WorksheetsFirst Six Weeks Vocabulary Lesson One
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
a)
ambivalent
b)
altruistic
c)
insipid
d)
angular
2.
having contrary feelings or attitudes
a)
altruistic
b)
reverent
c)
ambivalent
d)
taciturn
3.
lean, sharp-cornered, gaunt
a)
embellish
b)
angular
c)
laud
d)
engender
4.
overbearingly assuming, insolently proud
a)
arrogant
b)
obscure
c)
taciturn
d)
altruistic
5.
a strong feeling of not liking something
a)
disdain
b)
disparage
c)
aversion
d)
lament
6.
to differentiate between two or more things
a)
repudiate
b)
lament
c)
discern
d)
serene
7.
Intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy
a)
engender
b)
disparage
c)
aversion
d)
disdain
8.
to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
a)
embellish
b)
deny
c)
disparage
d)
engender
9.
inequality; the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree
a)
disparity
b)
disparage
c)
engender
d)
laud
10.
to make beautiful with ornamentation, to decorate
a)
engender
b)
laud
c)
innocuous
d)
embellish
11.
to cause to exist or to develop produce
a)
aversion
b)
engender
c)
superfluous
d)
insipid
12.
producing no injury; harmless
a)
insipid
b)
taciturn
c)
arrogant
d)
innocuous
13.
boring; stupid
a)
insipid
b)
ambivalent
c)
arrogant
d)
taciturn
14.
to mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative way
a)
laud
b)
lament
c)
extol
15.
to praise, to extol
a)
discern
b)
embellish
c)
disparage
d)
laud
16.
showy, pretentious
a)
ostentatious
b)
ambivalent
c)
altruistic
d)
disparaging
17.
wasteful, a person given to extravagance
a)
ambivalent
b)
prodigal
c)
obscure
d)
insipid
18.
to reject, to disown, to disavow
a)
altruistic
b)
ostentatious
c)
revere
d)
repudiate
19.
difficult to see, vague
a)
reticence
b)
prodigal
c)
obscure
d)
ostentatious
20.
restraint in speech, reluctant to speak
a)
aversion
b)
disdain
c)
reticence
d)
insipid
21.
to honor, to regard with respect
a)
revere
b)
ostentatious
c)
repudiate
d)
discern
22.
calm, placid
a)
lament
b)
laud
c)
revere
d)
serene
23.
delicate, elusive, not obvious
a)
embellish
b)
superfluous
c)
subtle
d)
obscure
24.
beyond what is needed or required
a)
embellish
b)
superfluous
c)
ambivalent
d)
ostentatious
25.
quiet, not verbose
a)
taciturn
b)
aversion
c)
innocuous
d)
prodigal
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