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Worksheets09 Vocab 04
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a seam used in surgery
a)
suture
b)
daunt
c)
ardent
d)
prolific
2.
characterized by strong enthusiasm
a)
ardent
b)
prolific
c)
beset
d)
placate
3.
annoy continually or chronically
a)
beset
b)
placate
c)
countenance
d)
suture
4.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
a)
countenance
b)
suture
c)
exacerbate
d)
ardent
5.
make worse
a)
exacerbate
b)
ardent
c)
extravagant
d)
beset
6.
recklessly wasteful
a)
extravagant
b)
beset
c)
wanton
d)
countenance
7.
behave extremely cruelly and brutally; living carelessly
a)
wanton
b)
countenance
c)
daunt
d)
exacerbate
8.
cause to lose courage
a)
daunt
b)
exacerbate
c)
prolific
d)
extravagant
9.
intellectually productive
a)
prolific
b)
extravagant
c)
placate
d)
wanton
10.
cause to be more favorably inclined
a)
placate
b)
wanton
c)
suture
d)
daunt
11.
He packed a baggie of painkillers the day he had his _____s removed and then again a few days later for a friend’s bachelor party.
a)
suture
b)
daunt
c)
ardent
d)
prolific
12.
Ms. Harris was unabashedly _____ in her support of women's rights.
a)
ardent
b)
prolific
c)
beset
d)
placate
13.
Morsi’s presidency has been _____ by stumbles, mass protests, and missed opportunities.
a)
beset
b)
placate
c)
countenance
d)
suture
14.
His _____ – its clearings, contortions and forced smile – holds us rapt.
a)
countenance
b)
suture
c)
exacerbate
d)
ardent
15.
The mudslides, flooding in areas with inadequate stormwater systems, heat waves, drought and wildfires _____ed the existing problems in the area.
a)
exacerbate
b)
ardent
c)
extravagant
d)
beset
16.
Any composer worth his salt wanted — needed — to come prove himself on that most _____ of stages.
a)
extravagant
b)
beset
c)
wanton
d)
countenance
17.
But when death tolls soar from _____ slaughter and related suffering, there is much to consider.
a)
wanton
b)
countenance
c)
daunt
d)
exacerbate
18.
The numbers are _____ing: President Obama lost the state by 16 points in November.
a)
daunt
b)
exacerbate
c)
prolific
d)
extravagant
19.
She also built a _____ domestic career at Arsenal Ladies, winning every title on offer.
a)
prolific
b)
extravagant
c)
placate
d)
wanton
20.
Such chilly rationality will not _____ Arabs whose blood is boiling.
a)
placate
b)
wanton
c)
suture
d)
daunt
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