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Vocabulary 1-5

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Having a strong desire for: eager; enthusiastic

a)

Brusque

b)

Concise

c)

Avid

d)

Demean

2.

Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff

a)

Excruciating

b)

Evoke

c)

Brusque

d)

despicable

3.

Short and to the point

a)

Inaugurate

b)

Proprietor

c)

rebuff

d)

concise

4.

to call forth; to produce

a)

rebuff

b)

pseudonym

c)

resilient

d)

evoke

5.

To spreed throughout

a)

Prevade

b)

Turbulent

c)

demean

d)

emulate

6.

To remove the water from

a)

derive

b)

cusory

c)

dehydrate

d)

clad

7.

A wearing away or rubbing away by friction

a)

Endeavor

b)

Electrify

c)

Abrasion

d)

gingerly

8.

Cautious; very careful

a)

Gruesome

b)

inventory

c)

gingerly

d)

simulate

9.

To take on the qualities of another; to imitate

a)

Inventory

b)

succumb

c)

simulate

d)

surmise

10.

To surmise something

a)

is to put it to death

b)

to suppose it to be true.

11.

An abrasion is

a)

a wearing away of the surface

b)

a change in attitude

12.

To electrify something is to

a)

prove it didn't take place

b)

supply it with electric power.

13.

A grimace

a)

a facial expression of dislike

b)

a failure to do what is required.

14.

An endeavor

a)

an earnest attempt

b)

an educated guess.

15.

To simulate something

a)

is to recover from it

b)

is to imitate it.

16.

To succumb to somethinig

a)

is to carefully avoid it.

b)

is to give in to it.

17.

To corroborate something

a)

is to end it abruptly

b)

to to obtain it through reasoning.

18.

To be prevalent is to

a)

be commonly accepted.

b)

occur without a known cause.

19.

Guile is

a)

a failure to take proper precautions.

b)

cunning or deceit in dealing with others.

20.

To extricate something is to

a)

restore it to its proper place.

b)

set it free.

21.

An anthology

a)

a collection of writings

b)

a handwritten document.

22.

A spontaneous donation

a)

is one made without previous throught.

b)

is one made with conditions attached.

23.

To modify something is to

a)

bring it to an end.

b)

make changes to it.

24.

A pivotal event is one

a)

that cannot be repeated.

b)

that is of great importance.

25.

To encompass somethin gis to

a)

prevent if from occurring

b)

enclose or encircle it.

26.

A generation is

a)

all those born around the same time period.

b)

a carefully planned event.

27.

An imperative statement

a)

is one expressing authority

b)

is one that is handwritten.

28.

A raging current _____________ their raft downstream toward the waterfall.

a)

amissed

b)

haunted

c)

impelled

d)

abhorred

29.

Maribel's ____________ manner brought her many friends

a)

abrupt

b)

brusque

c)

despondent

d)

affable

30.

We ______________ cruelty in all its forms.

a)

abhor

b)

profound

c)

reverberate

d)

sage

31.

The speaker's _________ about high taxes on tea annoyed the soldiers.

a)

irascible

b)

recluse

c)

tirade

d)

entreat

32.

A serene manner is

a)

one that is peaceful

b)

one that changes frequently.

33.

To rebuke someone is to

a)

warn that person

b)

criticize that person.

34.

Audacity is

a)

a feeling of mistrust

b)

excessive boldness.

35.

To depict something is to

a)

describe it

b)

remember it

36.

A conscientious person is one who

a)

defies authority

b)

does careful work.

37.

To confiscate somethng is to

a)

take it by force.

b)

exchange it for something else.

38.

To mutiny is

a)

to rebel against authority

b)

to make a sincere effort.

39.

Jamal had the first _______________ he had won the election when reporters arrive.

a)

slovenly

b)

rankle

c)

inkling

d)

embark