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Ransom of Red Chief Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means a musical instrument with harsh-sounding whistles?

a)

diatribe

b)

calliope

c)

apparition

d)

renegade

2.

Which word means to give consent or approval?

a)

emit

b)

decry

c)

reconnoiter

d)

accede

3.

Which word means a person who deserts one group or side for another?

a)

apparition

b)

renegade

c)

prominent

d)

sylvan

4.

Which word means supplies?

a)

apparition

b)

welterweight

c)

calliope

d)

provisions

5.

Which word means to go out and look around to get the lay of the land?

a)

decry

b)

reconnoiter

c)

accede

d)

palatable

6.

Which word means a betrayal of someone?

a)

palatable

b)

treachery

c)

surreptitiously

d)

prominent

7.

Which word means lacking interest?

a)

aimlessly

b)

sylvan

c)

industriously

d)

lackadaisical

8.

Which word means to condemn openly?

a)

decry

b)

stealthy

c)

emit

d)

accede

9.

Which word means to act in a sneaky way?

a)

aimlessly

b)

surreptitiously

c)

industriously

d)

peremptory

10.

Which word means something that tastes good?

a)

diatribe

b)

sylvan

c)

palatable

d)

apparition

11.

Which word means a ghost?

a)

appartition

b)

renegade

c)

calliope

d)

treachery

12.

Which word means a strong, verbal attack?

a)

diatribe

b)

calliope

c)

peremptory

d)

sylvan

13.

Which word means without purpose?

a)

prominent

b)

stealthy

c)

surreptitiously

d)

aimlessly

14.

Which word means to give off or send?

a)

accede

b)

emit

c)

reconnoiter

d)

decry

15.

Which word means firm, strong, determined?

a)

stealthy

b)

surreptitiously

c)

lackadaisical

d)

peremptory

16.

Which word means a boxer weighing between 140 and 147 pounds?

a)

calliope

b)

welterweight

c)

provisions

d)

apparition

17.

Which word means secret?

a)

palatable

b)

lackadaisical

c)

aimlessly

d)

stealthy

18.

Which word means a wooded area?

a)

sylvan

b)

renegade

c)

welterweight

d)

diatribe

19.

Which word means important and well-known?

a)

palatable

b)

peremptory

c)

provisions

d)

prominent

20.

Which word means working very hard?

a)

stealthy

b)

industriously

c)

aimlessly

d)

surreptitiously