ACT Vocabulary 2 Quiz

The opposite of wretched is:

• opulent
• miserable
• insidious
• reiterate

Another word for unresponsive is:

• intimation
• opulent
• stolid
• verbatim

Which of the following words might you use to refer to a hint of spring?

• warily
• intimation
• influx
• pliable

Which of the following is the best synonym for reiterate?

• repeat
• deny
• complicate
• hear

Horses with more fearful and shy natures approach other horses, especially the leader of the herd, warily. Which of the following words could be used to replace warily?

• imprudently
• recklessly
• heedlessly
• cautiously

I soon found out that my supposed friend had taken it upon himself to repeat _______ every word I said about Frieda's party.

• warily
• reiterate
• verbatim
• intimation

The kind of horse that is tentative around other horses, for example, would be more submissive and therefore well-suited to an inexperienced rider. What does tentative mean in this sentence?

• uncertain
• confident
• fierce
• miserable

Because of my inexperience, I did not recognize at first his _______ attempts to undermine our employer's confidence in me.

• stolid
• insidious
• unkempt
• pliable

One of the chief reasons for your dateless weekends in undoubtedly your _______ appearance.

• opulent
• verbatim
• unkempt
• intimation

What they call their "________ outlook on life" seems to be simply a lack of any firm moral standards.

• unkempt
• tentative
• reiterate
• pliable