Unit 2 vocab Quiz 📚

Punctilious (adj)

Praying strict attention to detail, extremely careful

Fractious (adj)

Tending to argue or cute discord

Natasha’s _______ comments could be viewed as rude even if they were true.

A. Fractious

B. Incisive

C. Concise

D. Punctilious

B. Incisive

I hardly think I am the ____ of good citizenship because I'm not even a registered voter.

A. Infraction

B. Tome

C. Compunction

D. Epitome

D. Epitome

Malcolm grew from a _____ and irritable child into a tolerant and peaceful adult.

A. Fractious

B. Incisive

C. Concise

D. Punctilious

A. Fractious

Having _____ several paragraphs from my essay, I returned to ask my teacher's advice.

A. Excise

B. Infringe

C. Pungent

D. Punctilious

A. Excise

Maurice's _____ showed the results of years of physical suffering.

A. Anatomy

B. Tome

C. Epitome

D. Dichotomy

A. Anatomy

Epitome (n)

The best or most typical example

Even after a long time in jail, the woman showed no _____ for her crime.

A. Infraction

B. Tome

C. Compunction

D. Epitome

C. Compunction

Tome (n)

A large and serious book

When I removed the scholarly ____ form the shelf, I saw that it had not been read for years.

A. Infraction

B. Tome

C. Compunction

D. Epitome

B. Tome

Max was a ______ dresser; his hat was always perfectly straight, and his shoes were always shiny.

A. Fractious

B. Incisive

C. Pungent

D. Punctilious

D. Punctilious

The film critic discussed the fundamental _____ in the movie.

A. Anatomy

B. Tome

C. Epitome

D. Dichotomy

D. Dichotomy

Infringe (v)

To intrude on an area belonging to another, to trespass

Becuase I had only one page to write my notes on, my language had to be _____.

A. Fractious

B. Incisive

C. Concise

D. Punctilious

C. Concise

Susan said her father was ______ upon her freedom when he took her car.

A. Excise

B. Infringe

C. Pungent

D. Punctilious

B. Infringe

Anatomy (n)

The structure of parts, taken as a whole

Compunction (n)

A feeling of regret or remorse

Incisive (adj)

Sharply cutting, direct and powerful

Concise (adj)

Brief and straight forward

The ______ aroma of garlic greeted us as we entered the restaurant.

A. Fractious

B. Incisive

C. Pungent

D. Punctilious

C. Pungent

Infraction (n)

A minor violation of a rule or law

For his _____ of the camp code, Kevin had to peel potato.

A. Infraction

B. Tome

C. Compunction

D. Epitome

A. Infraction

Dichotomy (n)

Two opposite parts of a whole

Pungent (adj)

Stringing or biting, especially in taste or smell

Excise (v)

To cut out of, to remove