WorksheetsEnglish II Vocab #1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The nurse’s office is adjacent, or along side, the main office.
What does adjacent means in the above sentence?
What does adjacent means in the above sentence?
a)
Behind
b)
Opposite of
c)
Next to
d)
Not close by
2.
The wooded slope was precipitous—a vertical cliff—and hard to climb.
What does precipitous means in the above sentence?
What does precipitous means in the above sentence?
a)
very slow
b)
very steep
c)
very flat
d)
very short
3.
Children enjoying the buoyancy of their inflatable water toy as they floated across the swimming pool.
What does buoyancy mean in the above sentence?
What does buoyancy mean in the above sentence?
a)
ability to float
b)
ability to sink
c)
ability to retain air
d)
ability to repel liquid
4.
Godzilla decimated trees and houses by crushing them with his large feet.
What does decimated mean in the above sentence?
What does decimated mean in the above sentence?
a)
rotated
b)
rearranged
c)
planted
d)
destroyed
5.
Anything having existence, either physical or mystical is said to ab a(n)________________.
a)
ogre
b)
advocate
c)
entity
d)
gist
6.
After seeing the ring box in her boyfriend's hand, Elizabeth immediately deduced he was going to propose.
What does deduced mean in the above sentence?
What does deduced mean in the above sentence?
a)
Assumed
b)
Accepted
c)
Aquired
d)
Adopted
7.
Advertisers need to understand the big demographic trends in Millennials buying before they target that specific group of people.
What does demographic mean in the above sentence?
What does demographic mean in the above sentence?
a)
a reaction
b)
an objective
c)
an audience
d)
a specific group of people
8.
A person engaged in promoting human welfare is called a(n) ____________________________.
a)
humanitarian
b)
anthropologist
c)
eulogist
d)
acumen
9.
Resources such as trained workers, facilities, and equipment are referred to as ________________________.
a)
infrastructure
b)
e-commerce
c)
commercial farming
d)
sedentary farming
10.
A tsunami is a ____________.
a)
hurricane
b)
sound wave
c)
seismic sea wave
d)
gamma ray
11.
The ____ wind kicked sand up into my eyes.
a)
impertinent
b)
tempestuous
c)
eclectic
d)
loquacious
12.
A series is a(n) _________________.
a)
Dramatic Play
b)
String of unrelated items
c)
List of items
d)
Isolated item
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