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Vocabulary 1 HEngl2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hospitals take strict precautions to assure that nothing adulterates the blood supply.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

2.

Synonyms for ambidextrous:

a)

All thumbs

b)

Versatile

c)

Clumsy

3.

Synonyms for augment:

a)

Diminish

b)

Decrease

c)

Enlarge

4.

Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss is the definition for:

a)

Bereft

b)

Fortitude

c)

Adulterate

5.

Synonyms for deploy:

a)

Scatter

b)

Disorganized

c)

Station

6.

Antonyms for dour:

a)

Cheery

b)

Saturnine

c)

Bleak

7.

Select the sentence that utilizes the vocabulary word correctly:

a)

The residents of the Mississippi delta showed remarkable fortitude during and after the flood that destroyed their homes and businesses.

b)

The villagers fortituded their front doors with sand bags in preparation for the approaching hurricane.

c)

The soldiers demonstrated fortitude during battle; they ran in fear of the enemy and hid behind the battle lines.

8.

The recruits rushed into battle so that no one could gibe at them for cowardice. Select the correct part of speech for the vocabulary word:

a)

Adj

b)

Verb

c)

Noun

9.

Select the sentence that utilizes the vocabulary word correctly:

a)

The baby gaped at the spoon full of medicine and pressed his lips together refusing to drink the medicine.

b)

First-time visitors to Niagra Falls can be expected to gape at the spectacular sights nature has provided for them.

c)

Her gape expression caused everyone to stare at her in disbelief.

10.

All of the following are synonyms for insidious BUT:

a)

Cunning

b)

Underhanded

c)

Ingenuous

11.

An external appearance, cover or mask is the definition for which word:

a)

Warily

b)

Pliable

c)

Guise

12.

Intimation is what part of speech?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

13.

Antonym for opulent:

a)

Lavish

b)

Rich

c)

Destitute

14.

Wire and string can be described as pliable.

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which word means to say again, repeat?

a)

Verbatim

b)

Reiterate

c)

Gape

16.

Antonym for stolid:

a)

Oversensitive

b)

Impassive

c)

Dull

17.

Negotiators have come up with a tentative agreement that will keep both sides at the bargaining table past the strike deadlines. Does this sentence use the vocabulary word correctly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

A sloppy, disheveled, disordered room could also be described as:

a)

Unkempt

b)

Guise

c)

Dour

19.

Verbatim is both a _____ & ______.

a)

Noun and verb

b)

Adjective and adverb

c)

Noun and adverb

20.

The hikers made their way warily up the flat and grassy trail.

a)

Yes

b)

No