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WorksheetsG9 Vocabulary 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A good teacher will _________________________the effort her students put into their work, even if those students struggle to comprehend material.
gesticulate
laud
fabricate
belabor
When I got back way past curfew, my parents were at the door to _________________________ me with questions about where I’d been, who I’d been with, and what I’d been doing.
gesticulate
fabricate
laud
belabor
My friend Annabelle is so _________________________that I could tell her the sky was red and she’d believe me.
discreet
gullible
pretentious
convivial
Often, college freshmen are a bit too _________________________during their first semester away at school and end up failing their classes.
discrete
convivial
pretentious
bucolic
The coach took a moment to _________________________ to the player on first base; we could see the movement from above and assumed he was telling the guy to stay where he was
fabricate
gesticulate
laud
belabor
Sometimes people think they’re being _________________________when they try to plagiarize someone else’s work, but they’re usually easy to catch!
discrete
discreet
convivial
pretentious
Oliver attempted to _________________________this whole excuse about how his sister was having a baby and his friend needed a bathroom really bad, but the officer saw through it all and gave him a speeding ticket.
fabricate
gesticulate
laud
belabor
If you enjoy quaint little towns that make you feel as if you’re in a fairy tale, you should visit the _________________________ Tuscan countryside.
discrete
bucolic
pretentious
gullible
These math equations are so _________________________; I can’t figure out how they relate to the rest of the unit at all.
discreet
discrete
convivial
pretentious
Jim hated that fancy restaurant; the people there were so _________________________, trying to act as if they were rich and snobby, when he knew they were all just like him.
pretentious
bucolic
discreet
convivial
Which word is a synonym for convivial?
querulous
jovial
lethargic
histrionic
Which word is a synonym for gesticulate?
signal
assimilate
ponder
kindle
Which word is a synonym for fabricate?
contrive
malign
juxtapose
interpret
Which word is a synonym for bucolic?
cavernous
cosmopolitan
urban
idyllic
Which word is a synonym for discreet?
covert
conspicuous
somber
pugnacious
Which word is an antonym for discrete?
diverse
superfluous
affiliated
conniving
Which word is an antonym for laud?
extol
chide
admonish
acclaim
Which word is an antonym for pretentious?
humble
bogus
pompous
inane
Which word is an antonym for belabor?
overlook
overwork
undercut
understand
Which word is an antonym for gullible?
astute
naive
credulous
vacuous
