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Vocabulary: Lesson 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

beget

a)

to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

b)

to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

c)

to stop or discontinue

d)

to produce; to make happen

2.

mire

a)

a part or division

b)

muddy, swampy ground

c)

the choice members or best of a group

d)

shamless boldness

3.

gaunt

a)

very thin and bony, especially from sickness

b)

inappropriately excessive

c)

slightly ill

d)

bleak, austere

4.

chafe

a)

to produce; to make happen

b)

to draw or bring out

c)

to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

d)

to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

5.

undue

a)

very thin and bony, especially from sickness

b)

inappropriately excessive

c)

inactive; unproductive

d)

worn out

6.

sector

a)

a part or division

b)

a member of an independent band of soldiers that engages in raids and surprise attacks

c)

shameless boldness

d)

the choice members or best of a group

7.

desist

a)

to pretend

b)

to hint at; to refer to indirectly

c)

to stop; to discontinue

d)

to drink; to absorb into the body

8.

elite

a)

a member of an independent band of soldiers that engages in raids and surprise attacks

b)

muddy, swampy ground

c)

shameless boldness

d)

the choice members or best of a group

9.

feign

a)

to hint at; to refer to indirectly

b)

to stop; to discontinue

c)

to drink; to absorb into the body

d)

to pretend

10.

guerilla

a)

a member of an independent band of soldiers that engages in raids and surprise attacks

b)

muddy, swampy ground

c)

a part or division

d)

shameless boldness

11.

imbibe

a)

to hint at; to refer to indirectly

b)

to pretend

c)

to drink; to absorb into the body

d)

to draw or bring out

12.

glean

a)

to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

b)

to produce; to make happen

c)

to draw or bring out

d)

to hint at; to refer to indirectly

13.

effrontery

a)

the choice members or best of the group

b)

muddy, swampy ground

c)

a part or division

d)

shameless boldness

14.

allude

a)

to draw or bring out

b)

to hint at; to refer to indirectly

c)

to stop; to discontinue

d)

to pretend

15.

educe

a)

to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

b)

to produce; to make happen

c)

to draw or bring out

d)

to hint at; to refer to indirectly

16.

When Cameron stole Manny's phone, Manny acted out in an ------- manner.

a)

gaunt

b)

undue

c)

indisposed

d)

stark

17.

Manny was an -------- gamer, except where basketball was concerned.

a)

gaunt

b)

undue

c)

elite

d)

fallow

18.

Cameron tried to -------- laughter by announcing loudly that it was hump day.

a)

educe

b)

glean

c)

chafe

d)

beget

19.

PJ, who had not done the homework, had the ---------- to talk during Mr. Kelly's wonderful lesson.

a)

guerilla

b)

mire

c)

sector

d)

effrontery

20.

Mr. Kelly ---------- at PJ's idea that Josie should get a "hun'ed" on her paragraph.

a)

begat

b)

gleaned

c)

educed

d)

chafed