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WorksheetsFCP Vocabulary 8A
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to aggravate, intensify, worsen
a)
saturate
b)
portend
c)
slough
d)
exacerbate
2.
done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty
a)
ephemeral
b)
convivial
c)
furtive
d)
indigent
3.
one of the series of grades in an organization or field of activity
a)
echelon
b)
illusory
c)
pertinacious
d)
bestial
4.
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
a)
badinage
b)
paucity
c)
juggernaut
d)
litany
5.
tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
a)
illusory
b)
garish
c)
bestial
d)
pertinacious
6.
to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
a)
embellish
b)
allay
c)
demur
d)
jettison
7.
to reconcile, make consistent
a)
raze
b)
conciliate
c)
exacerbate
d)
saturate
8.
lacking in or not based on reality
a)
illusory
b)
picayune
c)
ephemeral
d)
inordinate
9.
beyond argument
a)
irrefutable
b)
saturnine
c)
arrant
d)
fatuous
10.
thoroughgoing, out-and-out
a)
irrefutable
b)
arrant
c)
macabre
d)
saturnine
11.
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
a)
portend
b)
raze
c)
slough
d)
countermand
12.
light and playful conversation
a)
macabre
b)
juggernaut
c)
paucity
d)
badinage
13.
stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
a)
lackadaisical
b)
fatuous
c)
macabre
d)
saturnine
14.
to assert without proof or confirmation
a)
raze
b)
slough
c)
allege
d)
conciliate
15.
far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
a)
inordinate
b)
garish
c)
picayune
d)
pertinacious
16.
synonym: neither the time nor the place for badinage
a)
hand gestures
b)
repartee
c)
baby talk
d)
sermons
17.
Scratching an ant bite will only____ the itch and perhaps cause an infection.
a)
raze
b)
portend
c)
countermand
d)
exacerbate
18.
Promotion to each____ of the civil service is supposed to depend on merit and seniority.
a)
litany
b)
slough
c)
badinage
d)
echelon
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