WorksheetsG9 Vocabulary 8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The professor's ____________________ collection of animal artifacts and tribal weapons was bizarre and impressive (if not entirely legal) and solidified his mythical status in our eyes.
eccentric
penurious
indulgent
assiduous
____________________ is corrosive; people who obsess over wealth find themselves in a paradoxical cycle of never having enough.
avarice
indulgence
debunk
incantation
Ebenzer Scrooge, a classically ____________________ character. wouldn’t share any of his money and instead just hoarded it, never spending a dime.
assiduous
penurious
eccentric
insuperable
The idiom "as busy as a bee" refers to a particularly _____________ person, characterizing him or her as a hard worker.
indulgent
eccentric
penurious
assiduous
Though the jury was certain that Hamburgler was guilty, they just didn't have enough evidence to ______________________ his alibi.
debunk
eccentric
squander
assuage
Though my chocolate Advent calendar was supposed to last until Christmas, I just had to _______________________ and ate all twenty-four pieces of candy in one sitting.
indulge
squander
assuage
avarice
Lord Fauntleroy ____________________ his huge inheritance within one year of receiving it, and as a result, he had to declare bankruptcy.
indulged
squandered
assuaged
debunked
James finally conceded that Gertrude had won; her incredible strength and reflexes made her an _______________________ thumb war champion.
assiduous
insuperable
penurious
eccentric
The loving mother gave her little boy some Tylenol to ____________________ his rising fever.
assuage
incantation
debunk
squander
Dancing around the cauldron, the witch cackled an ____________________ to evoke the powers of the dead spirits.
incantation
assuage
avarice
insuperable
Which word is an antonym for incantation?
spell
charm
statement
chant
Which word is an antonym for insuperable?
vulnerable
impregnable
challenging
unbeatable
Which word is an antonym for indulgent?
greedy
restrained
selfish
yielding
Which word is an antonym for squander?
spend
consume
hoard
obliterate
Which word is an antonym for debunk?
discredit
distend
deflate
corroborate
Which word is a synonym for assuage?
intensify
enhance
abridge
alleviate
Which word is a synonym for assiduous?
discordant
lethargic
diligent
conspicuous
Which word is a synonym for avarice?
greediness
benevolence
charity
nefariousness
Which word is a synonym for penurious?
miserly
generous
liberal
charitable
Which word is a synonym for eccentric?
conformist
unconventional
standard
typical
