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Vocabulary Unit 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
(n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty
a)
Cringe
b)
Arrears
c)
Crochety
d)
Affluence
2.
(n. pl.) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty
a)
Arrears
b)
Immobile
c)
Partition
d)
Taut
3.
(n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity
(v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall)
a)
Martial
b)
Nimble
c)
Minimum
d)
Cascade
4.
(v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
a)
Retrieve
b)
Taut
c)
Cringe
d)
Onset
5.
(adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
a)
Crochety
b)
Impassible
c)
Sinister
d)
Perishable 
6.
(adj.) not movable; not moving
a)
Impassable 
b)
Immobile
c)
Taut
d)
Martial
7.
(adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through
a)
Impassable
b)
Arrears
c)
Perishable
d)
Template
8.
(n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc.
a)
Innovation
b)
Minimum
c)
Template 
d)
Jovial
9.
(adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry
a)
Onset
b)
Sinister
c)
Jovial
d)
Retrieve
10.
(n. usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines
(v.) to chain or retrain (as with handcuffs)
a)
Manacle
b)
Jovial
c)
Taut
d)
Partition
11.
(adj.) war like, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life
a)
Manacle
b)
Arrears
c)
Crochety
d)
Martial
12.
(n.) the smallest possible amount
(adj.) the lowest permissible or possible
a)
Cascade
b)
Minimum
c)
Immobile
d)
Impassable 
13.
(adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever
a)
Nimble
b)
Arrears
c)
Cringe 
d)
Taut
14.
(n.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault
a)
Innovation
b)
Onset
c)
Taut
d)
Jovial
15.
(n.) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections
(v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares
a)
Partition
b)
Onset
c)
Template
d)
Manacle
16.
(adj.) likely to spoil or decay
a)
Perishable
b)
Sinister
c)
Taut
d)
Template
17.
(v.) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good
a)
Jovial
b)
Martial
c)
Partition
d)
Retrieve
18.
(adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm
a)
Sinister
b)
Taut
c)
Impassable
d)
Crochety
19.
(adj.) tightly draw, tense; neat, in good order
a)
Taut
b)
Cascade
c)
Impassable
d)
Cringe
20.
(n.) a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to imitate
a)
Arrears
b)
Template
c)
Taut
d)
Minimum