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WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop Level C, Unit 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Hollywood studios _______ theaters with big-budget action movies during the summer season, so by fall, we are tired of seeing them.
a)
banter
b)
glut
c)
veer
d)
minimize
2.
Each year, falls __________ thousands of people, and many are never able to return to work.
a)
veer
b)
minimize
c)
maim
d)
venerate
3.
Casual ____________ helps to pass the time when you are on a long journey.
a)
banter
b)
antics
c)
detriments
d)
wantons
4.
As a/an _______________ supporter of women's rights, she believes that men and women should receive the same pay if they do the same jobs.
a)
gingerly
b)
bountiful
c)
oblique
d)
avowed
5.
We are grateful for the ______________ legacy that our great artists and musicians have given us.
a)
bountiful
b)
antics
c)
glut
d)
congested
6.
Why do you suppose someone whose face is known all over the world would want to travel __________________?
a)
obliquely
b)
enterprising
c)
incognito
d)
glutted
7.
I will not try to __________________ the difficulties we face, but I am sure that we can overcome them by working together.
a)
minimize
b)
banter
c)
venerate
d)
veer
8.
The ____________ acts of Batman are so well-known that some wish he was around to keep the city safe.
a)
wanton
b)
incognito
c)
legendary
d)
durable
9.
Self-confidence is a great quality, but if it is carried too far, it can be a/an ____________ to success in life.
a)
oblique
b)
enterprising
c)
detriment
d)
frugal
10.
Instead of just waiting for things to get better by themselves, we must be more _____________ in working for improvements.
a)
enterprising
b)
incognito
c)
wanton
d)
legendary
11.
Because of his repeated traffic violations, his driver's license was ______________ and no longer legal.
a)
venerated
b)
maimed
c)
congested
d)
invalidated
12.
We were shocked by their ____________ misuse of money that their parents had left them.
a)
bountiful
b)
durable
c)
wanton
d)
frugal
13.
Your speech would have been better if you had stayed with your main idea instead of ____________ off to side issues.
a)
bantering
b)
veering
c)
venerating
d)
maiming
14.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
c)
congested
d)
enterprising
15.
Building a new skyscraper there will bring additional thousands of people into an area that is already _____________.
a)
invalidated
b)
veered
c)
congested
d)
maimed
16.
The mad Roman emperor believed that he was a god and expected people to ______________ and worship him as one.
a)
veer
b)
maim
c)
invalidate
d)
venerate
17.
Instead of approaching him in that timid and __________ manner, tell him clearly what is on your mind.
a)
enterprising
b)
frugal
c)
oblique
d)
gingerly
18.
I didn't want Charlotte to know that I was watching her, but occasionally I managed to steal a few ____________ glances at her.
a)
legendary
b)
oblique
c)
bountiful
d)
congested
19.
When they saw that they had been caught red-handed, they resorted to all kinds of ____________ in a vain attempt to prove their "innocence."
a)
detriments
b)
antics
c)
banter
d)
waton
20.
Our friendship proved to be _________ because it is based on mutual respect and honesty.
a)
enterprising
b)
durable
c)
gingerly
d)
incognito
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