WorksheetsG9 Vocabulary 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the archetypal rags-to-riches story, some poorer or lower-class character must learn the stuffy yet _________________________ ways and manners of the upper class.
decorous
amorous
volatile
discordant
PTSD, from which many military members suffer upon return from battle, is often revealed in the sufferer’s _________________________ temperament.
amorous
incandescent
volatile
idyllic
Though they never even kiss in the film or the novel, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy have a famously _________________________ flirtation throughout Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
incandescent
expedited
amorous
discordant
In New Zealand caves, the _________________________ display of glowworms, which cause threads of saliva to glisten like stars, is breathtaking.
decorous
incandescent
idyllic
volatile
Ellen needed Jamie to _________________________ her alibi about being home sick that day, but Jamie didn’t like her and decided not to help her out.
expedite
corroborate
juxtapose
exasperate
Oh my goodness—all your excuses about why you didn’t make it to my party are beginning to _________________________ me; just admit that you didn't want to come!
corroborate
exasperate
juxtapose
expedite
I need to _________________________ this package so that it gets to my nephew for his birthday, which is tomorrow.
corroborate
juxtapose
expedite
exasperate
The minute I entered the house and heard _________________________ voices speaking over one another in the kitchen, I knew my parents were arguing again.
discordant
idyllic
amorous
decorous
Let’s _________________________ the positive and negative side-effects of this new over-the-counter drug; when you compare them, the bad effects outweigh the good.
exasperate
volatile
juxtapose
corroborate
Copious people choose the _________________________ beauty of the countryside over the hectic city life when deciding where to go on vacation.
idyllic
incandescent
amorous
discordant
Which word is a synonym for incandescent?
somber
dim
obscure
luminous
Which word is a synonym for volatile?
unstable
sedate
reliable
uncompromising
Which word is a synonym for corroborate?
efface
disprove
verify
invalidate
Which word is a synonym for juxtapose?
compare
disseminate
obliterate
separate
Which word is a synonym for amorous?
nonchalant
romantic
scornful
mocking
Which word is an antonym for decorous?
civilized
uncouth
tactful
proprietous
Which word is an antonym for idyllic?
rugged
peaceful
metropolitan
rural
Which word is an antonym for exasperate?
agitate
nettle
appease
discomfit
Which word is an antonym for discordant?
harmonious
jarring
inconsistent
oppressive
Which word is an antonym for expedite?
hinder
facilitate
provoke
deliver
