Academic Vocab Quiz #1 Review

Question 1

Word meaning: feeling intense happiness/excitement.

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Euphoric

Question 2

Word meaning: using deliberately inappropriate humor in a serious situation; flippant.

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Facetious

Question 3

There is a stereotype that blondes are ________.

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Vacuous

Question 4

The _________ team failed many games but practiced hard and came back to win the championship.

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tenacious

Question 5

Word meaning: Sign of future success; good omens; lucky.

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Auspicious

Question 6

Word meaning: Mental process of acquiring knowledge & understanding through thought, reading...

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Cognition

Question 7

Accidentally using hand sanitzer when you have a paper cut __________ the pain.

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exacerbates

Question 8

The __________ student was satisfied with his average GPA and felt no need to try harder.

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complacent

Question 9

High school reunions are often a time of __________ remembrance.

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nostalgic

Question 10

Word meaning: Uncritical satisfaction with oneself/achievements; good enough.

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Complacent

Question 11

Many people consider Friday the 13th be a(n) ________ day.

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Inauspicious

Question 12

Word meaning: empty; lacking intelligence or ideas.

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Vacuous

Question 13

I will never forget the _______ image of a mom carrying her child through flood waters in Texas

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poignant

Question 14

Word meaning: to make something bad (a situation, feeling, etc.) worse.

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Exacerbate

Question 15

I was filled with ________ when I finally travelled to Harry Potter World on my dream vacation.

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euphoria

Question 16

There are many games that claim to improve ________ ability.

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Cognitive

Question 17

Bob jokingly pretended to drown at the public pool. The lifeguard scolded him for being ______.

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facetious

Question 18

Word meaning: Painfully affecting the feelings; deeply affecting.

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Poignant

Question 19

Word meaning: Not easily letting go of or giving up.

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Tenacious

Question 20

Word meaning: sentimental longing or wistful remembrance of a happy place/period in the past.

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Nostalgia

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