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Vocabulary Set 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the accident, there was __________ all over the road.

a)

diminish

b)

disdain

c)

debris

d)

defiance

2.

The wood pile _____________ over the long winter months.

a)

diminished

b)

dispelled

c)

countered

d)

eavesdropped

3.

The clouds made the morning appear quite ________.

a)

disdain

b)

cunning

c)

deft

d)

dismal

4.

The National Guard was sent into the town to _________ the violent protests.

a)

diminish

b)

dispel

c)

eavesdrop

d)

debris

5.

When the man who killed my daughter was found guilty, I knew that _________ had been served.

a)

justice

b)

defiance

c)

disdain

d)

debris

6.

The acrobat’s skills of _______________ allowed her to fit into the magician’s tiny box.

a)

counter

b)

eavesdrop

c)

defiance

d)

contortion

7.

In a game of chess, almost every move is just a ___________ for a move made by your opponent.

a)

diminish

b)

counter

c)

cunning

d)

subject

8.

The _____________________ contains the verb in a sentence.

a)

justice

b)

cunning

c)

subject

d)

predicate

9.

I hold major __________ for people that want something for nothing.

a)

disdain

b)

dispel

c)

disdain

d)

defiance

10.

The _____________ is the who or what the sentence is about.

a)

justice

b)

predicate

c)

subject

d)

deft

11.

Younger siblings often ______________ on their older siblings which causes them to be labeled as pests.

a)

counter

b)

destination

c)

dispel

d)

eavesdrop

12.

The cruise ship had to speed up in order to reach its ________________ before the storm.

a)

destination

b)

disdain

c)

contortion

d)

debris

13.

The only person who can successfully perform the tricky operation is a ______ surgeon.

a)

debris

b)

dismal

c)

deft

d)

dispel

14.

The ____________ fox waited patiently behind the hen house.

a)

cunning

b)

counter

c)

subject

d)

contortion

15.

Maria’s ___________ is extremely irritating she never wants to listen to what anyone tells her to do.

a)

disdain

b)

deft

c)

predicate

d)

defiance