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WW 8 Lesson 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. Baroody is an __________ fan of the Red Sox, so he's a bit let down by the 2020 season.

a)

Concise

b)

Despicable

c)

Avid

d)

Rebuff

2.

When the 6th grader asked him the same question AGAIN, for the 12th time that class, Mr. Zeller gave a _______ response.

a)

Emulate

b)

Brusque

c)

Excruciating

d)

Rebuff

3.

Mark Twain, George Eliot, and Dr. Seuss are all __________s of famous authors.

a)

Proprietor

b)

Rebuff

c)

Pervade

d)

Pseudonym

4.

The _____________ flood waters caused the usually small stream to eat away at the banks and undercut the road.

a)

Turbulent

b)

Resilient

c)

Despicable

d)

Evocative

5.

When he was in 8th grade, Mr. Baroody was ________ed by Jen Lally.

a)

Pervade

b)

Rebuff

c)

Inaugurate

d)

Demean

6.

Greta Thunberg flashed a __________ glare at the opposing political leader.

a)

Despicable

b)

Demeaning

c)

Excruciating

d)

Resilient

7.

As a teacher, I prefer quality over quantity- I want your writing to be _________.

a)

Brusque

b)

Demeaning

c)

Turbulent

d)

Concise

8.

When I broke my femur after crashing in a bike race, the pain was _________________.

a)

Evocative

b)

Pervading

c)

Excruciating

d)

Turbulent

9.

The smell of burnt popcorn ______________d the Common Room, the Wave, and the Connector.

a)

Pervade

b)

Evoke

c)

Demean

d)

Emulate

10.

Because of the rubber under the carpet, a turf field is more ______________ than a grass one.

a)

Excruciating

b)

Avid

c)

Resilient

d)

Brusque

11.

The guitarist spent years practicing to _______________ her favorite artists and is now considered one of the guitar world's greats herself.

a)

Pervade

b)

Evoke

c)

Demean

d)

Emulate

12.

Mr. Baroody defined the word "beguile" in a ridiculous way to ____________ a response from his students but also to get them to remember the word.

a)

Emulate

b)

Demean

c)

Evoke

d)

Pervade

13.

The mean teacher spent half the class ______________ students for their poor work and the other half reading the newspaper.

a)

Rebuffing

b)

Excruciating

c)

Emulating

d)

Demeaning

14.

The __________ of the business came to talk about why lessons learned in middle school math set his business up for success.

a)

Resilience

b)

Proprietor

c)

Turbulence

d)

Brusqueness

15.

As a school, we _____________ the new school year with a convocation ceremony.

a)

Inaugurate

b)

Evoke

c)

Rebuff

d)

Pervade