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WorksheetsStems 56 SM
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The creamy ___________ softened his chapped skin.
a)
recumbent
b)
sine qua non
c)
emollient
2.
The ___________'s pugnacious posturing was almost comical to the boxing fans.
a)
pugilist
b)
incorrigible
c)
pathogen
3.
There was a ____________ interest in the arts after the museum opened.
a)
infirmity
b)
renascent
c)
admonitory
4.
His _______________ prevented him from attending the ceremony.
a)
infirmities
b)
casuistry
c)
emollient
5.
She began to ______________ a spontaneous response to his complaint.
a)
metamorphosis
b)
recumbent
c)
extemporize
6.
They could not alter the ______________ child's behavior.
a)
admonitory
b)
incorrigible
c)
excrescence
7.
He gracefully ______________ embarrassing questions.
a)
pathogen
b)
deflected
c)
melancholy
8.
The fungus caused an ugly ____________ on his nose.
a)
excrescence
b)
pathogen
c)
emollient
9.
His speech was a masterpiece of _____________ and deception.
a)
metamorphosis
b)
recumbent
c)
casuistry
10.
He felt a brooding _______________ on rainy days.
a)
melancholy
b)
emollient
c)
pugilist
11.
The tired surgeon was _____________ on her sofa.
a)
deflect
b)
recumbent
c)
incorrigible
12.
His message had an _____________ purpose--to warn them away.
a)
renascent
b)
infirmity
c)
admonitory
13.
Dr. Jekyll's ______________ was startling to behold.
a)
infirmity
b)
emollient
c)
metamorphosis
14.
Dr. Stockman, the people's friend, found _____________ in the water.
a)
pugilists
b)
pathogens
c)
excrescences
15.
Courage is the _____________ for success in espionage.
a)
sine qua non
b)
melancholy
c)
casuistry
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