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9th Grade Vocab #8

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The airplane was built with the _______ that all the people displaced by its construction would be fairly compensated.
a)
arbitrary
b)
assurance 
c)
venture
d)
sparse
2.
You walk outside your front door only to find that your entire front yard is covered with toilet paper. From your mailbox to the Sunday morning paper your house looks like it snowed TP. As you're walking outside probably thinking that this is what?
a)
morose
b)
flippant
c)
preposterous
d)
catalyst
3.
I needed to _______ Billy Bob that I was asked to the homecoming dance by Scooter Lee. I don't want him to think we are going together this year even though we have gone the past three years. 
a)
dross
b)
console 
c)
latent
d)
stagnant
4.
You have an abundant amount of friends but a ______ number of tickets to give out; so you better choose wisely who you give them to. 
a)
rejuvenate
b)
servitude 
c)
rebut
d)
sparse 
5.
The ______ from the manufacturing process turned out to be highly toxic.
a)
paramount
b)
dross
c)
rabid
d)
servitude
6.
This word is a noun and refers to a risky or daring undertaking.
a)
institute
b)
latent
c)
venture
d)
facilitate
7.
A few minutes on the phone with my best friend helped to ______ my flagging spirits. 
a)
venture
b)
stagnant
c)
catalyst
d)
rejuvenate
8.
After graduating high school. I plan to attend an accredited _______ of technology.
a)
rebut
b)
institute 
c)
morose
d)
preposterous
9.
Police arrived in force to quell the riot set off by _____ soccer fans. 
a)
rabid
b)
console
c)
arbitrary
d)
catalyst
10.
This word doesn't mean serious or restful but rather frivolous or insolent.
a)
sparse
b)
accomplice
c)
flappant
d)
facilitate