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Sadlier Level C Units 4-6

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
(v) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
a)
muster
b)
deplore
c)
annul
d)
sustain
2.

Apparition

a)

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

b)

humorous, not meant seriously

c)

an area of authority or control

d)

(v) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n) a feeling of contempt

3.

Addendum

a)

A thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document.

b)

A brief statement written on a grave or tombstone.

c)

Crafty dealings, underhanded plotting

d)

Highly changeable, fickle

4.
to be in, or to expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
a)
defect
b)
purge
c)
articulate
d)
bask
5.
(n) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
a)
promontory
b)
nonentity
c)
recourse
d)
qualm
6.
(v) to support, give a boost to; (n) a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post
a)
obsess
b)
bolster
c)
sustain
d)
peruse
7.
(v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, to withstand
a)
sustain
b)
oust
c)
deplore
d)
annul
8.
(n) a person or thing of no importance
a)
nonentity
b)
promontory
c)
residue
d)
muster
9.
(adj) lying face down; inclined, likely
a)
ornate
b)
staid
c)
prone
d)
frivolous
10.
(v) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; (n) a list of men for military service
a)
obsess
b)
qualm
c)
deplore
d)
muster
11.
(adj) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
a)
staid
b)
ornate
c)
porous
d)
blase
12.
(adj) indifferent, bored as a result of haivng enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic
a)
blase
b)
frivolous
c)
staid
d)
porous
13.
(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
a)
obsess
b)
peruse
c)
sustain
d)
recourse
14.
(n) a high point of land extending into water
a)
promontory
b)
nonentity
c)
bolster
d)
muster
15.
(adj) elaborately decorated; showily splendid
a)
ornate
b)
solicitous
c)
blase
d)
prone
16.
(adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
a)
prone
b)
frivolous
c)
solicitous
d)
staid
17.
(v) to feel or express regret or disapproval
a)
deplore
b)
annul
c)
oust
d)
peruse
18.
(v) to remove, drive out of a position or place
a)
deplore
b)
muster
c)
peruse
d)
oust
19.
(n) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
a)
recourse
b)
residue
c)
qualm
d)
nonentity
20.
(n) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
a)
bolster
b)
qualm
c)
promontory
d)
residue
21.
(v) to read carefully and thoroughly
a)
obsess
b)
peruse
c)
sustain
d)
oust
22.
(adj) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
a)
porous
b)
solicitous
c)
staid
d)
frivolous
23.
(adj) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
a)
blase
b)
solicitous
c)
frivolous
d)
ornate
24.

Ample

a)

more than enough, large, spacious

b)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

c)

nearness, closeness

d)

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

25.

Apparition

a)

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

b)

humorous, not meant seriously

c)

an area of authority or control

d)

(v) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n) a feeling of contempt

26.

Assert

a)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

b)

an area of authority or control;

c)

nearness, closeness

d)

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

27.

Disdain

a)

(v) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n) a feeling of contempt

b)

without restraint or control; unselective

c)

an area of authority or control

d)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n) a common person, member of the lower class

28.

Facetious

a)

humorous, not meant seriously

b)

more than enough, large, spacious

c)

without restraint or control; unselective

d)

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

29.

Indiscriminate

a)

without restraint or control; unselective

b)

more than enough, large, spacious

c)

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

d)

an area of authority or control;

30.

Jurisdiction

a)

an area of authority or control

b)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n) a common person, member of the lower class

c)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

d)

nearness, closeness

31.

Plebeian

a)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n) a common person, member of the lower class

b)

more than enough, large, spacious

c)

humorous, not meant seriously

d)

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

32.

Proximity

a)

nearness, closeness

b)

an area of authority or control;

c)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

d)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n) a common person, member of the lower class

33.

Pulverize

a)

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

b)

more than enough, large, spacious

c)

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

d)

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n) a common person, member of the lower class

34.

The planning board refused to allow the construction of a factory in close _____________ to our school building.

a)

proximity

b)

ample

c)

apparition

d)

jurisdiction

35.

Regulation of radio a TV station falls within the ________________ of the federal government.

a)

jurisdiction

b)

proximity

c)

disdain

d)

pulverize

36.

I hope he was just being ________________ when he said that my dancing reminded him of a trained bear.

a)

facetious

b)

disdain

c)

assert

d)

ample

37.

The "ghostly figure" you thing you saw in the graveyard was no more than a(n) ________________ created by your imagination.

a)

apparition

b)

assert

c)

ample

d)

plebeian

38.

Who would be so proud or so foolish as to______________ a helping hand in time of real need?

a)

disdain

b)

indiscriminate

c)

assert

d)

pulverize

39.

Thanks to the wet spring weather, birds and other animals will have a(n) ____________ food supply for the rest of the year.

a)

ample

b)

disdain

c)

proximity

d)

indiscriminate

40.

Although I may not agree with what you have to say, I will always ____________ your right to say it.

a)

assert

b)

disdain

c)

indiscriminate

d)

pulverize

41.

My neighbor's furniture is supposed to be "original" and "colorful", but I think it is a(n) _____________ collection of junk.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

proximity

c)

assert

d)

facetious

42.

I do not believe that people who come from poor families should be regarded as _____________

a)

plebeian

b)

indiscriminate

c)

jurisdiction

d)

disdain

43.

The giant crushers lifted the boulders and quickly _____________ them into a uniform gray powder

a)

pulverize

b)

indiscriminate

c)

ample

d)

disdain

44.
embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
a)
abashed
b)
articulate
c)
resolute
d)
genial
45.
to be in, or to expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
a)
defect
b)
purge
c)
articulate
d)
bask
46.
a person or thing carrying the blame for others
a)
finesse
b)
pseudonym
c)
repercussion
d)
scapegoat
47.
forewarning or foreboding of a future event
a)
premonition
b)
anguish
c)
purge
d)
repercussion
48.
to exclude from a group, banish, send away
a)
forthright
b)
ostracize
c)
flaunt
d)
bask
49.
to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
a)
finesse
b)
purge
c)
instill
d)
anguish
50.
a pen name, name assumed by a writer
a)
pseudonym
b)
premonition
c)
scapegoat
d)
aloof
51.
able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily
a)
retentive
b)
resolute
c)
defect
d)
articulate
52.
delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion
a)
rehabilitate
b)
instill
c)
flaunt
d)
finesse
53.
withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)
a)
bask
b)
abashed
c)
aloof
d)
anguish
54.
a great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
a)
forthright
b)
abashed
c)
anguish
d)
repercussion
55.
an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation
a)
aloof
b)
genial
c)
rehabilitate
d)
repercussion
56.
to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
a)
flaunt
b)
finesse
c)
purge
d)
pseudonym
57.
to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position
a)
repercussion
b)
rehabilitate
c)
retentive
d)
resolute
58.
to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together in a system; able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully
a)
articulate
b)
anguish
c)
premonition
d)
ostracize
59.
frank, direct, straightforward
a)
scapegoat
b)
defect
c)
ostracize
d)
forthright
60.
bold, determined; firm
a)
resolute
b)
retentive
c)
aloof
d)
ostracize
61.
an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization
a)
instill
b)
defect
c)
forthright
d)
anguish
62.
cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
a)
ostracize
b)
premonition
c)
genial
d)
scapegoat
63.
to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively
a)
repercussion
b)
purge
c)
genial
d)
abashed
64.

os tra cize

a)

os' tra cize

b)

os tra' cize

c)

os tra cize'

65.

fin esse

a)

'fin esse

b)

fin' esse

c)

fin esse'

66.

pre mo ni tion

a)

pre' mo ni tion

b)

pre mo' ni tion

c)

pre mo ni' tion

d)

pre mo ni tion'

67.

genial

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

68.

rehabilitate

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

interjection