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Vocabulary The Princess Bride (pgs 1-69)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A feeling of overwhelming suspicion and fear.

a)

neuroses

b)

paranoia

c)

distraught

d)

scullery

2.

swarthy

a)

hot in temperature

b)

dark complected

c)

with intention

d)

struck in love

3.

To balance or make up for something.

a)

tithe

b)

reassure

c)

construe

d)

compensate

4.

To make some feel frustrated or annoyed because of unimportant matters.

a)

conceivable

b)

vex

c)

supplication

d)

paranoid

5.

A way to display irony and sarcasm that is funny but often exposes or makes fun of something.

a)

supplication

b)

postponement

c)

deduce

d)

satiric

6.

It was _________________ to think I would win the award after years of research and proven ideas.

a)

construed

b)

tantalizing

c)

conceivable

d)

unfathomable

7.

Something that arouses interest, especially if beyond one's reach.

a)

distraught

b)

tantalizing

c)

smitten

d)

antiquity

8.

People interested in have a relationship with you or dating, possible marriage partner.

a)

spawn

b)

swarthy

c)

noble

d)

suitor

9.

As I ran away, my arms were _________________ to keep away the bees.

a)

congregating

b)

flailing

c)

unfathomable

d)

furrowed

10.

A person strict in moral and religious matters.

a)

puritan

b)

arbitrary

c)

noble

d)

suitor

11.

To make an effort or strive for something.

a)

vex

b)

humiliate

c)

supplicate

d)

endeavor

12.

I never do anything, but ______________ is great exercise and I am a major-league girl watcher.

a)

smitten

b)

vexing

c)

ogling

d)

congregating

13.

To cause a painful loss of pride, self-respect or dignity.

a)

paranoid

b)

humiliate

c)

construe

d)

deduce

14.

To search about.

a)

ferreting

b)

banter

c)

vex

d)

abridge

15.

A small area, part of a kitchen where washing up and preparing vegetables happens.

a)

hovel

b)

congregation

c)

scullery

d)

cranium

16.

A barren, poor, unpleasant dwelling.

a)

scullery

b)

congregation

c)

puritan

d)

hovel

17.

To be struck in love, absolutely enamored with someone.

a)

distraught

b)

smitten

c)

paranoid

d)

spawned

18.

A skull

a)

cranium

b)

suitor

c)

noble

d)

vex

19.

To use an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks.

a)

ferreting

b)

ascertain

c)

reassure

d)

banter

20.

Of ancient past, of great age.

a)

unfathomable

b)

supplicated

c)

antiquity

d)

arbitrary