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WorksheetsMonkey's Paw Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word maligned?
praised
lingered
flattered
slandered
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word perils?
security
eventful
hazard
evidence
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word provoke?
proficient
exotic
bore
arouse
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word rubicund?
pallid
rosy
transparent
strong
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word visage?
style
countenance
embark
serene
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word fakir?
mystic
authoritative
fiend
enigma
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word doggedly?
cowardly
persistent
undaunted
crucial
Which of the following words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word antimacassar?
elegant
stately
lattice
clothing
Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "Even though the king had all the riches in his kingdom, this __________________ leader wanted more."
maligned
undaunted
deceptive
avaricious
Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "To block out _______________ sounds, Jack uses earplugs when flying."
unclear
audible
reverberating
peril
Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "He left the house, slamming the door so hard the hallway _________________ with the sound."
audible
deployed
lingered
reverberated
Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "A lizard thus _____________ does not seem to be much affected, and the lost part is slowly reproduced."
mutilated
entacted
peril
undaunted
What is the best example of alliteration?
"My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning."
"Lightning danced across the sky."
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
"Hear the mellow wedding bells"
Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "I don't use history to predict the future, like some ______________ that lets me pick winning lottery numbers for luck."
talisman
fakir
peril
fate
Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "A person couldn't avoid __________, but they could control the way they responded to it."
talisman
foreboding
fate
future
Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. "She ____________ when he peeled back the final layer of bandages to reveal the gouge and broken bones beneath."
maligned
pondered
grimaced
hovered
