WorksheetsTownsend Press Chapters 9 & 11
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Nancy has tried to _______________________ the ants in her kitchen, but no matter how often she sprays, they soon reappear.
stringent
standardize
encompass
eradicate
Hitler is so ________________________ that his name has come to represent evil to most people.
adept
esoteric
notorious
austere
When we decided to get rid of our chickens, I offered our three white hens to a neighboring egg farmer, but he refused them. He wanted to keep his all-brown flock _______________________.
sordid
stringent
homogeneous
esoteric
A native of Kansas, Randy was ________________________(e)d by the towering skyline of New York City.
mesmerize
encompass
grotesque
notorious
My brother’s major—nuclear physics—is so _______________________ that he finds it difficult to discuss it at length with most people.
austere
sordid
esoteric
perfunctory
Quaker meeting houses tend to be very _________________________ because the worshipers don’t want to be distracted by a lot of decoration.
standardized
facsimile
provocative
austere
I was annoyed with Eileen yesterday. I felt it was ________________________ of her to try to sell me magazine subscriptions since I had invited her over for a social visit.
presumptuous
perfunctory
esoteric
provocative
When Helen needed a kidney transplant, several of her friends insisted she take one of theirs. They didn’t realize there are _______________________ guidelines determining who can be a successful donor.
grotesque
sordid
stringent
adept
I spend a little more money by buying my clothes at Bloom’s, but it’s worth it. The salespeople there give me sincere personal attention, instead of the _______________________ treatment I’ve experienced at other stores.
provocative
grotesque
perfunctory
austere
When we were young, our grandfather would tell us colorful stories about his ___________________ as a circus clown.
travesty
stint
metamorphosis
entrepreneur
The two-week survival course _______________________(e)d all we would need to know, from starting a campfire to building a shelter to finding food in the wilderness.
eradicate
facsimile
encompass
mesmerize
On hot summer days in our small town, you can see many young _______________________s operating their own lemonade or iced-tea stands.
stint
esoteric
facsimile
entrepreneur
Common ways to make ads _______________________ are the use of humor and famous singers.
stringent
austere
provocative
grotesque
Numerous bee stings caused Levi’s face to swell in such a ____________________ manner that he was barely recognizable.
provocative
mesmerize
grotesque
travesty
In the front window of a local French restaurant is a ____________________ of the Eiffel Tower— in miniature, of course.
facsimile
homogeneous
metamorphosis
sordid
With its violence and phony drama, most so-called “professional” wrestling is really a ______________________ of the sport.
metamorphosis
presumptuous
facsimile
travesty
Some people would like all countries to adopt the metric system in order to
_______________________ the system of weights and measures worldwide.
standardize
eradicate
sordid
presumptuous
An excellent public speaker with a likable personality, Jim is _______________________ at getting others to see things from his point of view.
notorious
adept
homogeneous
esoteric
Panicked by his wife’s leaving him, Travis immediately promised to undergo a complete _________________________: from a cold workaholic to a warm person who makes time for his family. He’s even willing to go into therapy.
metamorphosis
travesty
presumptuous
provocative
The principal called a special meeting to address the _______________________ problem of drug use in the school system.
esoteric
perfunctory
presumptuous
sordid
