WorksheetsThree Truths and a Lie: Vocab Unit 8 Edition
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
ANIMOSITY: Which answer is a lie?
Animosity is a noun.
An antonym for animosity is affection.
This sentence is incorrect: "I was horrified when the sales force greeted my great idea for an ad campaign with total animosity."
The definition of animosity is strongly dislike.
APATHY: Which answer is a lie?
Apathy is a verb.
A synonym for apathy is detachment.
This sentence is correct: "The deep apathy between the two people could not keep them apart."
The definition of apathy is the lack of feelings or emotions.
APPREHENSIVE: Which answer is a lie?
An antonym for apprehensive is worried.
Apprehensive is an adjective.
A synonym for apprehensive is jittery.
Apprehensive means fearful or anxious.
COMMEND: Which answer is a lie?
Commend means to praise or express approval.
An antonym for commend is to abhor.
Commend means to rule or give orders.
Commend is a verb.
COMPATIBLE: Which answer is a lie?
Compatibility is the ability to work well with something / someone else.
Compatible is a verb.
Harmony is a synonym for compatible.
This sentence is CORRECT: I am not compatible with cats because I am allergic.
CONDOLENCE: Which answer is a lie?
A condolence is an expression of apathy.
Condolence is a noun.
Sympathy is a synonym for condolence.
This sentence is CORRECT: I expect to receive condolences when I am too sick to come to school.
CONSECRATE: Which sentence is INCORRECT?
Consecrate is a verb.
A synonym for consecrate is dishonor.
When Beth Shalom got their new building, there was a ceremony to consecrate the new house of worship.
A synonym for consecrate is devote.
DECREPIT: Which sentence is incorrect?
A synonym for decrepit is rickety.
Decrepit is an adjective.
My five-year-old sister is decrepit.
My grandpa Stan is still willing and able to work, ergo, he is not decrepit.
DERIDE: Which statement is a lie?
I deride our government when they do dumb things.
A synonym for deride is acclaim.
I deride Addie when he eats walnut bread.
I don't deride people at funerals.
INGENUOUS: Which statement is a lie?
I am ingenuous when I say I like my dog.
Ingenuous means guilty.
Candid is a synonym for ingenuous.
Ingenuous people are often insincere.
MULTIFARIOUS: Which is a lie?
Multifarious is an adjective.
Multifarious also means varied.
Multifarious is a synonym for heterogeneous.
Multifarious is an antonym for manifold.
OBSOLETE: Which is a lie?
Obsolete is an adjective.
Obsolete means no longer in use.
Obsolete is an antonym to passe.
Obsolete means the same as "old hat."
OMNIVOROUS: Which statement is a lie?
Omnivorous is a verb.
Omnivorous means to eat meat AND plants.
Omnivorous is a synonym for voracious.
This sentence is correct: Omnivorous dinosaurs had more food because they would eat both meat and plants.
PARSIMONIOUS: Which statement is a lie?
Parsimonious is an adjective.
Parsimonious is a synonym for frugal.
Parsimonious means to be sad and poor.
This sentence is correct: Jim took his parsimonious with him.
QUANDARY: Which statement is a lie?
The definition of quandary is to be dumb.
Occasionally, Addie is in a quandary, not knowing what is true.
Quandary is a noun.
Quandary means being in a state of confusion or doubt.
RECALCITRANT: Which statement is a lie?
Recalcitrant is an adjective.
The definition of recalcitrant is being unruly or disobedient.
Addie is recalcitrant , so his mother fed him bread he's allergic to.
If you are recalcitrant, you will never get in trouble.
REPRISAL: Which statement is a lie?
Reprisal is a verb.
Reprisal means an injury done in return for an injury.
Reprisal has no antonyms (in the vocab book).
A synonym for reprisal is revenge.
REVEL: Which statement is a lie?
Revel means to take great pleasure in, or a wild celebration.
Revel is a noun.
An antonym of revel is abhor.
HBHA dances are revels.
STULTIFY: Which statement is a lie?
Stultify is a verb.
A synonym for stultify is excite.
An antonym for stultify is stimulate.
This sentence is correct: "Oppressive heat may stultify the mind and spirit as well as the body."
SUAVE: Which statement is a lie?
Suave is an adjective.
Suave means to act smooth.
Suave can also be a noun.
An antonym for suave is the word crude.
