Name: _____________________________________ Mark: _____/15

Match the vocabulary word from the list to the best definition.

defunct entity entomology

familial fatuous grandiose
gregarious hedonist henchman
impecunious impervious laud
lavish malleable mandatory

1. _________________________
required or commanded by
authority; obligatory

2. _________________________
no longer in force or use; inactive

3. _________________________
idiotic; foolish or inane

4. _________________________
something that has a real
existence; thing

5. _________________________
impenetrable; also, not capable of
being affected

6. _________________________
to praise in words or song

7. _________________________
overly generous

8. _________________________ an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, esp. a

criminal

9. _________________________ occurring or tending to occur among members of a

family, usually by heredity

10. _________________________ having an imposing style or effect

11. _________________________ seeking and enjoying the company of others

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12. _________________________ a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of
pleasure and self-gratification

13. _________________________ the branch of zoology that treats of insects

14. _________________________ capable of being shaped; also, adaptable

15. _________________________ having no money

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Answer Key:
1. mandatory 2. defunct 3. fatuous
4. entity 5. impervious 6. laud
7. lavish 8. henchman 9. familial
10. grandiose 11. gregarious 12. hedonist
13. entomology 14. malleable 15. impecunious

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