WorksheetsVocabulary Quarter 1 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
assail
a)
impulsive
b)
to annoy
c)
a hint about
d)
to attack
2.
The mailman comes everyday but the plumber's visits are ___; He only comes when needed.
a)
Vacuous
b)
Impetuous
c)
Contiguous
d)
Sporadic
3.
having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous
a)
ungainly
b)
voracious
c)
tractable
d)
caustic
4.
an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
a)
fallacy
b)
embargo
c)
crusade
d)
tenet
5.
a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
a)
tenet
b)
ruse
c)
mendicant
d)
fallacy
6.
able to hold much, roomy
a)
voracious
b)
capacious
c)
pivotal
d)
caustic
7.
efficiently worded and to the point
a)
brazen
b)
pithy
c)
clement
d)
vile
8.
to honor the memory of
a)
commemorate
b)
memorandum
c)
memento
d)
memory
9.
(adj.) causing no harm
a)
be-eight
b)
abated
c)
benign
d)
accord
10.
Synonym for causing fear or dread
a)
formidable
b)
qualms
c)
contentious
d)
venerable
11.
What is the definition of the word articulate?
a)
having an eager desire for something
b)
make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable to someone
c)
having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
d)
rebuke or reprimand severely
12.
The naughty child was ___________ by her mother for disobeying her.
a)
Chastised
b)
Disdain
c)
Benign
d)
Conveyed
13.
Amy showed great _________ for reality shows, claiming they were useless and staged.
a)
Benign
b)
Avid
c)
Chastise
d)
Disdain
14.
What word means: "A state of fear or alarm"?
a)
Irreverent
b)
Trepidation
c)
Intrepid
d)
Revere
15.
What word means: "Difficult to overcome; intimidating"?
a)
Intimidation
b)
Timorous
c)
Formidable
d)
Trepidation
16.
(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
a)
plummet
b)
proclaim
c)
proxy
d)
rankle
17.
To make insulting remarks about; to slander
a)
Alienate
b)
Vilify
c)
Ovation
d)
Fervent
18.
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.
a)
haggard
b)
hedged
c)
hone
d)
audacious
19.
to give way to superior force, yield
a)
incorrigible
b)
militant
c)
latent
d)
succumb
20.
To give up or resign something.
a)
indifferent
b)
panorama
c)
renounce
d)
onslaught
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