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WorksheetsPoe Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word means "frightful, causing great fear?"
a)
macabre
b)
vex
c)
dissimulation
d)
ghastly
2.
Which word means "threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments?"
a)
ominous
b)
suavity
c)
sagacity
d)
placid
3.
Which word means "reflect or think deeply on a subject?"
a)
beguiling
b)
ponder
c)
vex
d)
melancholy
4.
Which word means "having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions?"
a)
sagacity
b)
suavity
c)
placid
d)
vex
5.
Which word means "showing strong feelings; forceful, passionate, or intense?"
a)
macabre
b)
ghastly
c)
beguiling
d)
vehement
6.
Which word means "feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried?"
a)
dissimulation
b)
macabre
c)
ominous
d)
vex
7.
Which word means "charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way?"
a)
melancholy
b)
gesticulation
c)
beguiling
d)
cunningly
8.
Which word means "disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury?"
a)
audacity
b)
ominous
c)
melancholy
d)
macabre
9.
Which word means "calm and peaceful?"
a)
cunningly
b)
suavity
c)
placid
d)
audacity
10.
Which word means "sly or sneaky?"
a)
cunningly
b)
vex
c)
gesticulation
d)
melancholy
11.
Which word means "feeling sad and gloomy?"
a)
suavity
b)
sagacity
c)
audacity
d)
melancholy
12.
Which word means "faking or deceiving?"
a)
placid
b)
ghastly
c)
dissimulation
d)
beguiling
13.
Which word means rude or disrespectful behavior; boldness?"
a)
ghastly
b)
audacity
c)
sagacity
d)
ponder
14.
What word means "a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words?"
a)
ominous
b)
vex
c)
cunningly
d)
gesticulation
15.
Which word means "quality of being charming or gracious?"
a)
sagacity
b)
suavity
c)
ominous
d)
vex
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