Worksheets9.5 English Vocabulary
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
cowardly and treacherous
a)
demented
b)
felonious
c)
ostentatious
d)
dastardly
2.
inactive; unproductive
a)
jaded
b)
fallow
c)
elated
d)
pensive
3.
a person who offers no thanks
a)
gist
b)
ogre
c)
ingrate
d)
denizen
4.
the existing situation or state of affairs
a)
blight
b)
fruition
c)
status quo
d)
forum
5.
to put in danger
a)
jeopardize
b)
gorge
c)
dally
d)
knead
6.
to happen; to take place
a)
transpire
b)
animate
c)
cogitate
d)
obtrude
7.
worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence
a)
beserk
b)
jaded
c)
ostentatious
d)
fallow
8.
a revival or rebirth, especially in thinking or activity
a)
obsequy
b)
entity
c)
gist
d)
renaissance
9.
to interrupt or attack unexpectedly
a)
gratify
b)
elude
c)
waylay
d)
delude
10.
to interfere with events, usually to improve the outcome
a)
alienate
b)
intervene
c)
enshroud
d)
obtrude
11.
a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant
a)
ogre
b)
caricature
c)
opiate
d)
chauvinist
12.
promoting equal rights for all people
a)
egalitarian
b)
fallow
c)
dastardly
d)
navigable
13.
the main point
a)
charisma
b)
entity
c)
gist
d)
fealty
14.
to recommend; to speak in favor of
a)
advocate
b)
cogitate
c)
obtrude
d)
broach
15.
to obliterate; to wipe out
a)
amalgamate
b)
hone
c)
dally
d)
efface
16.
anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation
a)
thesis
b)
laggard
c)
blight
d)
ingrate
17.
to exchange words; to discuss casually
a)
mesmerize
b)
waylay
c)
bandy
d)
dally
18.
personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
a)
renaissance
b)
edifice
c)
gambit
d)
charisma
19.
to hypnotize
a)
parry
b)
mesmerize
c)
enshroud
d)
amalgamate
20.
anything having existence, either physical or mystical
a)
caricature
b)
entity
c)
edifice
d)
insurrection
21.
John was afraid that wearing his squeaky shoes would __________ his efforts to sneak around unnoticed.
a)
waylay
b)
jeopardize
c)
advocate
d)
intervene
22.
Jake was well-liked by almost everyone, because of his vibrant ___________.
a)
entity
b)
charisma
c)
gist
d)
status quo
23.
The __________ criminal fled the scene after smashing into three cars.
a)
dastardly
b)
jaded
c)
fallow
d)
antiquated
24.
It was hard to remember the __________ of Jerry's story because he often digressed into unrelated anecdotes.
a)
ingrate
b)
charisma
c)
gist
d)
ogre
25.
Jen was _________ by the snowy wonderland her backyard had transformed into overnight.
a)
bandied
b)
effaced
c)
mesmerized
d)
jeapardized
26.
ANTONYM for jaded
a)
colorful
b)
fresh
c)
worn
d)
happy
27.
ANTONYM for advocate
a)
injure
b)
promote
c)
humiliate
d)
oppose
28.
ANTONYM for efface
a)
enshrine
b)
defend
c)
obliterate
d)
flatten
29.
ANTONYM for entity
a)
charity
b)
crime
c)
nonentity
d)
scarcity
30.
ANTONYM for intervene
a)
punish
b)
intercede
c)
address
d)
ignore
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