed

Question 12

News sources that publish fake facts are a travesty to the art of journalism.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Tenuous

Accepted Answer

A tower made of cards

Question 14

His mom suggested that the reason he failed the test was because played too many video games

Accepted Answer

insinuate

Question 15

The teacher told them that the paper was worth 2 test grades to encourage them to hand it in.

Accepted Answer

exhort

Question 16

Lethargic

Accepted Answer

The pace of a slug

Question 17

After getting injured, Jeremy adopted a _ lifestyle, which caused him to gain weight.

Accepted Answer

sedentary

Question 18

The Pardoner commits all sorts of sordid deeds like stealing from the poor.

Accepted Answer

morally low, corrupt, dishonest

Question 19

Megan's parents did not approve of her friendship with the most notorious boy in school.

Accepted Answer

expostulate

Question 20

Ken was obsessed with fitness. He worked out 3 times a day and meal prepped religiously.

Accepted Answer

zealot

Question 21

Fastidious teachers typically do not teach in an impetuous manner.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Egregious

Accepted Answer

Plagiarizing a paragraph

Question 23

The track star was the _ of athleticism. He was _(ed) by the sport & practiced non-stop.

Accepted Answer

epitome...enthralled

Question 24

Hierarchy

Accepted Answer

Class rank

Question 25

Jamie was no longer grounded after she managed to bring her grades up.

Accepted Answer

absolve

Question 26

The fact that life must eventually come to an end is axiomatic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The point of debate class is to _ the facts used by the other team.

Accepted Answer

impugn

Question 28

A beneficent person would likely espouse the idea that the poor should not get donations.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

A callow musician would likely play in a professional orchestra.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

Penury

Accepted Answer

Living in a shack

Question 31

The Marines undergo stringent training to prepare for service.

Accepted Answer

very strict or severe

Question 32

Cadaverous

Accepted Answer

A terminally-ill person

Question 33

The assignments instructions were completely nebulous; no one in class understood what to do.

Accepted Answer

difficult to see, understand, describe, etc

Question 34

An odious teacher would be well liked.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

Archetype

Accepted Answer

Epic Hero

Question 36

Her grandmother considered chicken noodle soup to be a _ for all illnesses.

Accepted Answer

panacea

Question 37

If you want to not turn in your project, that is your _, but don't cry when you get a zero!

Accepted Answer

prerogative

Question 38

Following the tenets of a religion would be considered heresy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

Although most of the class agreed the assignment was fair, one dissident complained in the back

Accepted Answer

a person who disagrees with the majority

Question 40

Cupidity

Accepted Answer

Having a lot of clothes, but wanting more

Marking Period 2 English 3 Vocab Mastery Review

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Marking Period 2 English 3 Vocab Mastery Review

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