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Power Vocab

Subject : english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Distinguished; like a knight would have been






2. To do as you're told; to bow down in a servant like way






3. To make a signature legal






4. Equal parts day and night; occurs twice yearly (autumnal & vernal)






5. To accuse someone (usually an elected official) of improper conduct






6. Rejection of all laws and institutions; anarchy






7. To do as you're told






8. Slyness or cleverness






9. Stormy or turbulent






10. A dictionary or complete set of words; everyone has their own personal one as well






11. Truly sorry






12. Mixed - having many different components






13. A lot of; many






14. Breathing






15. Your fate or what's 'supposed' to be






16. Extreme arrogance or haughtiness






17. A REALLY long speech used to get in the way of legislation being passed






18. When you expect one thing and you get the opposite OR when you say one thing and mean the opposite






19. Genetic part of our DNA; most humans have 46






20. An A-Ha! Moment OR a Christian holiday celebrated in January






21. Sign that something is on the way (usually something bad)






22. Slyly or in a sneaky manner






23. To take/copy something from another person and claim it as your own work or not give credit to the person who created it






24. To make your way around






25. Trying to be funny or lighthearted; joking






26. Foolish - awkward - socially inept






27. Harmful






28. Many possible meanings; unclear or unsure






29. A swirling mass of something (often water)






30. To talk in circles - or go on and on (around and around)






31. Empty; vacant






32. Full of devotion or passion for something






33. Plants getting energy from sunlight






34. Word for word






35. To speak clearly; describing someone who speaks clearly






36. Without controversy; you can't argue about it






37. Talkative






38. Warlike; always looking for a fight






39. To summarize; recap






40. Correct writing and/or spelling






41. Cheerfully optimistic






42. Showing off for effect; 'look at me!'






43. Related to or alike






44. Very angrily offended






45. Keen insight or wit






46. Not planned






47. A suggested plan






48. To have energy sapped - be depleted






49. Specialized naming system; often used in scientific classification






50. One who seeks an opportunity