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U3 - "Eyewitness" & "Leaving Desire" Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is a menace something to avoid or to look forward to?  
a)
to avoid
b)
to look forward to
2.
Choose the correct word for the definition below.
- to ruffle; to frustrate by throwing into disorder
a)
compel
b)
menace
c)
vigilant
d)
disconcert
3.
Choose the correct word for the definition below.
- extravagant
a)
vigilant
b)
lavish
c)
menace
d)
compel
4.
Choose the correct word for the definition below.
- stopping and starting at intervals
a)
vigilant
b)
menace
c)
disconcert
d)
intermittent
5.
Choose the correct word for the definition below.
- alert; watchful
a)
menace
b)
intermittent
c)
vigilant
d)
lavish
6.
Choose the correct word for the definition below.
 - a possible danger; threat
a)
menace
b)
lavish
c)
compel
d)
discontent
7.
If you disconcert people, do you confuse them or calm them?
a)
confuse them
b)
calm them
8.
If you compel people to do something, are you forcing them or inviting them?
a)
forcing them
b)
inviting them
9.
Would a lavishly decorated home be simple or elegant?
a)
simple
b)
elegant
10.
Would a person who watches vigilantly be alert or distracted?
a)
alert
b)
distracted
11.
Which sound would be heard intermittently - thunder or a steady siren?
a)
thunder
b)
a steady siren
12.
Choose the correct word for the definition below.
- to pressure by force
a)
compel
b)
disconcert
c)
intermittent
d)
lavish
13.
Our teacher will ____________ us to read the newspaper.
a)
menace
b)
compel
c)
intermittently
d)
discontent
14.
The hostess was known for __________________ serving many types of food imported from foreign countries at her parties. 
a)
intermittently
b)
lavishly
c)
vigilantly
d)
compellingly
15.
The baseball team was _____________ because of the demands placed on them by the new manager.  
a)
compel
b)
intermittently
c)
discontent
d)
menace
16.
Choose the word that means the opposite of the word below.  
discontent
a)
disagree
b)
discover
c)
imply
d)
satisfy
17.
Choose the word that means the opposite of the word below. 

lavishly 
a)
richly
b)
lawfully
c)
meagerly
d)
impossibly
18.
Choose the word that means the opposite of the word below. 
intermittently 
a)
internally
b)
steadily
c)
convincingly
d)
hugely
19.
Choose the word that means the opposite of the word below. 

compel 
a)
obstruct
b)
compensate
c)
distinguish
d)
reveal
20.
Choose the word that means the opposite of the word below. 

vigilantly 
a)
happily
b)
helpfully
c)
courageously
d)
inattentively
21.
Choose the word that means the opposite of the word below. 

menace 
a)
cleanliness
b)
thoughfulness
c)
permission
d)
security