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Grade 9 Unit 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an aristocrat

a)

mire

b)

despot

c)

patrician

d)

neophyte

2.

spotless; perfect

a)

ostentatious

b)

navigable

c)

immaculate

d)

stark

3.

to tear (flesh) jaggedly

a)

filch

b)

emit

c)

educe

d)

lacerate

4.

a beginner

a)

ingrate

b)

neophyte

c)

chauvinist

d)

caricature

5.

a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation

a)

kindred

b)

flagrant

c)

gultinous

d)

facade

6.

to ask; to inquire

a)

deliberate

b)

bandy

c)

query

d)

bandy

7.

to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

a)

impede

b)

eradicate

c)

filch

d)

to glean

8.

line of people or vehicles

a)

gait

b)

queue

c)

facade

d)

calumny

9.

favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices

a)

qualm

b)

exuberance

c)

penury

d)

nepotism

10.

a loud quarrel or fight

a)

fracas

b)

egress

c)

tenure

d)

effrontery

11.

to complain or find fault in a petty or nagging way

a)

lacerate

b)

eradicate

c)

carp

d)

imbibe

12.

to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive

a)

commandeer

b)

fabricate

c)

knead

d)

query

13.

beginning; origin

a)

charisma

b)

gaffe

c)

genesis

d)

cadence

14.

glaringly bad; outrageous

a)

kindred

b)

futile

c)

immaculate

d)

flagrant

15.

very wicked; notorious

a)

ostentatious

b)

berserk

c)

antiquated

d)

nefarious

16.

manner of walking

a)

gambit

b)

fealty

c)

gait

d)

gist

17.

one sent on a special mission to represent others

a)

chauvinist

b)

forum

c)

caricature

d)

emissary

18.

having a similar origin, nature, or character

a)

stark

b)

jaded

c)

indisposed

d)

kindred

19.

useless; pointless

a)

primeval

b)

futile

c)

gaunt

d)

elated

20.

lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren

a)

belated

b)

ambidextrous

c)

desolate

d)

aghast