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Unit 4 Vocabulary Grade 8

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out the the right or hoped-for-course

a)

dismantle

b)

cleave

c)

awry

d)

volatile

2.

highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

a)

quirk

b)

volatile

c)

meticulous

d)

intrigue

3.

to make sick to the stomach; fill with disgust

a)

premeditate

b)

nauseate

c)

vex

d)

encroach

4.

something that derogates or casts in a bad light

a)

disparagement

b)

epitaph

c)

derision

d)

intrigue

5.

to split or divide by as if by cutting blow; especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood

a)

dismantle

b)

cleave

c)

encroach

d)

premeditate

6.

broken stones or bricks; ruins

a)

rubble

b)

forlorn

c)

vex

d)

epitaph

7.

puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

a)

pallid

b)

cryptic

c)

vex

d)

encroach

8.

to disassemble or pull down; take apart

a)

forlorn

b)

awry

c)

dismantle

d)

quirk

9.

to advance beyond the usual or proper limits; trespass

a)

forlorn

b)

encroach

c)

derision

d)

cleave

10.

totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely

a)

awry

b)

vex

c)

pallid

d)

forlorn

11.

pale, lacking color, weak and lifeless

a)

pallid

b)

forlorn

c)

awry

d)

vex

12.

to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle

a)

nauseate

b)

imperative

c)

forlorn

d)

vex

13.

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

a)

quirk

b)

dismantle

c)

epitaph

d)

disparagement

14.

ridicule; mockery

a)

rubble

b)

quirk

c)

intrigue

d)

derision

15.

necessary, urgent; a form of a verb expressing a command

a)

imperative

b)

intrigue

c)

disparagement

d)

quirk

16.

a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

a)

rubble

b)

volatile

c)

quirk

d)

vex

17.

unsure; uncertain;hesitant

a)

tentative

b)

imperative

c)

meticulous

d)

intrigue

18.

crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots

a)

meticulous

b)

premeditate

c)

intrigue

d)

awry

19.

taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise

a)

nauseate

b)

pallid

c)

intrigue

d)

meticulous

20.

to consider, or plan beforehand

a)

nauseate

b)

premeditate

c)

volatile

d)

disparagement

21.

Part of Speech: CLEAVE

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

22.

Part of Speech: DERISION

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

23.

Part of Speech: DISPARAGEMENT

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

24.

Part of Speech: PREMEDITATE

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

25.

Part of Speech: TENTATIVE

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

26.

SYNONYM for: IMPERATIVE

a)

pathetic

b)

unnecessary

c)

essential

d)

understandable

27.

SYNONYM for: AWRY

a)

askew

b)

high

c)

down

d)

straight

28.

SYNONYM for: FORLORN

a)

sparkling

b)

disheveled

c)

beguiled

d)

woebegone

29.

SYNONYM for: VEX

a)

dismiss

b)

call

c)

irritate

d)

overthrow

30.

SYNONYM for: NAUSEATE

a)

disgust

b)

gather

c)

attack

d)

round up

31.

ANTONYM for: IMPERATIVE

a)

mandatory

b)

useful

c)

bitter

d)

nonessential

32.

ANTONYM for: NAUSEATE

a)

delight

b)

count

c)

usher

d)

repulse

33.

ANTONYM for: AWRY

a)

away

b)

amiss

c)

as planned

d)

wrong

34.

ANTONYM for: CRYPTIC

a)

painted

b)

huge

c)

perceptible

d)

unambiguous

35.

ANTONYM for: VEX

a)

annoyed

b)

ashamed

c)

soothed

d)

known

36.

CONNOTATION for: DERISION

a)

postive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

37.

CONNOTATION for: FORLORN

a)

postive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

38.

CONNOTATION for: METICULOUS

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

39.

CONNOTATION for: VOLATILE

a)

postive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

40.

CONNOTATION for: DISPARAGEMENT

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral