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WorksheetsUnit 1 - 6 Level C Sadlier Vocabulary
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
applause; approval
a)
rubble
b)
servile
c)
preclude
d)
plaudits
2.
falling behind, slow to move
a)
laggard
b)
collaborate
c)
revert
d)
preclude
3.
something very valuable, profitable
a)
adage
b)
decree
c)
citadel
d)
bonanza
4.
a proverb, wise saying
a)
citadel
b)
collaborate
c)
adage
d)
decree
5.
to float or hang suspended over, linger, waver
a)
laggard
b)
hover
c)
grope
d)
excerpt
6.
to bump, shove, compete for
a)
wrangle
b)
jostle
c)
grope
d)
hover
7.
to develop gradually; rise to a higher level
a)
grope
b)
hover
c)
evolve
d)
revert
8.
slavish, menial, submissive
a)
wrangle
b)
jostle
c)
evolve
d)
servile
9.
an order having the force of law, proclamation
a)
adage
b)
churlish
c)
decree
d)
bonanza
10.
a passage taken from a book or article
a)
laggard
b)
plaudits
c)
vigil
d)
excerpt
11.
relapse, regress, to return
a)
revert
b)
discordant
c)
grope
d)
hover
12.
to make impossible, prevent
a)
plaudits
b)
rubble
c)
preclude
d)
revert
13.
Several students plan to ____________ on a geology project for the science fair.
a)
decree
b)
collaborate
c)
servile
d)
hover
14.
difficult to work with; rude
a)
adage
b)
bonanza
c)
wrangle
d)
churlish
15.
to search blindly and uncertainly
a)
jostle
b)
excerpt
c)
decree
d)
grope
16.
broken stone or bricks
a)
preclude
b)
rubble
c)
vigil
d)
revert
17.
any period of watchful attention
a)
evolve
b)
excerpt
c)
preclude
d)
vigil
18.
grating, shrill, conflicting, jarring
a)
servile
b)
discordant
c)
jostle
d)
laggard
19.
to quarrel or argue
a)
wrangle
b)
plaudits
c)
jostle
d)
hover
20.
a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
a)
collaborate
b)
decree
c)
citadel
d)
rubble
21.
(n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
a)
antics
b)
maim
c)
wanton
d)
glut
22.
(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
a)
congested
b)
bountiful
c)
avowed
d)
venerated
23.
(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
a)
glut
b)
banter
c)
maim
d)
invalidate
24.
(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
a)
congested
b)
venerated
c)
gingerly
d)
bountiful
25.
(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
a)
congested
b)
maimed
c)
venerated
d)
glutted
26.
(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
a)
glut
b)
detriment
c)
wanton
d)
antic
27.
(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
a)
bountiful
b)
enterprising
c)
durable
d)
frugal
28.
(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
a)
wanton
b)
incognito
c)
legendary
d)
enterprising
29.
(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
a)
frugal
b)
bountiful
c)
wanton
d)
invalidate
30.
(adj., adv.) with extreme care or caution
a)
gingerly
b)
wantonly
c)
obliquely
d)
durable
31.
(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply
a)
detriment
b)
banter
c)
glut
d)
wanton
32.
(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
a)
incognito
b)
wanton
c)
legendary
d)
oblique
33.
(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
a)
incognito
b)
invalidate
c)
maim
d)
glut
34.
(adj.) described in well-known stories rather than in real life
a)
oblique
b)
wanton
c)
incognito
d)
legendary
35.
(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
a)
maim
b)
minimize
c)
invalidate
d)
glut
36.
(v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
a)
maim
b)
minimize
c)
glut
d)
venerate
37.
(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
a)
oblique
b)
wanton
c)
maimed
d)
venerated
38.
(v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
a)
invalidate*
b)
oblique
c)
veer
d)
venerate
39.
(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
a)
venerate
b)
veer
c)
oblique
d)
legendary
40.
(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
a)
wanton
b)
oblique
c)
legendary
d)
antic
41.
allot
a)
to yield to a request or demand
b)
to bring together, collect, or assemble
c)
to compete
d)
to assign or distribute
42.
amass
a)
to collect or assemble
b)
to deprive of strength
c)
to trouble or make uneasy
d)
to fasten with a rope or chain
43.
audacious
a)
lacking, not having or using
b)
extremely nervous or jumpy
c)
in very great numbers
d)
bold, brave, reckless
44.
comply (synonyms)
a)
paralyze
b)
rival
c)
submit
d)
agitate/upset
45.
devoid
a)
timid/cowardly
b)
large in size or degree
c)
not having or using/lacking
d)
stubborn or headstrong
46.
elite
a)
choice part of a group of people/things
b)
iron hook used to grab or hold
c)
point of view
d)
agreement
47.
grapple
a)
to yield to a request
b)
to wrestle or fight with emotionally
c)
to stir up, provoke, incite
d)
to compete
48.
In the 1940's and 1950's, polio ___________ many people all of the world.
a)
perturbed
b)
incapacitated
c)
vied
d)
instigated
49.
The sea turtle is known for its ____________ because it lives a long time.
a)
longevity
b)
myriad
c)
tether
d)
unison
50.
Several protesters in the angry crowd tried to __________ a riot, but the police officers managed to maintain control.
a)
incapacitate
b)
vie
c)
instigate
d)
comply
51.
You will find information on a _________ of topics when you use the Internet.
a)
longevity
b)
tether
c)
unison
d)
myriad
52.
The designs for the children's playhouse were drawn to scale and in the right _____________.
a)
perspective
b)
unison
c)
tether
d)
elite
53.
The rude and disrespectful behavior of the party guests __________ the host and hostess.
a)
incapacitated
b)
vied
c)
complied
d)
perturbed
54.
prodigious
a)
large in size or degree
b)
nervous or jumpy
c)
connected to the current topic
d)
bold or reckless
55.
relevant
a)
great in number
b)
connected with the current idea
c)
large in size or degree
d)
not having or using/lacking
56.
skittish
a)
stubbornly self-willed, headstrong
b)
nervous, shy, timid, jumpy
c)
bold or reckless
d)
superior
57.
tether
a)
fasten with a rope or chain
b)
to deprive of strength
c)
to trouble or make uneasy
d)
to stir up, start, provoke
58.
unison
a)
long life, duration
b)
point of view
c)
sounding together, agreement
d)
choice part of the group
59.
vie
a)
to deprive of strength
b)
to urge on, stir up, provoke
c)
to compete
d)
to trouble, make uneasy
60.
willful
a)
in great numbers
b)
extremely nervous
c)
not having or using/lacking
d)
stubbornly self-willed, headstrong
61.
(v) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
a)
muster
b)
deplore
c)
annul
d)
sustain
62.
(n) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
a)
promontory
b)
nonentity
c)
recourse
d)
qualm
63.
(v) to support, give a boost to; (n) a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post
a)
obsess
b)
bolster
c)
sustain
d)
peruse
64.
(v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, to withstand
a)
sustain
b)
oust
c)
deplore
d)
annul
65.
(n) a person or thing of no importance
a)
nonentity
b)
promontory
c)
residue
d)
muster
66.
(adj) lying face down; inclined, likely
a)
ornate
b)
staid
c)
prone
d)
frivolous
67.
(v) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; (n) a list of men for military service
a)
obsess
b)
qualm
c)
deplore
d)
muster
68.
(adj) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
a)
staid
b)
ornate
c)
porous
d)
blase
69.
(adj) indifferent, bored as a result of haivng enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic
a)
blase
b)
frivolous
c)
staid
d)
porous
70.
(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
a)
obsess
b)
peruse
c)
sustain
d)
recourse
71.
(n) a high point of land extending into water
a)
promontory
b)
nonentity
c)
bolster
d)
muster
72.
(adj) elaborately decorated; showily splendid
a)
ornate
b)
solicitous
c)
blase
d)
prone
73.
(adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
a)
prone
b)
frivolous
c)
solicitous
d)
staid
74.
(v) to feel or express regret or disapproval
a)
deplore
b)
annul
c)
oust
d)
peruse
75.
(n) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
a)
recourse
b)
residue
c)
qualm
d)
nonentity
76.
(n) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
a)
bolster
b)
qualm
c)
promontory
d)
residue
77.
(v) to read carefully and thoroughly
a)
obsess
b)
peruse
c)
sustain
d)
oust
78.
(adj) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
a)
porous
b)
solicitous
c)
staid
d)
frivolous
79.
(adj) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
a)
blase
b)
solicitous
c)
frivolous
d)
ornate
80.
(v) to remove, drive out of a position or place
a)
deplore
b)
muster
c)
peruse
d)
oust
81.
embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
a)
abashed
b)
articulate
c)
resolute
d)
genial
82.
to be in, or to expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
a)
defect
b)
purge
c)
articulate
d)
bask
83.
a person or thing carrying the blame for others
a)
finesse
b)
pseudonym
c)
repercussion
d)
scapegoat
84.
forewarning or foreboding of a future event
a)
premonition
b)
anguish
c)
purge
d)
repercussion
85.
to exclude from a group, banish, send away
a)
forthright
b)
ostracize
c)
flaunt
d)
bask
86.
a pen name, name assumed by a writer
a)
pseudonym
b)
premonition
c)
scapegoat
d)
aloof
87.
to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
a)
finesse
b)
purge
c)
instill
d)
anguish
88.
able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily
a)
retentive
b)
resolute
c)
defect
d)
articulate
89.
delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion
a)
rehabilitate
b)
instill
c)
flaunt
d)
finesse
90.
withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)
a)
bask
b)
abashed
c)
aloof
d)
anguish
91.
a great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
a)
forthright
b)
abashed
c)
anguish
d)
repercussion
92.
an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation
a)
aloof
b)
genial
c)
rehabilitate
d)
repercussion
93.
to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
a)
flaunt
b)
finesse
c)
purge
d)
pseudonym
94.
to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position
a)
repercussion
b)
rehabilitate
c)
retentive
d)
resolute
95.
to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together in a system; able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully
a)
articulate
b)
anguish
c)
premonition
d)
ostracize
96.
frank, direct, straightforward
a)
scapegoat
b)
defect
c)
ostracize
d)
forthright
97.
bold, determined; firm
a)
resolute
b)
retentive
c)
aloof
d)
ostracize
98.
an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization
a)
instill
b)
defect
c)
forthright
d)
anguish
99.
cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
a)
ostracize
b)
premonition
c)
genial
d)
scapegoat
100.
to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively
a)
repercussion
b)
purge
c)
genial
d)
abashed
101.
(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
a)
Aghast
b)
Ample
c)
Apparition
d)
Assert
102.
(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious
a)
Ample
b)
Apparition
c)
Assert
d)
Cower
103.
(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
a)
Apparition
b)
Assert
c)
Cower
d)
Disdain
104.
(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
a)
Assert
b)
Cower
c)
Disdain
d)
Epitaph
105.
(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
a)
Cower
b)
Disdain
c)
Epitaph
d)
Ethical
106.
(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt
a)
Disdain
b)
Epitaph
c)
Ethical
d)
Facetious
107.
(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
a)
Epitaph
b)
Ethicak
c)
Facetious
d)
Inaudible
108.
(adj.) Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
a)
Ethical
b)
Facetious
c)
Inaudible
d)
Indiscriminate
109.
(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously
a)
Facetious
b)
Inaudible
c)
Indiscriminate
d)
Intrigue
110.
(adj.) not able to be heard
a)
Inaudible
b)
Indiscriminate
c)
Intrigue
d)
Jurisdiction
111.
(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective
a)
Indiscriminte
b)
Intrigue
c)
Jurisdiction
d)
Plausible
112.
(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity
a)
Intrigue
b)
Jurisdiction
c)
Plausible
d)
Plebeian
113.
(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
a)
Jurisdiction
b)
Plausible
c)
Plebeian
d)
Prodigal
114.
(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair
a)
Plausible
b)
Plebeian
c)
Prodigal
d)
Proximity
115.
(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class
a)
Plebeian
b)
Prodigal
c)
Proximity
d)
Pulverize
116.
(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
a)
Prodigal
b)
Proximity
c)
Pulverize
d)
Volatile
117.
(n.) nearness, closeness
a)
Proximity
b)
Pulverize
c)
Volatile
d)
Sequel
118.
(v.) to ground or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
a)
Pulverize
b)
Volatile
c)
Sequel
d)
Proximity
119.
(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
a)
Volatile
b)
Sequel
c)
Aghast
d)
Ample
120.
(n) that which follows , a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
a)
Aghast
b)
Ample
c)
Sequel
d)
Apparition
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