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Vocabulary Workshop 8 - Unit 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

a)

abashed

b)

aloof

c)

articulate

d)

anguish

2.

(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others

a)

abashed

b)

aloof

c)

articulate

d)

anguish

3.

(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

a)

abashed

b)

aloof

c)

articulate

d)

anguish

4.

(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

a)

abashed

b)

aloof

c)

articulate

d)

anguish

5.

(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited. offensive

a)

bask

b)

defect

c)

finesse

d)

flaunt

6.

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accom something by cleverness, good judgment, or skill

a)

bask

b)

defect

c)

finesse

d)

flaunt

7.

(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some cause or organization

a)

bask

b)

defect

c)

finesse

d)

flaunt

8.

(v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

a)

bask

b)

defect

c)

finesse

d)

flaunt

9.

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

a)

forthright

b)

genial

c)

instill

d)

ostracize

10.

(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

a)

forthright

b)

genial

c)

instill

d)

ostracize

11.

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

a)

forthright

b)

genial

c)

instill

d)

ostracize

12.

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

a)

forthright

b)

genial

c)

instill

d)

ostracize

13.

(v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

a)

premonition

b)

pseudonym

c)

purge

d)

rehabilitate

14.

(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

a)

premonition

b)

pseudonym

c)

purge

d)

rehabilitate

15.

(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

a)

premonition

b)

pseudonym

c)

purge

d)

rehabilitate

16.

(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

a)

premonition

b)

pseudonym

c)

purge

d)

rehabilitate

17.

(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

a)

repercussion

b)

resolute

c)

retentive

d)

scapegoat

18.

(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

a)

repercussion

b)

resolute

c)

retentive

d)

scapegoat

19.

(adj.) bold, determined; firm

a)

repercussion

b)

resolute

c)

retentive

d)

scapegoat

20.

(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

a)

repercussion

b)

resolute

c)

retentive

d)

scapegoat