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Vocabulary Workshop 8 - Unit 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

a)

appease

b)

belated

c)

calamitous

d)

cite

2.

(adj.) late, tardy

a)

appease

b)

belated

c)

calamitous

d)

cite

3.

(adj.) causing great misfortune

a)

appease

b)

belated

c)

calamitous

d)

cite

4.

(v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend

a)

appease

b)

belated

c)

calamitous

d)

cite

5.

(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

a)

conventional

b)

decoy

c)

delve

d)

ensue

6.

(v.) to lure into a trap; (n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap

a)

conventional

b)

decoy

c)

delve

d)

ensue

7.

(v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into

a)

conventional

b)

decoy

c)

delve

d)

ensue

8.

(v.) to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result

a)

conventional

b)

decoy

c)

delve

d)

ensue

9.

(n.) heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

a)

gallantry

b)

impart

c)

judicious

d)

mediate

10.

(v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

a)

gallantry

b)

impart

c)

judicious

d)

mediate

11.

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

a)

gallantry

b)

impart

c)

judicious

d)

mediate

12.

(v.) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; (adj.) occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary

a)

gallantry

b)

impart

c)

judicious

d)

mediate

13.

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

a)

milleu

b)

outlandish

c)

overbearing

d)

pert

14.

(adj.) high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty

a)

milleu

b)

outlandish

c)

overbearing

d)

pert

15.

(adj.) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits

a)

milleu

b)

outlandish

c)

overbearing

d)

pert

16.

(adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

a)

milleu

b)

outlandish

c)

overbearing

d)

pert

17.

(n.) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

a)

quirk

b)

regale

c)

shiftless

d)

taint

18.

(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably

a)

quirk

b)

regale

c)

shiftless

d)

taint

19.

(adj.) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

a)

quirk

b)

regale

c)

shiftless

d)

taint

20.

(n.) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate

a)

quirk

b)

regale

c)

shiftless

d)

taint