WorksheetsVocabulary Power Plus Book 9 Lesson 5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
ingrate
a)
one who is not properly thankful
b)
to teach a certain point of view to
c)
that which is taught; body of beliefs or ideas
2.
the way things are right now
a)
instinct
b)
drone
c)
status quo
d)
condescending
3.
If Andy doesn't get better grades this semester he is going to __________ his chance of getting into Cornell.
a)
jeopardize
b)
incite
c)
fictionalize
d)
demonstrate
4.
Passengers who have been ambushed and robbed have been
a)
waylaid
b)
designated
c)
gloated
d)
slaked
5.
came between people in an argument in order to bring a positive outcome.
a)
obsessive
b)
tantalizingly
c)
virtual
d)
intervened
6.
(adj) Worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence. Made cynical or apathetic by experience.
a)
judicious
b)
laggard
c)
languish
d)
jaded
7.
Even if you don't understand every single detail, I needed to make sure you understood the __ of Edward's sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
a)
equanimity
b)
annotation
c)
motley
d)
gist
8.
(noun): a person who publicly supports a particular cause or policy; (verb): to publicly recommend or support
a)
sincere
b)
advocate
c)
optimist
d)
altruist
9.
v. to obliterate; to wipe out
a)
advocate
b)
efface
c)
charisma
d)
ogre
10.
n. a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant
a)
advocate
b)
efface
c)
charisma
d)
ogre
11.
The candidate had ______ and good looks, but little knowledge of important issues.
a)
advocate
b)
efface
c)
charisma
d)
ogre
12.
The fast music and spinning dancers ______ the audience.
a)
mesmerize
b)
entity
c)
bandy
d)
dastardly
13.
Ann thought that she saw a ghostly _____ hovering over the graveyard, but it turned out to be a flag blowing in the wind.
a)
mesmerize
b)
entity
c)
bandy
d)
dastardly
14.
Synonym: barter, exchange. Antonym: bicker, battle
a)
mesmerize
b)
entity
c)
bandy
d)
dastardly
15.
adj. cowardly and treacherous
a)
mesmerize
b)
entity
c)
bandy
d)
dastardly
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