WorksheetsEngII_H_Vocab4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Even as a child, Bob Ross showed a natural ___________ for painting happy trees.
expiation
sangfroid
acculturation
proclivity
The presidential debates were defined by _____________ comments by which all parties discredited the other.
tenuous
vitriolic
inadvertent
seditious
People often ____________ the stereotype of hipster to me because I have a beard...and I'm named Beard.
expiate
enjoin
peculate
ascribe
We have to ____________ buying gifts; Christmas is almost here.
expedite
expiate
peculate
wheedle
My children wheedle me incessantly to take them to Dolly Wood.
peculate
expiate
wheedle
commiserate
After school the students got together to ___________ due to their low test scores.
enjoin
expiate
commiserate
peculate
He feared he would slip and fall on the ____________ sheet of ice covering the parking lot.
tenuous
nominal
circuitous
adventitious
For some reason, my GPS always seems to send me on the most indirect and ___________ route possible.
noncommittal
nominal
adventitious
circuitous
The candidate's response to the question of foreign wars was unclear, safe, and _____________.
adventitious
seditious
inadvertent
noncommittal
There are so many reasons Mr. Beard _____________ cats-too many to list here.
ascribes
abominates
expiates
peculates
The Boston Tea Party was a ___________ attempt to protest King George III's draconian practices.
seditious
tenuous
vitriolic
adventitious
By sheer _________________ luck, Bocephus won the Powerball!
adventitious
circuitous
nominal
inadvertent
According to her classroom policy, Mrs. Sneezenheimer ____________ the students to place their cell phones in the calculator holder.
wheedled
ascribed
enjoined
commiserated
The Cherokee went through a process of ____________; they began speaking English, changed the way they dressed, and many converted to Christianity.
abomination
commiseration
acculturation
expiation
Finn and Jake chose to __________ their conflict.
peculate
wheedle
expedite
expiate
A tremendous conflict over the missing chocolate bar began to _________ between Spongebob and Patrick.
expiate
expedite
peculate
ferment
In the 21st century, the Queen of England only has ___________ power.
inadvertent
nominal
seditious
tenuous
Through the Watergate Scandal, President Nixon chose to ____________________ the nation's trust it placed in him and his office.
peculate
expiate
abominate
commiserate
Tiffany McSnapchat _______________ wrecked her Ferrari because she was texting and driving.
nominally
circuitously
tenuously
inadvertently
"Karthik exhibited tremendous sangfroid during the final round of the spelling bee competition."
What does this mean he did?
showed calmness and composure
showed a great deal of fear and intimidation
He froze up
He pretended to know the answer but was clearly faking it.
