WorksheetsWorld Lit Vocabulary 13
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
With incredible ___, Beowulf tore off Grendel's arm and hung it over the hall entrance, leaving the monster to bleed to death.
patent
ultimatum
prowess
fascimile
It truly was incredible that the skilled artisan could create a ___ of the ancient painting; no one but an expert could tell the difference.
compassion
antipathy
fascimile
decorum
When accepting your award, exhibit only the best ___, because this is a prestigious event, and all those present expect proper behavior.
decorum
patent
compassion
prowess
Frustrated with his lack of commitment, Shavaun issued an ___: either pay the rent or move out.
ultimatum
prowess
patent
asset
While some would call my long, skinny legs unattractive, I find them to be quite an ___ when I run track!
ultimatum
asset
antipathy
duress
Confessions extracted under ___ are not often accepted as valid in court, because people often say things they don't mean when threatened with violence.
asset
decorum
compassion
duress
Though he'd always loved foreign languages, Matt developed a/n ___ toward French because his professor made it so difficult and uninteresting.
antipathy
prowess
ultimatum
duress
We must have ___ for those whose lives have forced them into a state of poverty, for we ourselves are only better off due to fortune.
prowess
compassion
asset
decorum
When I arrived home after my first date, I was ___ with questions from my five sisters, who wanted to know every juicy detail.
beset
militated
sedated
patented
Before beginning dental work, some dentists ___ patients who have high anxiety.
stipulate
militate
sedate
patent
The contract ___ that I pay back the loan in full by the following April seventeenth.
stipulated
imbibed
beset
militated
Many college freshman spend too much time ___ and not enough time studying and consequently flunk their first semesters.
patenting
stipulating
imbibing
sedating
Many teachers ___ against arming educators in their classrooms.
sedate
imbibe
militate
stipulate
When you devise a way to bottle and sell luck, be sure to ___ your idea so no one can steal it from you!
patent
imbibe
militate
sedate
Though the bug spray smells terrible, it's entirely ___ and won't harm you, even if you inhale it on accident.
innocuous
applicable
exuberant
infinitesimal
You can't be serious about that ___ amount of dust I left behind; you can barely even see it!
innocuous
stentorian
implacable
infinitesimal
With his great, ___ voice, he was able to command the attention of everyone in the room.
stentorian
implacable
infinitesimal
exuberant
I was exhausted from my illness and could hardly put up her her ___ chatter about how much fun she'd had over the weekend.
exuberant
stentorian
applicable
infinitesimal
While this is an interesting point, it isn't exactly ___ to your thesis, so I think you should remove it from your essay.
stentorian
exuberant
applicable
implacable
My mother is very difficult to persuade and remains ___ in her opinions even in the most meaningless of arguments.
implacable
infinitesimal
patent
stentorian
