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Vocabulary #3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


The United States has laws that (restrict, waylay) the numbers and kinds of immigrants allowed to enter this country.

a)

restrict

b)

waylay

2.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


By the time you are old enough to enter the workforce, many (vocations, sages) that are important today may not even exist anymore.

a)

vocations

b)

sages

3.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


As the defense attorney left the courtroom, he was (waylaid, designated) by a group of eager reporters trying to get a statement from him.

a)

waylaid

b)

designated

4.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


With the other team ten points ahead and only a few minutes left to play, our hopes of victory began to (gloat, wither).

a)

gloat

b)

wither

5.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


Since I am convinced that violence always creates more problems than it solves, I have become a (pacifist, bigot).

a)

pacifist

b)

bigot

6.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


The children who are admitted free to the ball game will be allowed to sit only in certain (designated, motivated) parts of the stands.

a)

designated

b)

motivated

7.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


To (restrict, slake) our curiosity, you will have to tell us everything that happened during that strange trip.

a)

restrict

b)

slake

8.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


No matter what it may cost me to carry out, I will never break my sacred (vow, illusion).

a)

vow

b)

illusion

9.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


Before we begin our backpacking trip, we should have a good idea of the (vocation, terrain) we are going to cover.

a)

vocation

b)

terrain

10.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


Has it ever occurred to you that your belief that you are a superior person and a natural leader may be no more than a(n) (illusion, barrage).

a)

illusion

b)

barrage

11.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


Just how and why two people fall in love is a(n) (queue, enigma) that no scientist has ever been able to explain.

a)

queue

b)

enigma

12.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


A good loser doesn't sulk over defeat; a good winner doesn't (gloat, vow) after victory.

a)

gloat

b)

vow

13.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


Since you have so many prejudices of your own, you should think twice before you accuse other people of being (enigmas, bigots).

a)

enigmas

b)

bigots

14.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


A great teacher not only makes the material of the course understandable but also (infuriates, motivates) the students to want to learn more.

a)

infuriates

b)

motivates

15.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


World War II was truly (global, pacifist) struggle, fought in all parts of the world by people of every race and background.

a)

global

b)

pacifist

16.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


She is never bored because she has a great (enigma, diversity) of interests, ranging from folk dancing to mathematics.

a)

enigma

b)

diversity

17.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


The applicants for the job will have to (queue, slake) up in an orderly way and wait their turns to be interviewed.

a)

queue

b)

slake

18.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


Entangled in the trapper's net, the (infuriated, withered) lion roared in helpless anger.

a)

infuriated

b)

withered

19.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


When the speaker asked for opinions from the audience, he was greeted with a (barrage, terrain) of critical remarks and angry questions.

a)

barrage

b)

terrain

20.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.


Her analysis of what is wrong with our city government seems to me remarkably (sage, global) and helpful.

a)

sage

b)

global