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Academic Vocabulary Workshop 7AB

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The________________________ of the chimpanzees amused the crowds at the zoo.

a)

antics

b)

avowed

c)

banter

d)

bountiful

2.

The governor was an _________________________supporter of the plan to aid public libraries throughout the state.

a)

avowed

b)

wanton

c)

venerate

d)

veer

3.

On Thanksgiving Day, people all over America celebrate the _________________________gifts of nature.

a)

maim

b)

minimize

c)

bountiful

d)

wanton

4.

The doctor grew very concerned when the patient’s lungs became ________________________ with fluid.

a)

enterprising

b)

frugal

c)

veer

d)

congested

5.

The home team survived a six-game losing streak with _________________________ to its standing in the league.

a)

durable

b)

detriment

c)

bountiful

d)

enterprise

6.

Denim is a very _____________________________ kind of fabric.

a)

durable

b)

glut

c)

incognito

d)

invalidate

7.

An _______________________enterprising young person may turn a hobby into a way of earning money to pay for college.

a)

legendary

b)

enterprising

c)

minimize

d)

gingerly

8.

At home, we usually prepare__________________________, but nourishing and delicious meals.

a)

oblique

b)

glut

c)

incognito

d)

frugal

9.

Difficult and demanding customers should be handled in a _____________________________and courteous manner.

a)

gingerly

b)

legendary

c)

maim

d)

veer

10.

Hollywood studios____________________________theaters with big-budget action movies during the summer season.

a)

incognito

b)

wanton

c)

glut

d)

antics

11.

There is nothing my friends and enjoy more than to _____________________ good naturedly for hours.

a)

incognito

b)

banter

c)

congested

d)

bountiful

12.

Just before the battle of Agincourt, Shakespeare’s King Henry V prowls through his camp _______________________.

a)

incognito

b)

oblique

c)

avowed

d)

frugal

13.

Lawyers will try to _________________________the contract.

a)

enterprising

b)

bountiful

c)

maim

d)

invalidate

14.

Ajax was one of the ______________________legendary Greed heroes who fought before the walls of Troy.

a)

oblique

b)

detriment

c)

durable

d)

legendary

15.

Each year, falls ___________________ thousands of people, some of them for life.

a)

maim

b)

minimize

c)

venerate

d)

incognito

16.

Whenever you are in a car, you should wear you seatbelt to_________________________ the risk of injury in an accident.

a)

minimize

b)

invalidate

c)

veer

d)

banter

17.

The boxer’s _________________________blow left this opponent unscathed.

a)

veer

b)

oblique

c)

incognito

d)

invalidate

18.

The huge storm finally __________________________ out to sea, leaving much destruction in its wake

a)

maim

b)

veered

c)

gingerly

d)

glut

19.

In a number of religions, it is customary for people to saints and martyrs to the faith.

a)

frugal

b)

wanton

c)

avowed

d)

venerate

20.

The gas chambers at Auschwitz are a grim testimony to the _______________________ cruelty of the Nazis.

a)

incognito

b)

legendary

c)

wanton

d)

banter