WorksheetsVocabulary Groups 1 & 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
portray
a)
very happy; excited
b)
to describe something or someone in a certain way
c)
a break; intermission
d)
concise; to the point
2.
obscure
a)
ill-mannered
b)
a break; intermission
c)
difficult to understand; partially hidden
d)
to bring under control
3.
poignant
a)
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
b)
sharp smell or taste
c)
difficult to understand; partially hidden
d)
a break; intermission
4.
respite
a)
to bring under control
b)
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
c)
a break; intermission
d)
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
5.
terse
a)
concise; to the point
b)
to bring under control
c)
a break; intermission
d)
a statement that contradicts itself
6.
subdue
a)
a break; intermission
b)
very happy; excited
c)
to bring under control
d)
ill-mannered
7.
acrid
a)
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
b)
ill-mannered
c)
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
d)
a statment that contradicts itself
8.
boorish
a)
very happy; excited
b)
a statement that contradicts itself
c)
ill-mannered
d)
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
9.
cynical
a)
sharp; pungent smell or taste
b)
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
c)
a statement that contradicts itself
d)
very happy; excited
10.
paradox
a)
a statement that contradicts itself
b)
ill-mannered
c)
very happy; excited
d)
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
11.
elated
a)
ill-mannered
b)
a statement that contradicts itself
c)
very happy; excited
d)
sharp, pungent smell or taste
12.
bourgeois
a)
tired; slow
b)
very happy; excited
c)
middle class
d)
ill-mannered
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