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Vocab Unit 12

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

seizing everything; greedy

a)

rapacious (adj.)

b)

rapt (adj.)

c)

surreptitious (adj.)

d)

perceptible (adj.)

2.

The class watched, ___________ and silent, as the dolphins on screen began attacking one another.

a)

rapt (adj.)

b)

decadent (adj.)

c)

voracious (adj.)

d)

susceptible (adj.)

3.

With a ____________ motion of the hand, the magician hid the coin in the scarf.

a)

benevolent (adj.)

b)

malevolent (adj.)

c)

rapt (adj.)

d)

surreptitious (adj.)

4.

perceptible (adj.)

a)

able to be noticed or felt

b)

able to be unnoticed or untouched

c)

able to be lost and found

d)

able to be influenced

5.

It turns out that Little Johnny was especially ______________ to the disease, as he had not been vaccinated against it as an infant.

a)

susceptible (adj.)

b)

decadent (adj.)

c)

precept (n.)

d)

casualty (n.)

6.

....hopefully that does not mean that Little Johnny becomes the next _____________, adding to the already long list of kids dying from preventable diseases.

a)

casualty (n.)

b)

precept (n.)

c)

cadence (n.)

d)

decadent (adj.)

7.

precept

a)

an idea important to a system of beliefs (n.)

b)

rhythmic rise and fall (n.)

c)

eating only plants (adj.)

d)

devouring everything (adj.)

8.

Most days, she's a _________________ eater; her mother complains that they must buy groceries every two days in order to keep up with her insatiable appetite!

a)

voracious (adj.)

b)

omnivorous (adj.)

c)

herbivorous (adj.)

d)

decadent (adj.)

9.

omnivorous (adj.)

a)

feeding on both animals and plants

b)

eating only plants

c)

eating only nachos and chocolate

d)

eating the same species

10.

Recently she made the decision to become ______________ after she decided that she could no longer bear to harm any other living creatures. (Plants don't count, I guess.)

a)

herbivorous (adj.)

b)

carnivorous (adj.)

c)

decadent (adj.)

d)

voracious (adj.)

11.

decadent (adj.)

a)

overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

b)

hidden or secret; done without notice

c)

of or pertaining to decks that are scuffed or dented

d)

devouring any species without hesitation

12.

The beautiful, sonorous ____________ of Jeff's voice lulled us to sleep.

a)

casualty (n.)

b)

cadence (n.)

c)

precept (n.)

d)

rapt (adj.)

13.

rapt (adj.)

a)

giving total attention to

b)

ignoring completely

c)

overly luxurious; excessive

d)

rhythmic rise and fall

14.

cadence (n.)

a)

rhythmic rise and fall

b)

something or someone injured

c)

eating only plants

d)

an idea important to a system of beliefs

15.

herbivorous (adj.)

a)

eating only plants

b)

plants eating only plants

c)

animals eating only animals

d)

eating only herbs

16.

Does eating a burger with some lettuce technically make me _______________?

a)

omnivorous (adj.)

b)

herbivorous (adj.)

c)

decadent (adj.)

d)

voracious (adj.)

17.

Those _________________ desserts made my stomach turn because they were disgustingly sweet.

a)

decadent (adj.)

b)

cadence (n.)

c)

voracious (adj.)

d)

casualty (n.)

18.

voracious (adj.)

a)

devouring everything

b)

devouring nothing

c)

devouring something

d)

devouring plants

19.

A common ________________ in most religions is to "do unto others as you want done unto you."

a)

precept (n.)

b)

cadence (n.)

c)

casualty (n.)

d)

herbivorous (adj.)

20.

casualty (n.)

a)

someone or something injured, killed, or eliminated

b)

someone or something who/that is wealthy, healthy, or wise

c)

someone or something

d)

something important to a system of beliefs

21.

able to be influenced

a)

susceptible (adj.)

b)

perceptible (adj.)

c)

rapacious (adj.)

d)

omnivorous (adj.)

22.

The wink that Jaxon gave Kylie was barely ___________________.

a)

omnivorous (adj.)

b)

carnivorous (adj.)

c)

perceptible (adj.)

d)

susceptible (adj.)

23.

surreptitious (adj.)

a)

hidden or secret; without notice

b)

very open and honest; noticiable

c)

an idea important to a system of beliefs

d)

overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline

24.

A ______________ group of students seized all of the pancakes for themselves, leaving none for the students in later classes.

a)

rapacious (adj.)

b)

surreptitious (adj.)

c)

susceptible (adj.)

d)

precept (n.)