Name:_________________
Block:________
Date:__________________
Vocabulary Quiz – List 6 – Version 2
There once was a great (1)___________ society with inhabitants that were nothing but
polite, helpful, and extremely intelligent. Every lawn was perfectly cut and the kids were
always seen playing in their (2) ___________yards. The worst crime someone was known to
have committed was simply repeated J-walking.
However, the (3) ___________between good and evil is never truly insurmountable.
People have been trying to hide their true nature since the (4) ___________times of man. In
public, acting out was definitely an (5) ___________behavior, as that was something more
secretively accomplished behind closed doors if ever at all. But once they were behind closed
doors or once the sun went down, people of this town became creatures of a truly
(6)___________breed – even the Devil could not compare to their truly wicked nature.
At night, people were much more isolated if two did bump into one another. A simple
“hello” was all that was necessary – a conversation full of unnecessary (7)___________needed
to be avoided to make sure that all crimes could be concealed. After crimes were committed,
the culprits drank magically (8) ___________liquid that was thick like honey yet still had a
surprisingly (9) ___________flavor, and they believed that this made them innocent once
again. When anyone was caught or accused, the town was in a (10) ___________situation
since no one ever remembered events in their entirety.
1. ____________________
Murky
2. ____________________
Nefarious
3. ____________________
Piquant
4. ____________________
Primordial
5. ____________________
Propinquity
6. ____________________
Unwonted
7. ____________________
Utopian
8. ____________________
Verbiage
9. ____________________
Verdant
10. ____________________
Viscous