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2018-19 Vocabulary Sets 1-3 Sentences

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People enjoy eating at that restaurant because the waitresses are always so _______

a)

affable

b)

hypercritical

c)

erratic

d)

atrocious

2.

Because I have already answered your question several times, answering it again would be ___.

a)

affable

b)

ambiguous

c)

interloper

d)

superfluous

3.

According to meteorologists, the storm will ____ after a few hours and make way for the sunshine.

a)

decimate

b)

chastise

c)

dissipate

d)

imbue

4.

We followed the rumblings and giggles to the closet, and we found the little _____ eating all of the cookies

a)

interloper

b)

hypercritical

c)

infallible

d)

quibble

5.

Each time we dine there, Howard manages to _____ the waiter into giving us something for free.

a)

decimate

b)

cajole

c)

ostracize

d)

imbue

6.

Airplanes must pass ____ safety tests before they are allowed to be passenger carriers.

a)

stringent

b)

magnanimous

c)

palatable

d)

atrocious

7.

I understand the meaning of the word "love", so I do not overuse it to the point that it becomes ____.

a)

copious

b)

hackneyed

c)

affable

d)

cajole

8.

When I saw the nun with the ruler in her hand, I knew she was about to _____ me.

a)

chastise

b)

imbue

c)

cajole

d)

vacillate

9.

We should not ___ over a small detail like borrowed money before your surgery.

a)

vacillate

b)

imbue

c)

miscreant

d)

quibble

10.

When Jake forgot his wedding anniversary, he tried to ___ his wife by giving her a diamond necklace.

a)

mollify

b)

decimate

c)

dissipate

d)

quibble

11.

My ____ neighbor is constantly complaining about the way I clean my home.

a)

irksome

b)

superfluous

c)

stringent

d)

odious

12.

The airline attempted to ___ the stranded passengers with offers of free flight vouchers.

a)

pacify

b)

vacillate

c)

copious

d)

erratic

13.

Everyone considers Joe a ___ person because he is always seeking out ways to serve his community.

a)

magnanimous

b)

hypercritical

c)

atrocious

d)

erratic

14.

Bill knew his community would ___ him after his release from prison so he moved to another town.

a)

ostracize

b)

hypercritical

c)

dissipate

d)

imbue

15.

Since the employees knew their manager was in a ___ mood, they predicted the meeting would be a long one.

a)

loquacious

b)

chastise

c)

mollify

d)

pacify