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WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop C/4-6
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to exclude from a group is to
a)
ostracize
b)
articulate
c)
rehabilitate
d)
instill
2.
elaborately decorated
a)
blase
b)
porous
c)
prone
d)
ornate
3.
a person or thing of no importance
a)
nonentity
b)
recourse
c)
qualm
d)
bolster
4.
a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt
a)
residue
b)
recourse
c)
qualm
d)
nonentity
5.
serious and dignified
a)
solicitous
b)
staid
c)
blase
d)
prone
6.
to bring together for service or battle
a)
muster
b)
annul
c)
oust
d)
bolster
7.
to gather or summon
a)
muster
b)
annul
c)
oust
d)
bolster
8.
full of tiny holes
a)
staid
b)
ornate
c)
frivolous
d)
porous
9.
showily splendid
a)
blase
b)
porous
c)
prone
d)
ornate
10.
The wildfires raced north as high winds scattered a __________ of fine ash over scorched homes and burned-out acres.
a)
qualm
b)
recourse
c)
residue
d)
promontory
11.
If you are caught in an open field in a bad thunderstorm, lie ______ since the lightning bolts tend to be attracted to solitary, upright objects.
a)
frivolous
b)
porous
c)
prone
d)
solicitous
12.
A pampered childhood can make some children ______ about toys that other children cherish.
a)
obsess
b)
blase
c)
ornate
d)
solicitous
13.
Uncle Fred will often ________ the entire newspaper looking for the tiniest misspelling that proofreaders have missed.
a)
peruse
b)
muster
c)
deplore
d)
obsess
14.
It's hard not to _________ about the radon gas in the basement because it's so worrisome.
a)
oust
b)
deplore
c)
annul
d)
obsess
15.
She's so ________ to exaggeration that when she said she saw a giant grizzly in the parking lot, no one believed her.
a)
staid
b)
solicitous
c)
prone
d)
blase
16.
I remember how excited I was about my first airplane trip; since then, I've flown so much that I'm quite _________ about flying.
a)
wanton
b)
prone
c)
staid
d)
blase
17.
The invitation had a/an ________ engraving that made any thought of a plain, simple affair fade.
a)
prone
b)
frivolous
c)
porous
d)
ornate
18.
"We are governed by a _________," one critic said of the man she feels has made no impact on the city's business.
a)
nonentity
b)
muster
c)
bolster
d)
residue
19.
Observers on the ground were _____ to see the rocket explode and plunge back to earth seconds after launch.
a)
aghast
b)
cowered
c)
plebeian
d)
facetious
20.
synonym for ample
a)
inadequate
b)
flinch
c)
sufficient
d)
virtuous
21.
synonym for apparition
a)
faint
b)
phantom
c)
immoral
d)
tombstone
22.
In answer to unfair criticism, we _______ proudly that Americans have been most generous in giving to the needy.
a)
asserted
b)
volatile
c)
sequel
d)
cowered
23.
The giant machine lifted the boulders and _____ them into uniform gray powder.
a)
disdained
b)
plausible
c)
pulverized
d)
aghast
24.
The way the child_______ in fear whenever an adult spoke to him gave me the impression that he had been mistreated from infancy.
a)
asserted
b)
cowered
c)
ethical
d)
facetious
25.
antonym for indiscriminate
a)
random
b)
wreckless
c)
selective
d)
uncontrolled
26.
synonym for inaudible
a)
clear
b)
upright
c)
scheme
d)
faint
27.
antonym for proximity
a)
near
b)
follow-up
c)
distance
d)
close
28.
synonym for ethical
a)
honorable
b)
dishonest
c)
serious
d)
scheme
29.
In that elegant French restaurant, which serves all kinds of fancy foods, she ordered a/an ________ ham and cheese on rye instead of a classier meal.
a)
plebeian
b)
facetious
c)
ample
d)
aghast
30.
antonym for prodigal
a)
economical
b)
wasteful
c)
extravagant
d)
generous
31.
Who wrote the ________ that is written on Shakespeare's tombstone?
a)
sequel
b)
prodigal
c)
epitaph
d)
volatile
32.
For the moment the crowd was quiet and subdued, but we knew that it was so _______ that it might become ugly and dangerous at any time.
a)
disdain
b)
volatile
c)
inaudible
d)
proximity
33.
I hope he was just being ______ when said that my dancing reminded him of a trained bear.
a)
facetious
b)
plausible
c)
plebeian
d)
indiscriminate
34.
We were afraid the storm would _____ the town and kill people.
a)
ravage
b)
unassuming
c)
attribute
d)
menial
35.
Her speech stated that she wanted to _____ her success to the hard work of the entire group.
a)
predatory
b)
haggard
c)
attribute
d)
acme
36.
A person or thing carrying the blame for others
a)
pseudonym
b)
premonition
c)
scapegoat
d)
repercussion
37.
a mind that is able to retain knowledge easily can be described as
a)
articulate
b)
retentive
c)
aloof
d)
genial
38.
pulverize is to powder as
a)
slice is to bread
b)
heap is to shape
c)
melt is to liquid
d)
freeze is to gas
39.
resolute: favorable ::
a)
plausible: unfavorable
b)
volatile: favorable
c)
frivolous: favorable
d)
indiscriminate: unfavorable
40.
nonentity : importance ::
a)
prodigal : extravagance
b)
apparition : fear
c)
scapegoat : blame
d)
plebeian : refinement
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