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Call of the Wild, Vocabulary chapters 2 and 3

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The OVERBEARING, ARROGANT captain stalked _______________ through the ranks of his soldiers.

a)

ignominiously

b)

animatedly

c)

perpetually

d)

imperiously

2.

Buck was a gentle pet in Santa Clara, California, but once he is thrust into the HARSH, AGGRESSIVE world of the Yukon, he met _____________________ dogs who would FIGHT over nearly nothing.

a)

futile

b)

belligerent

c)

ignominious

d)

imperious

3.

As the NEED for MONEY _____________________, MORE and MORE men (and some women) rushed to the Klondike in hopes of striking it rich.

a)

waned

b)

waxed

c)

placated

d)

appeased

4.

When the boxer NEARLY GOT KNOCKED OUT in the FIRST 30 SECONDS of the FIRST ROUND by a WEAKER opponent, everyone knew this fight was the beginning of AN __________________ DEFEAT.

a)

introspective

b)

metamorphosed

c)

ignominious

d)

vicarious

5.

My HEADACHE ________ as the TYLENOL started to TAKE EFFECT.

a)

waxed

b)

waned

c)

metamorphosed

d)

animated

6.

Sam's SONGS have such a lively ______________ that they are VERY POPULAR at all the DANCES.

a)

cadence

b)

animated

c)

latent

d)

fastidious

7.

The _______ PUPPY was funny to watch as he JUMPED and BOUNCED around the room, BARKING in a LIVELY manner with his TAIL WAGGING WILDLY.

a)

animated

b)

vicarious

c)

placating

d)

belligerent

8.

When I reported the waiter's POOR service and RUDE behavior, the MANAGER tried to ______________ me with the OFFER OF FREE PIZZA and DESSERT.

There are 2 right answers, and you must get both (they are synonyms).

a)

appease

b)

disconsolate

c)

metamorphose

d)

placate

e)

animate

9.

The PARALYZED coach takes ______________ pride in his RUNNER'S great PERFORMANCES .

a)

arduous

b)

belligerent

c)

vicarious

d)

perpetual

10.

Although the dog chewed and chewed and chewed on his leash, his owner had gotten such a thick rope that Fido finally realized that his efforts were __________, so HE FINALLY GAVE UP in HOPELESS despair.

a)

disconsolate

b)

prowess

c)

fastidious

d)

futile

11.

The OVERLY PICKY toddler was so _________________ that she would eat NOTHING except spaghetti, scrambled eggs, and sandwiches with the ends cut off PERFECTLY.

a)

imperious

b)

unwonted

c)

belligerent

d)

fastidious

12.

MASTERING a DIFFICULT language (meaning you can speak, read, and understand it with ease) is an ________________ task for me.

a)

latent

b)

metamorphosed

c)

arduous

d)

animated

13.

When the young girl lost both of her parents in a horrendous wreck, she was so _____________ that nothing could APPEASE her sadness.

a)

perpetual

b)

disconsolate

c)

fastidious

d)

arduous

14.

MICHAELANGELO,HISTORICALLY KNOWN for his sculptures and paintings, clearly possessed a _______________ for art.

a)

introspective

b)

prowess

c)

unwonted

d)

latent

15.

When I'm feeling ________________________, I find a QUIET PLACE where I can be ALONE WITH MY THOUGHTS.

a)

introspective

b)

unwonted

c)

vicarious

d)

imperious

16.

That country is in a ________________ war that WILL NEVER END.

a)

introspective

b)

belligerent

c)

waning

d)

perpetual

17.

Even though right now the VOLCANO IS QUIET, it posses a _______________ heat and POTENTIAL destruction that could COME TO THE SURFACE at any time.

a)

perpetual

b)

latent

c)

prowess

d)

fastidious

18.

When Chet started lifting weights and working out on a regular basis, he _________________ into a real bodybuilding champion.

a)

prowessed

b)

cadenced

c)

placated

d)

metamorphosed