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WorksheetsD1-9 Vocab
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
It's always awkward when you see someone talking to a lifeless and totally ______ object.
a)
Inanimate
b)
Intrepid
c)
Pliant
d)
Arduous
2.
a)
Breach
b)
Brigand
c)
Cumbersome
d)
Salvage
3.
a)
Brigand
b)
Salvage
c)
Breach
d)
Debris
4.
a)
Cumbersome
b)
Debris
c)
Unbridled
d)
Spurious
5.
a)
Efface
b)
Perennial
c)
Relinquish
d)
Predispose
6.
a)
Salvage
b)
Breach
c)
Diffuse
d)
Efface
7.
The librarian had to ______ the noisy students several times before they settled down.
a)
Admonish
b)
Breach
c)
Commandeer
d)
Efface
8.
"You certainly have ______ the house, buddy" she said as she looked at the torn pillows, mud on the floors, and crayon on the walls.
a)
Muddled
b)
Effaced
c)
Commandeered
d)
Admonished
9.
Given that the argument was between her best friend and her boyfriend, the girl found herself in a very difficult ______, which both sides asking her choose them.
a)
Dilemma
b)
Debris
c)
Brigand
d)
Diffuse
10.
My long family history of poor eating and exercising habits has ______ me to an unhealthy lifestyle, but I will beat the odds!
a)
Predisposed
b)
Relinquished
c)
Salvaged
d)
Diffused
11.
The child's ______ fits led us to believe that she may be having seizures caused by epilepsy.
a)
Spasmodic
b)
Spurious
c)
Unbridled
d)
Perennial
12.
We all have that one friend who is so ______ and can never be told they are wrong.
a)
Opinionated
b)
Spurious
c)
Circumspect
d)
Cumbersome
13.
One needs to be especially ______ and watchful when driving in inclement weather, so as not to cause any accidents.
a)
Circumspect
b)
Cumbersome
c)
Perennial
d)
Diffuse
14.
When you ______ rumors, you are just as responsible for wrongdoing as the people who start them.
a)
Proliferate
b)
Subjugate
c)
Sully
d)
Tantalize
15.
"We must act quickly," the general said, "in order to ______ the rebel forces."
a)
Subjugate
b)
Sully
c)
Proliferate
d)
Terse
16.
In order to get the best scholarships for college athletics, you have to be more than a(n) ______ athlete.
a)
Mediocre
b)
Terse
c)
Unflinching
d)
Illegible
17.
One hot topic in this year's presidential race is that of how to deal with the millions of ______ who have flooded into our country illegally in the last several years.
a)
Aliens
b)
Fodders
c)
Feints
d)
Expulsions
18.
The chess master's opening ______ gave her an immediate advantage over the other player.
a)
Feint
b)
Fodder
c)
Comely
d)
Expulsion
19.
As believers, we are called not only to reach out to the lost, but also to ______ other believers in our churches in order to be a stronger body of Christ.
a)
Fortify
b)
Jeer
c)
Adjourn
d)
Compensate
20.
The judge could tell how tired the jury was from the long day's proceedings, so he decided to ______ for the rest of the day.
a)
Adjourn
b)
Compensate
c)
Fortify
d)
Jeer
21.
The child was asked to model for several newspaper ads because of his ______ appearance.
a)
Comely
b)
Illegible
c)
Lucrative
d)
Dissolute
22.
Our nation's current condition can be explained only by examining more and more ______ people who are willing to compromise their values in order to get what they want.
a)
Dissolute
b)
Erratic
c)
Illegible
d)
Comely
23.
a)
Compensate
b)
Sully
c)
Tantalize
d)
Expulsion
24.
a)
Expulsion
b)
Fodder
c)
Fortify
d)
Jeer
25.
a)
Fodder
b)
Feint
c)
Alien
d)
Dissolute
26.
a)
Illegible
b)
Unflinching
c)
Terse
d)
Comely
27.
a)
Sully
b)
Fodder
c)
Jeer
d)
Tantalize
28.
a)
Terse
b)
Fortify
c)
Feint
d)
Adjourn
29.
a)
Altercation
b)
Semblance
c)
Surmount
d)
Terminate
30.
a)
Cherubic
b)
Trite
c)
Eminent
d)
Gluttony
31.
a)
Exorcise
b)
Fabricate
c)
Dissent
d)
Altercation
32.
a)
Gluttony
b)
Cherubic
c)
Abridge
d)
Condone
33.
a)
Irate
b)
Exorcise
c)
Marauder
d)
Adherent
34.
a)
Pauper
b)
Marauder
c)
Gluttony
d)
Adherent
35.
a)
Rift
b)
Pauper
c)
Semblance
d)
Marauder
36.
a)
Semblance
b)
Rift
c)
Trite
d)
Surmount
37.
a)
Terminate
b)
Pilfer
c)
Surmount
d)
Usurp
38.
The fact that Abraham Lincoln was able to ______ the handicap of a limited education does not mean that everyone should quit school.
a)
Surmount
b)
Terminate
c)
Usurp
d)
Pilfer
39.
I will not listen to you ______ and accuse my best friend of such terrible things any longer!
a)
Malign
b)
Inundate
c)
Assimilate
d)
Meander
40.
a)
Apex
b)
Pensive
c)
Vagrant
d)
Surly
41.
Someone who spends a lot of time in thought his ______.
a)
Pensive
b)
Perilous
c)
Shoddy
d)
Surly
42.
I knew that the shoes would probably not make it through the winter because they were so inexpensive, but I wasn't expecting them to be so ______ that they fell apart within a week!
a)
Shoddy
b)
Surly
c)
Sprightly
d)
Obstreperous
43.
Even though we have had 43 Presidents of the United States, it is still a ______ occasion each time a new one is inaugurated.
a)
Momentous
b)
Bogus
c)
Obstreperous
d)
Pensive
44.
a)
Inundate
b)
Meander
c)
Malign
d)
Assimilate
45.
a)
Inundate
b)
Meander
c)
Malign
d)
Assimilate
46.
I bid my husband farewell as he boarded the plane. "Farewell" is a synonym for which word?
a)
Adieu
b)
Advent
c)
Metropolis
d)
Interim
47.
Because we were already halfway through the football season and they couldn't find anyone to take the job, the school had to settle for a(n) ______ head coach for the remainder of the year.
a)
Interim
b)
Momentous
c)
Obstreperous
d)
Bogus
48.
Your ridiculous claims that I would steal from my own parents are making me angry. "Ridiculous" is a synonym for which word?
a)
Bogus
b)
Malign
c)
Tirade
d)
Exorbitant
49.
The price of my hair cut was pretty reasonable given how much work and time it took to cut off the 13 inches. "Reasonable" is an antonym for which word?
a)
Exorbitant
b)
Momentous
c)
Bogus
d)
Perilous
50.
a)
Metropolis
b)
Vagrant
c)
Tirade
d)
Advent
51.
Christmas is called the "______ season" because we celebrate the arrival of Christ in human-form to take our sins away.
a)
Advent
b)
Metropolis
c)
Momentous
d)
Apex
52.
It is much easier for students to fully ______ a foreign culture if they go and live in it for a long period of time, than it would be for them to just visit it for a couple of weeks.
a)
Assimilate
b)
Inundate
c)
Malign
d)
Adieu
53.
a)
Obstreperous
b)
Momentous
c)
Exorbitant
d)
Bogus
54.
a)
Perilous
b)
Surly
c)
Obstreperous
d)
Pensive
55.
a)
Surly
b)
Tirade
c)
Sprightly
d)
Shoddy
56.
One thing that is so cute about puppies is that they are so lively and fully of life! "Lively" is a synonym for which word?
a)
Sprightly
b)
Perilous
c)
Pensive
d)
Surly
57.
The teacher's angry ______ about the class's behavior went on for almost the entire class period!
a)
Tirade
b)
Vagrant
c)
Advent
d)
Apex
58.
During the Great Depression, many people lost everything and were forced to live as ______, wandering the streets and finding food and shelter where they could.
a)
Vagrants
b)
Tirades
c)
Meanders
d)
Metropolises
59.
a)
Cubicle
b)
Auxiliary
c)
Candid
d)
Expedient
60.
a)
Drudgery
b)
Envoy
c)
Flair
d)
Expedient
61.
a)
Escalate
b)
Expedient
c)
Feign
d)
Auxiliary
62.
A ______ mixture of m&ms
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Expedient
c)
Candid
d)
Cubicle
63.
a)
Inscribe
b)
Drudgery
c)
Feign
d)
Impel
64.
Smelly pigs are......
a)
Repugnant
b)
RePIGnant...get it?
c)
Grievous
d)
Candid
65.
A helper or an aid
a)
Auxiliary
b)
Expedient
c)
Heterogenous
d)
Scuttle
66.
When the testimony of a witness contradicts the evidence, you can expect ______ stares from the disbelieving jury.
a)
Incredulous
b)
Rasping
c)
Repugnant
d)
Scuttle
67.
Jimmy Fallon begins every show by catching his viewers up on the news, telling jokes, and previewing what will be on the show that night; it is his ______.
a)
Monologue
b)
Prognosis
c)
Scuttle
d)
Rasping
68.
"I have to be very ______ with you, Frank" the boss said, "I don't like you."
a)
Candid
b)
Heterogeneous
c)
Grievous
d)
Incredulous
69.
We wanted to go to the beach this weekend for our annual family trip, but we just the saw the forecast and the ______ doesn't look good.
a)
Prognosis
b)
Inscribe
c)
Scuttle
d)
Drudgery
70.
In order to be a successful actor, one needs to be able to ______ any emotion at the drop of a hat.
a)
Feign
b)
Impel
c)
Escalate
d)
Inscribe
71.
Ms. Coley's mom likes to go to Sam's Club early in the mornings so that she doesn't get caught in the ______ of people in the afternoon.
a)
Hordes
b)
Flairs
c)
Auxiliaries
d)
Cubicles
72.
In order to make it into the baseball lineup, you need to be able to ______ the ball out of the infield and into the grass.
a)
Impel
b)
Horde
c)
Feign
d)
Escalate
73.
She really has a ______ for the dramatic; that's why she'll be successful in the fine arts department.
a)
Flair
b)
Feign
c)
Candid
d)
Monoglogue
74.
a)
Incinerate
b)
Rectify
c)
Reprieve
d)
Revile
75.
a)
Precipice
b)
Prototype
c)
Reprieve
d)
Larceny
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