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Vocabulary Level D Unit 2 Set A

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
to strengthen, build up
a)
subjugate
b)
mediocre
c)
fortify
d)
Hulk smash
2.
to tease, torment by teasing
a)
adjourn
b)
tantalize
c)
feint
d)
comely
3.
brief and to the point
a)
alien
b)
comely
c)
jeer
d)
terse
4.
having a pleasing appearance
a)
comely
b)
tantalize
c)
compensate
d)
lucrative
5.
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
a)
feint
b)
fortify
c)
fodder
d)
tantalize
6.
average, ordinary, undistinguished
a)
mediocre
b)
alien
c)
terse
d)
who knows?
7.
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
a)
fortify
b)
subjugate
c)
tantalize
d)
lucrative
8.
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected
a)
alien
b)
compensate
c)
erratic
d)
jeer
9.
to make fun of rudely or unkindly
a)
jeer
b)
terse
c)
fodder
d)
comely
10.
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
a)
tantalize
b)
alien
c)
dissolute
d)
illegible
11.
To enlarge the areas under their control, kings of old sent out their armies to _____________ their neighbors.
a)
proliferate
b)
subjugate
c)
sully
d)
tantalize
12.
A(n) _____________ student is one who neither fails any subject nor receives any marks that are above average.
a)
lucrative
b)
mediocre
c)
terse
d)
unflinching
13.
Though he had a great sinker ball, he was so ________________ on the mound that fans started to call him "Wild Pitch Hickok."
a)
comely
b)
dissolute
c)
erratic
d)
illegible
14.
A telegram was usually as ___________ as possible, since there was a charge for every word used in it.
a)
lucrative
b)
mediocre
c)
terse
d)
unflinching
15.

He must think of something to ________ his position against that woman.

a)

tantalize

b)

fodder

c)

alien

d)

fortify

16.

Don't ______ at the person who came last in the race - it's very unkind.

a)

tantilize

b)

alien

c)

fortify

d)

jeer

17.

The conscripts were treated as cannon _________.

a)

erratic

b)

subjugate

c)

fodder

d)

jeer

18.

it is very annoying when my brother _______ me with candy when I have diabetes.

a)

tantalizes

b)

terse

c)

fortifies

d)

comely

19.

The proud parents and their_______ children posed for a family portrait.

a)

erratic

b)

fortify

c)

mediocre

d)

comely

20.

If you are visiting a desert for the first time, the landscape might seem:

a)

alien

b)

familliar

c)

lush, or full of life