WorksheetsSAT Lesson Six
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to mislead; to fool
a)
delude
b)
deify
c)
defunt
d)
dawdle
2.
to paint coarsely or unskillfully
a)
defunct
b)
daunt
c)
daub
d)
delete
3.
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
a)
daunt
b)
debonair
c)
decadence
d)
deify
4.
to take out; cross out
a)
daunt
b)
delude
c)
delete
d)
declaim
5.
to make afraid or discouraged
a)
daunt
b)
delude
c)
defunct
d)
delete
6.
to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god
a)
dawdle
b)
delude
c)
daub
d)
deify
7.
to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering manner
a)
delete
b)
declaim
c)
debonair
d)
daunt
8.
to waste time
a)
dawdle
b)
declaim
c)
defunct
d)
deify
9.
no longer in existence
a)
defunct
b)
delete
c)
declaim
d)
debonair
10.
moral deterioration
a)
daub
b)
daunt
c)
decadence
d)
declaim
11.
It has often been suggested that the fall of Rome was a result of its ___________________.
a)
delete
b)
decadence
c)
deify
d)
daunt
12.
I discovered too late that the bargain stock I had purchased was for a ___________________ corporation.
a)
dawdle
b)
debonair
c)
defunct
d)
declaim
13.
Bright colors were _______________ randomly over the artist’s easel.
a)
dawdled
b)
daubed
c)
deluded
d)
declaimed
14.
We were ____________________(ed) into thinking we could trust the smooth-talking salesman.
a)
daunt
b)
defunct
c)
delete
d)
delude
15.
“Don’t ________________ children,” the teacher called down the hallway. “We must hurry.”
a)
daub
b)
dawdle
c)
debonair
d)
deify
16.
He _________________ (ed) her; then he was crushed when she turned out to be a mere human like all the rest of us.
a)
deify
b)
daub
c)
declaim
d)
delete
17.
Although the waves were high and the wind bitterly cold, the treasure seekers were not ______________. –add ed
a)
daunt
b)
delete
c)
deify
d)
decadence
18.
The judge told the actor to answer the questions simply and leave his ___________________ (add ing) for the stage.
a)
dawdle
b)
decadence
c)
declaim
d)
delete
19.
I expected to see an awkward young man, so I was quite surprised to see a _______________ gentleman.
a)
daub
b)
debonair
c)
dawdle
d)
declaim
20.
___________________ the second sentence; you already made your point, and the repetition only weakens your argument.
a)
defunct
b)
delete
c)
deify
d)
delude
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