WorksheetsThe Count of Monte Cristo Vocabulary 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Losing my favorite pen put me in a melancholy mood.
What does melancholy mean?
act of kindness
tendency to be sad
irritation or annoyance
huge or vast
She nodded her head so imperceptibly that I barely noticed her head move.
What does imperceptible mean?
tendency to be sad
irritation or annoyance
hatred or distrust of people
slightly, gradually
She treats the teachers in an obsequious manner when she is trying to get her way.
What is the meaning of obsequious?
servile, fawning
dull and inactive
hatred or distrust of people
irritation or annoyance
I am filled with vexation when they constantly interrupt me.
What does vexation mean?
regret or remorse
servile, fawning
irritation or annoyance
tendency to be sad
Mary acts so imperious and will only talk to certain people.
What does imperious mean?
haughty or arrogant
dull and active
act of kindness
having to do with the common people.
Napoleon Bonapart was one of several famous usurpers found in history.
What is a usurper?
imaginary or absurd
regret or remorse
those who seize and hold power by force
supporter of the king
If you were not a Bonapartist, you would be considered a royalist.
What is a royalist?
hatred or distrust of people
having to do with the common people
a tyrannical, absolute ruler
supporters of a king
He will not hang out with people of the plebeian class.
What does plebeian mean?
having to do with the common people
imaginary or absurd
those who seize and hold power by force
supporters of the king
His imprudence always gets him in trouble with the teacher.
What does imprudence mean?
tendency to be sad
indiscretion or rashness
slightly, gradually
act of kindness
He is able to lie without any compunction.
What does compunction mean?
service for the dead
very bad reputation
servile or fawning
regret or remorse
I had a feeling of presentiment as I entered the dark house alone.
What does presentiment mean?
hatred or distrust of people
regret or remorse
vague sense of approaching misfortune
irritation or annoyance
The students showed their benevolence when they donated money to help the needy.
What does benevolence mean?
act of kindness
service for the dead
very bad reputation
indiscretion or rashness
Many considered Napoleon to be a despotic ruler.
What does despotic mean?
very bad reputation
vague sense of approaching misfortune
of a tyrannical, absolute ruler
supporters of a king
December 7, 1941, is a day that will live in infamy.
What does infamy mean?
very bad reputation
act of kindness
huge or vast
imaginary or absurd
Ms. Wilson's old classroom was very prodigious compared to her new one.
What does prodigious mean?
haughty or arrogant
rigid muscles due to a seizure
service for the dead
huge or vast
When she fell to the floor her body became cataleptic.
What does cataleptic mean?
rigid muscles due to a seizure
imaginary or absurd
haughty or arrogant
dull and inactive
They held the requiem for my deceased grandfather at the church.
What does requiem mean?
hatred or distrust of people
rigid muscles due to a seizure
servile, fawning
service for the dead
I was hoping we would get a snow day so I could enjoy a torpid day on the sofa.
What does torpid mean?
service for the dead
dull and inactive
regret or remorse
indiscretion or rashness
He has no visitors or friends because of his misanthropy.
What does misanthropy mean?
tendency to be sad
dull and inactive
act of kindness
hatred or distrust of people
The drawing he created was of a chimerical creature.
What does chimerical mean?
imaginary or absurd
servile, fawning
dull and inactive
of a tyrannical, absolute ruler
