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Vocabulary Practice #1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The teacher was finally ____ at the naughty class's behavior.

a)

desolated

b)

exasperated

c)

resigned

d)

vividly

2.

Which answer would NOT be a synonym of desolate?

a)

solitary

b)

forsaken

c)

populated

d)

derelict

3.

What is the best definition of 'foreseeable'

a)

immediate

b)

beginning

c)

first sight

d)

future

4.
stagger : walk ::
a)
clamber : float
b)
clamber : stretch
c)
clamber : nap
d)
clamber : climb
5.

a liquid used to form a hard, protective coat on wood

a)

muster

b)

lacquer

c)

desolate

d)

explicit

6.

The protesters had the ____ that their voices would be heard.

a)

conviction

b)

calamity

c)

pallor

d)

defer

7.

Which is the best example of being resigned?

a)

" It is what it is."

b)

"Oh, well it is no big deal."

c)

" I can make it happen."

d)

" It is fate"

8.

The lady at the store was rude and disrespectful when she cut in front of me in line.

a)

insolent

b)

resigned

c)

arrogant

d)

presumed

9.
The bathyscaphe's tiny space was very cramped.  After _____________out onto the deck, the two men were glad to stretch their limbs.
a)
detaching
b)
realizing
c)
unscathed
d)
clambering
10.

Ponyboy was usually __________________ to Darry's scoldings, accepting them without protest or excuse.

a)

clambering

b)

resigned

c)

lacquered

d)

exasperated

11.

Which sentence uses the word conviction to mean a "strong belief in something?"

a)

The judge overturned the conviction because there was not enough hard evidence as proof.

b)

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke with conviction when he gave his "I have a dream" speech.

c)

Homer Simpson ate donuts with conviction while he watched television.

12.

Over summer break, the school campus seemed creepy and _____ with no students going in and out.

a)

Exasperated

b)

Desolate

c)

Resigned

d)

Forseeable

13.

What is the best definition of the word "insolent?:

a)

to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely

b)

to submit; yield

c)

insulting or overly bold in words or actions

d)

to come together; collect; assemble; gather.

14.

She hated to ___ that her brother had stolen the money, but he was the only one with a criminal record.

a)

convict

b)

foresee

c)

clamber

d)

presume

15.

What word means a gathering of military personnel for duty?

a)

forseeable

b)

presumable

c)

convicted

d)

muster

16.

His _____________ at being captured was so great

that he cursed aloud.

a)

conviction

b)

muster

c)

exasperation

d)

insolence

17.

Which would be considered synonyms for lacquer? Choose 3.

a)

glaze

b)

dullness

c)

covering

d)

stripped

e)

varnish