Worksheets9.2 English Vocabulary
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to cover up; to conceal
a)
dally
b)
amalgamate
c)
enshroud
d)
beleaguer
2.
to think deeply
a)
amalgamate
b)
enshroud
c)
hone
d)
cogitate
3.
to bring up a subject for discussion
a)
broach
b)
dally
c)
obtrude
d)
parry
4.
to combine
a)
amalgamate
b)
transpire
c)
hone
d)
beleaguer
5.
to turn away feelings or affections
a)
gorge
b)
dally
c)
alienate
d)
beleaguer
6.
an exaggerated portrayal of one's features
a)
caricature
b)
opiate
c)
renaissance
d)
ruffian
7.
mentally ill; insane
a)
felonious
b)
antiquated
c)
lackadaisical
d)
demented
8.
morally unrestrained
a)
licentious
b)
demented
c)
elated
d)
fatalistic
9.
ordinary writing or speech, other than poetry or music
a)
prose
b)
surcharge
c)
opiate
d)
renaissance
10.
pertaining to or constituting a major crime
a)
antiquated
b)
demented
c)
felonious
d)
lackadaisical
11.
in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
a)
elated
b)
demented
c)
felonious
d)
antiquated
12.
to sharpen
a)
dally
b)
gorge
c)
hone
d)
beleaguer
13.
to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass
a)
amalgamate
b)
enshroud
c)
beleaguer
d)
obtrude
14.
to eat or swallow greedily
a)
parry
b)
transpire
c)
gorge
d)
cogitate
15.
no longer used or useful; very old
a)
elated
b)
antiquated
c)
lackadaisical
d)
demented
16.
a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
a)
prose
b)
renaissance
c)
ruffian
d)
opiate
17.
to waste time; to dawdle
a)
parry
b)
dally
c)
transpire
d)
cogitate
18.
uninterested; listless
a)
lackadaisical
b)
demented
c)
felonious
d)
antiquated
19.
a revival or rebirth, especially in thinking or activity
a)
opiate
b)
prose
c)
paucity
d)
renaissance
20.
Tim would often __________ when he had a big project to do, and his colleagues called him a procrastinator.
a)
hone
b)
broach
c)
dally
d)
amalgamate
21.
The __________ typewriter has been sitting up in the attic collecting dust.
a)
antiquated
b)
felonious
c)
licentious
d)
fatalistic
22.
The surgeon required a powerful _________ to sedate the patient during the operation.
a)
surcharge
b)
opiate
c)
renaissance
d)
epigram
23.
After being lost in the wilderness for two days without food, Ben _________ himself with everything he found in the pantry of the hunting camp.
a)
beleaguered
b)
dallied
c)
gorged
d)
broached
24.
The dilapidated town was in desperate need of a[n] ____________.
a)
renaissance
b)
caricature
c)
numismatist
d)
surcharge
25.
Choose the ANTONYM for
amalgamate
amalgamate
a)
disunite
b)
combine
c)
gather
d)
shake
26.
Choose the ANTONYM for
demented
demented
a)
crazy
b)
funny
c)
sane
d)
bleak
27.
Choose the ANTONYM for
beleaguer
beleaguer
a)
assist
b)
harass
c)
awaken
d)
uncover
28.
Choose the ANTONYM for
gorge
gorge
a)
dawdle
b)
reject
c)
nibble
d)
gulp
29.
a charge added to the usual cost
a)
epigram
b)
prose
c)
surcharge
d)
renaissance
30.
Choose the ANTONYM for
hone
hone
a)
gather
b)
split
c)
sharpen
d)
dull
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