Worksheets9th (S1) Vocab #1
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
abate
a)
to make less, become smaller
b)
to surround and attack
c)
a noisy uproar; mayhem
d)
an exact opposite
e)
generosity
2.
abduct
a)
to kidnap, take by force
b)
to stain
c)
something of tremendous power and size
d)
goal
e)
uncertainty, doubt
3.
abet
a)
to aid or help
b)
savage, brutal
c)
harmless
d)
deadly
e)
friendly, sociable
4.
abhor
a)
to hate, detest
b)
mild, tasteless
c)
made unhappy through a loss
d)
to block suddenly
e)
shapeless; formless
5.
abject
a)
miserable, pitiful
b)
to coax using flattery
c)
to beg, plead
d)
a story/narrative in poetic form
e)
an intense dislike
6.
abjure
a)
to reject, abandon formally
b)
to make less, become smaller
c)
to surround and attack
d)
dull; boring
e)
an exact opposite
7.
abridge
a)
to shorten or condense
b)
to kidnap, take by force
c)
to stain
d)
a poet - often a singer as well.
e)
goal
8.
abrogate
a)
to repeal or cancel
b)
to aid or help
c)
savage, brutal
d)
overly decorated
e)
deadly
9.
abscond
a)
to sneak away and hide
b)
to hate, detest
c)
mild, tasteless
d)
a showy but useless thing
e)
to block suddenly
10.
acrid
a)
harsh in taste or odor
b)
miserable, pitiful
c)
to coax using flattery
d)
carrying
e)
a story/narrative in poetic form
11.
adroit
a)
skillful; clever
b)
to reject, abandon formally
c)
to make less, become smaller
d)
a noisy uproar; mayhem
e)
dull; boring
12.
aegis
a)
a shield or protection
b)
to shorten or condense
c)
to kidnap, take by force
d)
something of tremendous power and size
e)
a poet - often a singer as well.
13.
affectation
a)
a phony attitude, pose
b)
to repeal or cancel
c)
to aid or help
d)
harmless
e)
overly decorated
14.
affluence
a)
wealth, richness
b)
to sneak away and hide
c)
to hate, detest
d)
made unhappy through a loss
e)
a showy but useless thing
15.
agape
a)
open-mouthed, surprised
b)
harsh in taste or odor
c)
miserable, pitiful
d)
to beg, plead
e)
carrying
16.
altruism
a)
generosity
b)
skillful; clever
c)
to reject, abandon formally
d)
to surround and attack
e)
a noisy uproar; mayhem
17.
ambivalence
a)
uncertainty, doubt
b)
a shield or protection
c)
to shorten or condense
d)
to stain
e)
something of tremendous power and size
18.
amiable
a)
friendly, sociable
b)
a phony attitude, pose
c)
to repeal or cancel
d)
savage, brutal
e)
harmless
19.
amorphous
a)
shapeless; formless
b)
wealth, richness
c)
to sneak away and hide
d)
mild, tasteless
e)
made unhappy through a loss
20.
antipathy
a)
an intense dislike
b)
open-mouthed, surprised
c)
harsh in taste or odor
d)
to coax using flattery
e)
to beg, plead
21.
antithesis
a)
an exact opposite
b)
generosity
c)
skillful; clever
d)
to make less, become smaller
e)
to surround and attack
22.
aspiration
a)
goal
b)
uncertainty, doubt
c)
a shield or protection
d)
to kidnap, take by force
e)
to stain
23.
baleful
a)
deadly
b)
friendly, sociable
c)
a phony attitude, pose
d)
to aid or help
e)
savage, brutal
24.
balk
a)
to block suddenly
b)
shapeless; formless
c)
wealth, richness
d)
to hate, detest
e)
mild, tasteless
25.
ballad
a)
a story/narrative in poetic form
b)
an intense dislike
c)
open-mouthed, surprised
d)
miserable, pitiful
e)
to coax using flattery
26.
banal
a)
dull; boring
b)
an exact opposite
c)
generosity
d)
to reject, abandon formally
e)
to make less, become smaller
27.
bard
a)
a poet - often a singer as well.
b)
goal
c)
uncertainty, doubt
d)
to shorten or condense
e)
to kidnap, take by force
28.
baroque
a)
overly decorated
b)
deadly
c)
friendly, sociable
d)
to repeal or cancel
e)
to aid or help
29.
bauble
a)
a showy but useless thing
b)
to block suddenly
c)
shapeless; formless
d)
to sneak away and hide
e)
to hate, detest
30.
bearing
a)
carrying
b)
a story/narrative in poetic form
c)
an intense dislike
d)
harsh in taste or odor
e)
miserable, pitiful
31.
bedlam
a)
a noisy uproar; mayhem
b)
dull; boring
c)
an exact opposite
d)
skillful; clever
e)
to reject, abandon formally
32.
behemoth
a)
something of tremendous power and size
b)
a poet - often a singer as well.
c)
goal
d)
a shield or protection
e)
to shorten or condense
33.
benign
a)
harmless
b)
overly decorated
c)
deadly
d)
a phony attitude, pose
e)
to repeal or cancel
34.
bereft
a)
made unhappy through a loss
b)
a showy but useless thing
c)
to block suddenly
d)
wealth, richness
e)
to sneak away and hide
35.
beseech
a)
to beg, plead
b)
carrying
c)
a story/narrative in poetic form
d)
open-mouthed, surprised
e)
harsh in taste or odor
36.
besiege
a)
to surround and attack
b)
a noisy uproar; mayhem
c)
dull; boring
d)
generosity
e)
skillful; clever
37.
besmirch
a)
to stain
b)
something of tremendous power and size
c)
a poet - often a singer as well.
d)
uncertainty, doubt
e)
a shield or protection
38.
bestial
a)
savage, brutal
b)
harmless
c)
overly decorated
d)
friendly, sociable
e)
a phony attitude, pose
39.
bland
a)
mild, tasteless
b)
made unhappy through a loss
c)
a showy but useless thing
d)
shapeless; formless
e)
wealth, richness
40.
blandish
a)
to coax using flattery
b)
to beg, plead
c)
carrying
d)
an intense dislike
e)
open-mouthed, surprised
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