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Cumulative Vocabulary Quarter 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Orchestrating a sneak attack, the British army ________ their enemy.

a)

chastised

b)

advocated

c)

assailed

d)

articulated

2.

Despite eating breakfast, the ____________ lion was still hungry by 10:00 a.m.

a)

voracious

b)

haggard

c)

capacious

d)

benign

3.

Our offense could not move the ball against the aggressive and ____________ defense.

a)

sporadic

b)

formidable

c)

pithy

d)

imperative

4.

The quake in her voice exposed the fear and ____________ she felt.

a)

plunder

b)

dialect

c)

embargo

d)

trepidation

5.

The annoying song on the radio ____________ the young girl.

a)

rankled

b)

renounced

c)

succumbed

d)

vilified

6.

Because it needed to store millions of units, the warehouse was _____________.

a)

haggard

b)

capacious

c)

sleek

d)

aloof

7.

The beautiful city of Florence served as my _________ while I wrote poetry.

a)

disdain

b)

trepidation

c)

muse

d)

fallacy

8.

She would not _________ to the peer pressure and did not break the rules.

a)

vilify

b)

rankle

c)

renounce

d)

succumb

9.

My __________ cat rarely acknowledges me when I walk into the room.

a)

imperative

b)

voracious

c)

aloof

d)

formidable

10.

The prince _____________ the throne, so his younger brother accepted the crown instead.

a)

renounced

b)

chastised

c)

assailed

d)

succumbed

11.

The teacher told the class it was __________ that we do our homework.

a)

sleek

b)

imperative

c)

sporadic

d)

pithy

12.

The ___________ young woman convincingly made her case to the principal.

a)

advocate

b)

aloof

c)

articulate

d)

capacious

13.

Which of the following is a synonym for 'commemorate'? (there may be more than one)

a)

honor

b)

disgrace

c)

ignore

d)

salute

e)

hate

14.

Which of the following is an antonym for 'haggard'? (there may be more than one)

a)

fresh

b)

tired

c)

unwell

d)

ghastly

e)

healthy

15.

Which of the following is a synonym for 'voracious'? (there may be more than one)

a)

satisfied

b)

content

c)

insatiable

d)

stuffed

e)

aloof

16.

Which of the following is an antonym for 'benign'? (there may be more than one)

a)

harmless

b)

innocent

c)

dangerous

d)

mild

e)

sleek

17.

chastise: My mother will chastise me if she discovers I am doing poorly in school.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

18.

fallacy: My opponent used the Straw Man fallacy and oversimplified my argument.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

19.

renounced: Because he was losing control of his life, Harold renounced his bad habits.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

20.

aloof: The princess is aloof which makes her appear snobbish to most people.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb