WorksheetsDis- and En-/Em-
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
It can be anticlimactic or even upsetting when things do not turn out the way that I ____ that they would.
a)
disdained
b)
envisioned
c)
distorted
d)
encumbered
2.
to bring into a conflict; to complicate or cause confusion
a)
embody
b)
embroil
c)
encumber
d)
envision
3.
The funhouse mirror was designed to hilariously _____ the appearance of anyone who stood in front of it.
a)
disdain
b)
distort
c)
displace
d)
disenchant
4.
A modern example of technological unemployment is the _____ of retail cashiers by self-checkout registers.
a)
embodiment
b)
displacement
c)
disingenuous
d)
encumberment
5.
To include comprehensively; To enclose or surround
a)
encumber
b)
embroil
c)
encompass
d)
envision
6.
to give a concrete form to; to express, personify, or exemplify
a)
embody
b)
encumber
c)
encompass
d)
embroil
7.
To cause (something) to move from its proper or usual location
a)
displace
b)
disdain
c)
distort
d)
distance
8.
not, opposite of, apart
a)
en-/em-
b)
dis-
9.
Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
a)
dispassionate
b)
disingenuous
c)
disdained
d)
distorted
10.
She wanted to travel the world but was ____ by her debt.
a)
envisioned
b)
displaced
c)
disdained
d)
encumbered
11.
Because he was losing, my friend attempted to ____ me in his argument.
a)
embody
b)
embroil
c)
encompass
d)
envision
12.
The ___ card shark feigned ignorance as he clumsily shuffled the deck of cards.
a)
dispassionate
b)
disingenuous
c)
displaced
d)
disdainful
13.
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect
a)
disdain
b)
distortion
c)
displacement
d)
embodiment
14.
He showed his ___ for our childishness by refusing to look at us or acknowledge us in any way.
a)
disdain
b)
embodiment
c)
dispassion
d)
encumberment
15.
to burden, block, or weigh down; to impede movement
a)
embroil
b)
envision
c)
encompass
d)
encumber
16.
It can be advantageous to make decisions ____ when working in order to avoid complicating matters with emotion.
a)
disdainfully
b)
distortedly
c)
disingenuously
d)
dispassionately
17.
cause to; in, into
a)
dis-
b)
en-/em-
18.
The gentle waves ____ her as she entered the ocean.
a)
encumbered
b)
embodied
c)
encompassed
d)
embroiled
19.
She was dressed as the human ___ of Christmas, with a thick ugly sweater, red leggings, and socks striped like a candy cane.
a)
displacement
b)
ingenue
c)
embodiment
d)
distortion
20.
to pull or twist out of shape
a)
displace
b)
distort
c)
disdain
d)
distance
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