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Vocabulary Workshop 8 - Unit 12

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard

a)

abidicate

b)

bestow

c)

capacious

d)

caustic

2.

(v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings

a)

abidicate

b)

bestow

c)

capacious

d)

caustic

3.

(adj.) able to hold much, roomy

a)

abidicate

b)

bestow

c)

capacious

d)

caustic

4.

(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

a)

abidicate

b)

bestow

c)

capacious

d)

caustic

5.

(n.) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; (v.) to campaign, work vigorously

a)

crusade

b)

deface

c)

embargo

d)

fallacy

6.

(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine

a)

crusade

b)

deface

c)

embargo

d)

fallacy

7.

(n.) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; (v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with

a)

crusade

b)

deface

c)

embargo

d)

fallacy

8.

(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking

a)

crusade

b)

deface

c)

embargo

d)

fallacy

9.

(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

a)

levity

b)

mendicate

c)

nauseate

d)

negate

10.

(n.) beggar; (adj.) depending on begging for a living

a)

levity

b)

mendicate

c)

nauseate

d)

negate

11.

(v.) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust

a)

levity

b)

mendicate

c)

nauseate

d)

negate

12.

(v.) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing

a)

levity

b)

mendicate

c)

nauseate

d)

negate

13.

(adj.) vitally important, essential

a)

pivotal

b)

recipient

c)

ruse

d)

teem

14.

(n.) one who receives; (adj.) receiving; able or willing to receive

a)

pivotal

b)

recipient

c)

ruse

d)

teem

15.

(n.) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick

a)

pivotal

b)

recipient

c)

ruse

d)

teem

16.

(v.) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities

a)

pivotal

b)

recipient

c)

ruse

d)

teem

17.

(n.) an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true

a)

tenet

b)

tractable

c)

ungainly

d)

voracious

18.

(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable

a)

tenet

b)

tractable

c)

ungainly

d)

voracious

19.

(adj.) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy

a)

tenet

b)

tractable

c)

ungainly

d)

voracious

20.

(adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

a)

tenet

b)

tractable

c)

ungainly

d)

voracious