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Vocabulary Stave One

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She talked _____________ of the problems she had to face at work, and she never clearly described what was exactly going on.

a)

facetiously

b)

vaguely

c)

conveyed

d)

dismally

2.

The girls felt no ______________ for what they had done to her.

a)

remorse

b)

dismal

c)

trifle

d)

ruddy

3.

not clear or distinct

a)

vague

b)

ruddy

c)

impenetrable

d)

emphatic

4.

The teacher ________________ to the class the importance of using evidence to support their responses.

a)

impenetrable

b)

emphatically

c)

palpable

d)

conveyed

5.

The stain was visibly ______________ on Emilie’s dress, so she was worried about it during the entire dance.

a)

vague

b)

dismal

c)

palpable

d)

emphatic

6.

forceful; insistent

a)

convey

b)

remorse

c)

ruddy

d)

emphatic

7.

Wes has such a poker face that sometimes it’s hard to tell that he is actually being ________________ when he teases me.

a)

ruddy

b)

facetious

c)

dismal

d)

emphatic

8.

No matter how hard they tried, the thieves found the house to be __________________.

a)

facetious

b)

trifle

c)

convey

d)

impenetrable

9.

readily or plainly seen, heard or perceived; obvious, evident

a)

ruddy

b)

dismal

c)

remorse

d)

palpable

10.

She had but a ___________ to give, but she gave it willingly to the sweet man.

a)

remorse

b)

trifle

c)

ruddy

d)

dismal

11.

As the boy stuttered over his words in front of his crush, he became quite ____________ from head to toe.

a)

ruddy

b)

impenetrable

c)

vague

d)

trifle

12.

dreary; cheerless

a)

emphatic

b)

ruddy

c)

dismal

d)

facetious