WorksheetsVocab Unit 5
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
__________ in the testimony of witnesses to a crime can have a decisive impact on the outcome of a trial.
a)
discrepency
b)
assent
c)
plod
d)
infallible
2.
When I am __________ in doing my daily chores, I have to spend a big part of the weekend catching up.
a)
dearth
b)
facile
c)
remiss
d)
unfeigned
3.
eople with __________ dispositions can make life miserable for those who have to work with them.
a)
truculent
b)
pungent
c)
benefactor
d)
embark
4.
Most people support __________ programs to help the less fortunate of this world.
a)
chivalrous
b)
indomitable
c)
diffident
d)
altruistic
5.
Many judges are willing to show __________ to first offenders who express regret for their wrongdoing.
a)
clemency
b)
repose
c)
virulent
d)
temerity
6.
Many a __________ suitor has lost his beloved to a bold rival.
a)
embark
b)
dearth
c)
plod
d)
diffident
7.
The novelist won high praise for her ability to portray the __________ emotions of children.
a)
unfeigned
b)
temerity
c)
indomitable
d)
altruistic
8.
Workers hope that the threat of a long strike will force management to _________ to their demands.
a)
assent
b)
facile
c)
pungent
d)
truculent
9.
Columbus spent years raising money before he was able to _________ on his perilous ocean voyage in search of a passage to the Far East.
a)
repose
b)
embark
c)
assent
d)
facile
10.
An employer may complain of a __________ of qualified applicants for available jobs.
a)
dearth
b)
clemency
c)
infallible
d)
plod
11.
All who hear of the remarkable deeds of Harriet Tubman admire her __________ courage in the face of grave danger.
a)
indomitable
b)
facile
c)
repose
d)
unfeigned
12.
In today's busy world, where people are often heedless of others, a _________ act is admired by all.
a)
virulent
b)
chivalrous
c)
benefactor
d)
truculent
13.
Some critics seem convinced that their expert knowledge makes them __________ judges of the quality of an artist's work
a)
indomitable
b)
pungent
c)
chivalrous
d)
infallible
14.
Few of his subordinates had the __________ to answer the general back.
a)
termerity
b)
plod
c)
chilvalrous
d)
facile
15.
The mortal remains of thousands who fell in America's wars __________ in Arlington National Cemetery.
a)
discrepancy
b)
repose
c)
remiss
d)
altruistic
16.
Writing is a __________ process for some authors but a laborious task for others.
a)
benefactor
b)
embark
c)
repose
d)
facile
17.
The First Amendment protects the right of free speech for everyone, even those with __________ views that are repugnant to most people.
a)
virulent
b)
unfeigned
c)
chivalrous
d)
clemency
18.
Without the help of many __________, most charities would be unable to carry out their work.
a)
altruistic
b)
pungent
c)
benefactor
d)
pungent
19.
The kitchen of the French restaurant was filled with the __________ aroma of onion soup.
a)
infallible
b)
indomitable
c)
plod
d)
pungent
20.
After the blizzard, we had to __________ through deep snowdrifts to reach the nearest stores.
a)
assent
b)
plod
c)
diffident
d)
discrepancy
21.
Synonym:
brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic
brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic
a)
truculent
b)
plod
c)
indomitable
d)
chivalrous
22.
Synonym:
disagreement, divergence, inconsistency
disagreement, divergence, inconsistency
a)
assent
b)
diffident
c)
discrepancy
d)
facile
23.
Syn.: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn
a)
discrepancy
b)
embark
c)
diffident
d)
altruistic
24.
Syn.: unerring, certain
a)
infallible
b)
dearth
c)
plod
d)
unfeigned
25.
Syn.: genuine, heartfelt
a)
repose
b)
termerity
c)
unfeigned
d)
benefactor
26.
Syn.: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding
a)
dearth
b)
clemency
c)
indomitable
d)
repose
27.
Syn.: insufficiency, want, paucity
a)
dearth
b)
temerity
c)
virulent
d)
clemency
28.
Syn.: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery
a)
diffident
b)
temerity
c)
truculent
d)
indomitable
29.
Syn.: gallant, civil, valiant
a)
altruistic
b)
chivalrous
c)
discrepancy
d)
assent
30.
Syn.: negligent, lax, slack
a)
remiss
b)
dearth
c)
embark
d)
indomitable
31.
Syn.: effortless, assured, poised, specious
a)
plod
b)
pungent
c)
facile
d)
virulent
32.
Syn.: leniency, forbearance, gentleness
a)
pungent
b)
repose
c)
benefactor
d)
clemency
33.
Syn.: selfless
a)
assent
b)
chivalrous
c)
remiss
d)
altruistic
34.
Ant.: (noun) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado
a)
repose
b)
plod
c)
assent
d)
dearth
35.
Ant.: innocuous, harmless, benign
a)
clemency
b)
dearth
c)
virulent
d)
repose
36.
Ant.: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid
a)
pungent
b)
repose
c)
dearth
d)
diffident
37.
Ant.: misanthrope, malefactor
a)
benefactor
b)
assent
c)
embark
d)
remiss
38.
Ant.: imperfect
a)
termerity
b)
unfeigned
c)
infallible
d)
altruistic
39.
Ant.: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening
a)
discrepancy
b)
truculent
c)
dearth
d)
altruist
40.
Ant.: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish
a)
facile
b)
indomitable
c)
chilvalrous
d)
remiss
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