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CP Vocabulary #4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj): 1. Very thin and bony; haggard. 2. Bare; grim; bleak

a)

subside

b)

gaunt

c)

malice

d)

omen

2.

(n): The wish to harm, injure, or cause pain to another

a)

malice

b)

cherish

c)

perish

d)

solemnity

3.

(n): 1. the giving of help or relief to the poor. 2. Kindness or tolerance in judging others

a)

subside

b)

charity

c)

emerge

d)

cherish

4.

(n): 1.A cloth used to wrap a body for burial. 2. To hide; cover; obscure (v)

a)

perish

b)

solemnity

c)

subside

d)

shroud

5.

(n): A sign or happening that is supposed to foretell something good or bad

a)

omen

b)

guant

c)

shroud

d)

perish

6.

(v): 1. To sink to a lower level. 2. To become quiet or less active

a)

subside

b)

malice

c)

emerge

d)

charity

7.

(v): 1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent way. 2. To pass from existence; disappear

a)

perish

b)

cherish

c)

omen

d)

gaunt

8.

(v): 1. To regard with affection; hold clear. 2. To hold in the mind; cling to.

a)

cherish

b)

omen

c)

subside

d)

charity

9.

(v): 1. to become visible; to come into view. 2. To rise from or as if from a fluid.

a)

subside

b)

emerge

c)

malice

d)

shroud

10.

(n): 1. Seriousness. 2. A dignified or impressive ceremony

a)

shroud

b)

perish

c)

subside

d)

solemnity

11.

It only seems fair that billionaires give some portion of their money to _____________________ or to support worthy causes. Who needs billions of dollars?

a)

charity

b)

shroud

c)

solemnity

d)

Mr. Fraga

12.

My friend assured me that her cat was friendly, but the _______________ in the animal's eyes convinced me he would kill me in my sleep.

a)

solemnity

b)

charity

c)

omen

d)

malice

13.

Though it might seem silly to ___________________ a blanket, mine was made for me by my grandmother and it is very important to me.

a)

cherish

b)

perish

c)

shroud

d)

emerge

14.

There is a sterotype that vegans are usually too skinny, almost _______________ in appearance, but people who believe that must not know how delicious vegan junk food is!

a)

omen

b)

charity

c)

gaunt

d)

subside

15.

I should have known not to go up to that creepy old cabin with my friends. The hagard old man at the gas station who told us no one lives up that way, before cackling madly, should have been a pretty clear _______________ that we should just check into a hotel.

a)

perish

b)

omen

c)

emerge

d)

subside

16.

As soon as the group splits up in a horror movie in order to "investigate," you know someone is going to ___________ pretty soon.

a)

perish

b)

cherish

c)

subside

d)

shroud

17.

The ________________ of fog in the forrest made it difficult to see.

a)

gaunt

b)

malice

c)

charity

d)

shroud

18.

For some reason, the _________________ of the event made it even more difficult to stiffle my laughter when my friend whispered a goofy comment about the speaker's outfit.

a)

charity

b)

solemnity

c)

shroud

d)

subside

19.

As the mysterious shape _______________ from the shadows, my terror disappeared as I realized it was just my dog.

a)

emerged

b)

subsided

c)

cherished

d)

perished

20.

Instead of having my anxiety ___________________ as I studied for the driving test, it actually got worse and worse the closer I got to the day of the exam.

a)

gaunt

b)

omen

c)

emerge

d)

subside