WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop Unit 6
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To become a champion, a tennis player needs to combine power with ______________.
a)
premonition
b)
pseudonym
c)
finesse
d)
anguish
2.
Over the years government agencies have spent a good deal of money trying to ___________ run-down, inner-city neighborhoods.
a)
rehabilitate
b)
instill
c)
ostracize
d)
articulate
3.
The _________ host and hostess made each party guest feel especially welcome.
a)
retentive
b)
scapegoat
c)
pseudonym
d)
genial
4.
A successful candidate can __________ his ideas in a way that makes them acceptable to voters.
a)
articulate
b)
bask
c)
flaunt
d)
purge
5.
A soaking rainstorm will usually ____________ the air of pollutants.
a)
articulate
b)
rehabilitate
c)
purge
d)
instill
6.
I was thoroughly _______ by the foolish mistake that I made at the dinner party.
a)
abashed
b)
aloof
c)
forthright
d)
genial
7.
Society normally _____________ those who commit treason and betray the country.
a)
instills
b)
rehabilitates
c)
flaunts
d)
ostracizes
8.
I felt a strange ___________ of danger as I entered the abandoned building.
a)
premonition
b)
repercussion
c)
finesse
d)
defect
9.
In ancient times, a messenger who brought bad news was often made the ______________ for it and killed.
a)
repercussion
b)
pseudonym
c)
scapegoat
d)
defect
10.
Because they are cold-blooded creatures, lizards and other reptiles must ____________ in the sun to regulate their body temperature.
a)
bask
b)
articulate
c)
purge
d)
instill
11.
The child's disappearance ______________ every member of the community causing them to cry during every newscast about the incident.
a)
basked
b)
anguished
c)
flaunted
d)
ostracized
12.
My father is always ___________ in a crisis; he is able to make firm, clear decisions.
a)
resolute
b)
retentive
c)
genial
d)
aloof
13.
It is wise to use a ____________ to protect your privacy when you chat on social media.
a)
finesse
b)
scapegoat
c)
defect
d)
pseudonym
14.
The ____________ of being late to class three times is a teacher detention.
a)
finesse
b)
repercussion
c)
defect
d)
scapegoat
15.
I returned the new microwave I had bought because there were so many ___________ that it would not work properly.
a)
defects
b)
repercussions
c)
scapegoats
d)
anguishes
16.
How can parents best ___________ in their children a love of reading?
a)
ostracize
b)
rehabilitate
c)
instill
d)
purge
17.
In almost every business, there are those who keep _______________ from their co-workers and do not participate in fun activities.
a)
abashed
b)
resolute
c)
forthright
d)
aloof
18.
A ___________ memory is a great asset for any actor, especially one who performs on stage.
a)
retentive
b)
forthright
c)
genial
d)
aloof
19.
I appreciate the __________ way in which you express your opinions, even when I do not agree with them.
a)
genial
b)
forthright
c)
retentive
d)
aloof
20.
Some people feel the need to ___________ their wealth and fortune to those who have less.
a)
flaunt
b)
instill
c)
ostracize
d)
rehabilitate
21.
embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
a)
ostracize
b)
abashed
c)
articulate
d)
finesse
22.
withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice
a)
aloof
b)
anguish
c)
genial
d)
bask
23.
Synonyms: distant, cold
a)
purge
b)
resolute
c)
aloof
d)
premonition
24.
great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to cause deep pain or sorrow
a)
abashed
b)
aloof
c)
flaunt
d)
anguish
25.
Synonyms: misery, woe, torment
a)
finesse
b)
forthright
c)
anguish
d)
ostracize
26.
to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system
a)
flaunt
b)
articulate
c)
scapegoat
d)
instill
27.
Synonyms: expound, eloquent
a)
forthright
b)
resolute
c)
genial
d)
articulate
28.
to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth
a)
flaunt
b)
bask
c)
ostracize
d)
abashed
29.
Synonyms: wallow, revel
a)
forthright
b)
resolute
c)
finesse
d)
bask
30.
an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind
a)
defect
b)
ostracize
c)
genial
d)
articulate
31.
delicate skill, tact and cleverness
a)
aloof
b)
abashed
c)
finesse
d)
bask
32.
Synonyms: delicacy, sublety
a)
finesse
b)
ostracize
c)
abashed
d)
retentive
33.
to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited offensive way
a)
flaunt
b)
bask
c)
anguish
d)
aloof
34.
Synonyms: show off, parade
a)
articulate
b)
defect
c)
flaunt
d)
finesse
35.
frank, direct, straightforward
a)
forthright
b)
anguish
c)
defect
d)
abashed
36.
Synonyms: candid, blunt
a)
genial
b)
bask
c)
repercussion
d)
forthright
37.
cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
a)
genial
b)
instill
c)
finesse
d)
premonition
38.
Synonyms: friendly, amiable
a)
flaunt
b)
bask
c)
genial
d)
ostracize
39.
to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
a)
bask
b)
instill
c)
retentive
d)
purge
40.
Synonyms: implant, infuse, inculcate
a)
instill
b)
articulate
c)
defect
d)
resolute
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