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WorksheetsVocabulary Power Plus Book 1, Lesson 15
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade
a)
havoc
b)
foible
c)
benediction
d)
chicanery
2.
(Review) having similar origin, nature, or character
a)
impetuous
b)
martial
c)
kindred
d)
effusive
3.
to use up gradually
a)
educe
b)
deplete
c)
pacify
d)
fabricate
4.
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
a)
filial
b)
catholic
c)
lateral
d)
macabre
5.
lowest point
a)
penchant
b)
nadir
c)
egress
d)
foible
6.
(Review) having a bad taste or smell; spoiled
a)
glutinous
b)
felonious
c)
haughty
d)
rancid
7.
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious
a)
flagrant
b)
dastardly
c)
debonair
d)
aghast
8.
absurd; ridiculously clumsy
a)
impetuous
b)
demented
c)
feisty
d)
farcical
9.
horrible; grim
a)
eerie
b)
macabre
c)
berserk
d)
impertinent
10.
a strong liking
a)
penchant
b)
gull
c)
gist
d)
felicity
11.
(Review) acting suddenly without thought
a)
fallow
b)
effusive
c)
debonair
d)
impetuous
12.
family history
a)
anachronism
b)
genealogy
c)
alacrity
d)
granary
13.
to make less severe; to become milder
a)
declaim
b)
impel
c)
embroil
d)
mitigate
14.
(Review) a great or complete destruction of life especially by fire
a)
effrontery
b)
holocaust
c)
gambit
d)
catalyst
15.
(Review) a minor weakness in character
a)
nadir
b)
jargon
c)
chicanery
d)
foible
16.
added, connected, or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not a part of
a)
debonair
b)
blatant
c)
adjunct
d)
nefarious
17.
incapable of being affected
a)
macabre
b)
impervious
c)
fallible
d)
immaculate
18.
to cheat; to fool or hoax
a)
gorge
b)
gull
c)
glean
d)
gird
19.
ambiguous; intentionally vague
a)
ostentatious
b)
equivocal
c)
flagrant
d)
farcical
20.
aggressive; lively; energetic
a)
feisty
b)
filial
c)
glutinous
d)
cadaverous
21.
(Antonym) nadir
a)
penury
b)
minion
c)
zenith
d)
depths
22.
(Antonym) equivocal
a)
belated
b)
suspicious
c)
uncertain
d)
definite
23.
(Antonym) macabre
a)
lovely
b)
licentious
c)
feisty
d)
morbid
24.
(Antonym) farcical
a)
kindred
b)
somber
c)
amusing
d)
humane
25.
(Antonym) mitigate
a)
diminish
b)
desist
c)
intensify
d)
pacify
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