Vocabulary Test 13

Which of the following words means to walk at a relaxed pace?

• reprove

• tarry

• skulk

• amble

The dinner and show absolutely ____________ the attention of the three children.

• a. beguiled

• b. engrossed

• c. laxed

• d. reproved

Which of the following is an antonym for vindicate?

• blame

• calm

• justify

• continue

He would not have been suspended from school if it weren’t for his blatant _________.

• beguile

• skulk

• defiance

• amble

I would rather someone be angry or upset than _______________. When someone seems not to care at all, it just makes me want to give up.

• frank

• indifferent

• meticulous

• nebulous

reprove: scold :: tarry: __________________

• delay

• hurry

• advance

• rush

Because their discipline was ____________, learning could not take place, and the entire school suffered.

• lax

• strict

• rigorous

• harsh

Which of the following is a synonym for nebulous?

• vague

• bright

• certain

• false

The word beguile means (a)   .

• to be honest at all cost

• to walk at a slow pace

• to deceive or mislead

• to reprimand or scold

My neighbor is (a)   about his grass. After using a lawn mower, he will get on his hands and knees with a pair of scissors to make sure each blade of grass is the same length.

• lax

• meticulous

• odious

• frank