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Vocab. Unit 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix "ir" means

a)

again

b)

against

c)

back

d)

not

2.

The prefix "ob" means

a)

again

b)

against

c)

back

d)

not

3.

The prefix "im" means

a)

again

b)

against

c)

back

d)

not

4.

stingy; extremely poor

a)

saturnine

b)

fiasco

c)

remorse

d)

penurious

e)

impropriety

5.

a failure

a)

saturnine

b)

fiasco

c)

remorse

d)

penurious

e)

impropriety

6.

improper conduct; bad manners

a)

saturnine

b)

fiasco

c)

remorse

d)

penurious

e)

impropriety

7.

surly; gloomy

a)

saturnine

b)

fiasco

c)

remorse

d)

penurious

e)

impropriety

8.

"to chain" is a synonym for

a)

recalictrant

b)

obdurate

c)

lugubrious

d)

irreparable

e)

pinion

9.

"restraint" is a synonym for

a)

recalcitrant

b)

obdurate

c)

lugubrious

d)

irreparable

e)

pinion

10.

"dismal" is a synonym for

a)

recalcitrant

b)

obdurate

c)

lugubrious

d)

irreparable

e)

pinion

11.

"irreversible" is a synonym for

a)

recalcitrant

b)

obdurate

c)

lugubrious

d)

irreparable

e)

pinion

12.

Recalcitrant is a/an

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

13.

lugubrious is a/an

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

14.

remorse is a/an

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

15.

impropriety is a/an

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

16.

An antonym for recalcitrant is

a)

sucess

b)

generous

c)

docile

d)

emancipate

e)

happy

17.

An antonym for saturnine is

a)

success

b)

generous

c)

docile

d)

emanciapte

e)

happy

18.

An antonym for fiasco is

a)

success

b)

generous

c)

docile

d)

emanciapte

e)

happy

19.

An antonym for penurious is

a)

sucess

b)

generous

c)

docile

d)

emancipate

e)

happy

20.

Before the banquet, Mother have George several lessons on proper table manners to help him avoid an embarrassing ___________ in front of his potential in-laws.

a)

remorse

b)

obdruate

c)

impropriety

d)

pinion

e)

fiasco

21.

We believed it was because of Ginny's obvious display of _________, that the judge handed down the lightest sentence allowed under the law.

a)

remorse

b)

obdurate

c)

impropriety

d)

pinion

e)

fiasco

22.

No matter how much we petitioned the planning commission, they remained _______________ and refused to rezone our property.

a)

remorse

b)

obdurate

c)

impropriety

d)

pinion

e)

fiasco

23.

When I learned how she had gossiped and spread false rumors about me, the breach in our relationship was _______________.

a)

saturnine

b)

irreparable

c)

recalictrant

d)

lugubrious

e)

penurious

24.

Nannie is _________ because she lived through the Great Depression and knows first hand how difficult life can be during a financial crisis.

a)

saturnine

b)

irreparable

c)

recalcitrant

d)

lugubrious

e)

penurious

25.

Parents of a ______________ child should expect to receive frequent communications from the school's principal.

a)

saturnine

b)

irreparable

c)

recalictrant

d)

lugubrious

e)

penurious