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Vocabulary 5-8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
def: refrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
syn: refrain
ant: indulge
a)
haughty
b)
abstain
c)
contrite
d)
noxious
2.
def: arrogantly superior
syn: snobbish, snooty
ant: accepting, nonjudgemental
a)
haughty
b)
bovine
c)
replete
d)
absolution
3.
def: not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear
syn: relentless, adamant
ant: weak, surrendering
a)
tenacious
b)
facetious
c)
bilk
d)
ennui
4.
def: accept something
syn: agree, cave
ant: disagree, refuse
a)
acquiesce
b)
tenacious
c)
temerity
d)
deride
5.
def: publicly ridicule
syn: mock
ant: revere
a)
lampoon
b)
blasphemy
c)
deride
d)
haughty
6.
def: in the manner of a cow
syn: slow, dim
ant: quick, brite
a)
bovine
b)
erudite
c)
anomaly
d)
ennui
7.
def: treating serious issues with inappropriate humor
syn: flippant
ant: respectful
a)
facetious
b)
bovine
c)
temerity
d)
abstain
8.
def: deeply remorseful for a bad action
syn: apologetic
ant: unrepentant
a)
contrite
b)
erudite
c)
absolution
d)
haughty
9.
def: showing great knowledge or learning
syn: intelligent
ant: dumb, bovine
a)
erudite
b)
abstain
c)
temerity
d)
debacle
10.
def: something that deviates from what is expected or normal
syn: exception, outlier
ant: norm
a)
anomaly
b)
blasphemy
c)
lampoon
d)
debacle
11.
def: very harmful
syn: poisonous, dangerous
ant: healthful, beneficial
a)
noxious
b)
deride
c)
tenacious
d)
contrite
12.
def: to cheat someone our of money
syn: scam
ant: earn
a)
bilk
b)
haughty
c)
deride
d)
lampoon
13.
def: well supplied with something
syn: full
ant: empty
a)
repelete
b)
bovine
c)
cantankerous
d)
tenacious
14.
def: profane talk about holy or sacred things
syn: heresy, sacrilege
ant: piety, reverence
a)
absolution
b)
blasphemy
c)
lampoon
d)
anomaly
15.
def: formal release from guilt or punishment
syn: forgiveness
ant: condemnation
a)
absolution
b)
blasphemy
c)
debacle
d)
temerity
16.
def: argumentative and uncooperative
syn: bad-tempered
ant: kind, happy
a)
cantankerous
b)
haughty
c)
lampoon
d)
facetious
17.
def: to verbally rip apart
syn: mock, insult
ant: compliment
a)
abstain
b)
acquiesce 
c)
deride
d)
noxious
18.
def: a disaster
syn: failure
ant: success
a)
debacle
b)
ennui
c)
bilk
d)
blasphemy
19.
def: excessive or foolish boldness
syn: nerve, rashness
ant: caution
a)
temerity
b)
tenacious
c)
deride
d)
bovine
20.
def: dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom
syn: fatigue
ant: enthusiasm
a)
lampoon
b)
erudite
c)
ennui
d)
cantankerous
21.
After going to the doctors and being diagnosed with a myriad of illnesses, Tommy knew he needed to exercise and ______ from eating sweets and drinking so many sodas.
a)
abstain
b)
deride
c)
haughty
d)
bilk
22.
In this age of technology and digital prowess, society must be cognizant of cyber criminals attempting to _____ them out of their hard earned money.
a)
bilk
b)
absolution
c)
contrite
d)
blasphemy
23.
As we were talking about the state of education in our school system, Bobby's comments about needing a new bathroom in the football stadium seemed ______.
a)
facetious
b)
deride
c)
acquiese
d)
erudite
24.
When Levi was told that he could not go to the senior party, his ____ attitude caused him to argue with his mother, and he ended up being grounded even longer than one night.
a)
tenacious
b)
lampoon
c)
bilk
d)
abstain
25.
Betty doesn't let her 2-year-old, Ricky, have sweets; after he fell and hit his head on the coffee table, she _________(ed) and let him have a lollipop.
a)
acquiesced
b)
derided
c)
bilked
d)
contrited