Vocabulary 3 Unit Test

Directions: Write the correct word from each sentence on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Either party has the right to (terminate, surmount) the agreement that has been made whenever the partnership proves unprofitable.
2. In a dictatorship, people who (abridge, dissent) from the official party line usually wind up in prison – or worse.
3. I am very much flattered that you have referred to me as “an (eminent, obese) educator,” but I prefer to think of myself as just a good teacher.
4. The robber barons of an earlier era often acted more like (adherents, marauders) than ethical businessmen in their dealings with the public.
5. You had no right to (exorcise, usurp) for yourself, the role of gracious host at my party!
6. The few words that she grudgingly muttered were the only (semblance, altercation) of an apology that she offered for her rude behavior.
7. I feel like a (usurper, pauper) now that my part-time job has come to an end and I no longer have any spending money.
8. Like all literary sneak thieves, he has a truly nasty habit of (pilfering, fabricating) other people’s ideas and then claiming them as his own.
9. The fact that many citizens are (trite, irate) over the new taxes does not mean that these taxes are unjustifiable.
10. My cousin has so much imagination that he can (dissent, fabricate) an excuse that even an experienced principal would believe!
11. One can’t become a good writer just by (surmounting, adhering) closely to rules laid down in standard grammar books.
12. What began as a minor quarrel grew into a serious (altercation, exorcism) and then into an ugly brawl.
13. Their (irate, cherubic) faces and ethereal voices almost made me believe that the music they were singing was coming from heaven.
14. The fact that Abraham Lincoln was able to (surmount, terminate) the handicap of a limited education does not mean that you should quit school.
15. I do not entirely (usurp, condone) your misconduct, but I can understand, to a degree, why you behaved as you did.
16. Unless we repair the (rifts, semblances) in our party and present a united front, we will go down to a crushing defeat in the upcoming election.
17. It is the sacred duty of all Americans to oppose any attempt to (abridge, condone) or deny the rights guaranteed to us in the Constitution.
18. Anyone who wants to dine at that outrageously expensive restaurant had better a credit card or a truly (obese, eminent) wallet.
19. His speech was so (cherubic, trite) that one could almost anticipate the phrases he would use next.
20. The comforting presence of relatives did much to (exorcise, pilfer) the patient’s feelings of alarm at the thought of undergoing major surgery.