Chapter 9: Mastery Test

1. Hitler is so _________ that his name has come to represent evil to most people.

• notorious

• mesmerize

• esoteric

• austere

• perfunctory

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

2. A native of Kansas, Randy was _________ (e)d by the towering skyline of New York City.

• 
  notorious

• mesmerize

• esoteric

• austere

• perfunctory

3. I spend a little more money by buying my clothes Bloom's, but it's worth it. The salespeople there give me sincere personal attention, instead of the ___________ treatment. I've experienced at other stores.

• metamorphosis

• austere

• grotesque

• perfunctory

• mesmerize

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4. My brother's major - nuclear physics - is so _____ that he finds it difficult to discuss it at length with most people.

• austere

• esoteric

• facsimile

• grotesque

• travesty

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Quaker meeting houses tend to be very _________ because the worshippers don't want to be distracted by a lot of decorations.

• austere

• metamorphosis

• esoteric

• notorious

• provocative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

6. Common ways to make ads _________ are the use of humor and famous singers.

• mesmerize

• travesty

• grotesque

• provocative

• facsimile

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

7. Numerous bee stings caused Levi's face to swell in such a _________ manner that he was barely recognizable.

• austere

• esoteric

• facsimile

• grotesque

• perfunctory

8. In the front of the window of a local French restaurant is a __________ of the Eiffel Tower - in miniature, of course.

• metamorphosis

• esoteric

• facsimile

• grotesque

• travesty

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

9. With its violence and phony drama, most so-called "professional" wrestling is really a ________ of the sport.

• metamorphosis

• notorious

• travesty

• perfunctory

• esoteric

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

10. Panicked by his wife's leaving him, Travis immediately promised to undergo a complete __________: from a cold workaholic to a warm person who makes time for his family. To do so, he's even willing to go into theraphy.

• austere

• metamorphosis

• notorious

• facsimile

• travesty

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4