WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop Unit 9 - Level F
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
novice
making an extravagant show; ostentatious
tending to delay; marked by procrastination
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
adulation
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
praise or flattery that is excessive
tending to delay; marked by procrastination
deseving blame, worthy of condemnation
anathema
to make less, to deduct, to reduce in quantity, value, force or intensity
unable to make up one's mind
praise or flattery that is excessive
an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
dilatory
tending to delay; marked by procrastination
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
deseving blame, worthy of condemnation
untidy, as in dress or appearance
avarice
to summarize by making a list of points
to make less, to deduct, to reduce in quantity, value, force or intensity
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
lethargic, dormant, lacking emotion
resuscitate
to summarize by making a list of points
lethargic, dormant, lacking emotion
very alert and aware; clever
to revive from unconsciousness or apparent death
astute
very alert and aware; clever
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
extreme poverty, barrenness, insufficiency
pretentious
unable to make up one's mind
making an extravagant show; ostentatious
conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
supposition
deseving blame, worthy of condemnation
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
praise or flattery that is excessive
culpable
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
to speak ambiguously in order to mislead or deceive
tending to delay; marked by procrastination
deseving blame, worthy of condemnation
irresolute
an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
lethargic, dormant, lacking emotion
unable to make up one's mind
to make less, to deduct, to reduce in quantity, value, force or intensity
penury
extreme poverty, barrenness, insufficiency
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
unable to make up one's mind
tending to delay; marked by procrastination
slovenly
untidy, as in dress or appearance
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
lethargic, dormant, lacking emotion
very alert and aware; clever
egregious
untidy, as in dress or appearance
conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
making an extravagant show; ostentatious
praise or flattery that is excessive
evanescent
making an extravagant show; ostentatious
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
to summarize by making a list of points
In CPR class we learned how to _____ a person who has stopped breathing.
adulation
resuscitate
torpid
The boy stood there _____ and uncertain. Some premonition of danger kept him poised, alert, and wary.
irresolute
equivocate
novice
One candidate is honest and blunt; however, the other prefers to _____ on controversial issues.
equivocate
nebulous
egregious
Guided by a(n) _____ that turned out to be false, the uninformed scientists made some disastrous decisions.
anathema
supposition
abate
True leaders can distinguish sincere praise from blind _____ .
supposition
dilatory
adulation
The family lived in such a state of _____ they often went without food, electricity, and cable.
pretentious
recapitulate
penury
Not caring what he looked like, Nathan appeared _____ dressed at Homecoming, a time when people usually dress their best.
irresolute
culpable
slovenly
Though Mr. Johnson thought the student was a(n) _____ miscreant, we knew he was innocent of the charges.
avarice
torpid
culpable
Their hypothesis is based on the _____ that light travels in a straight line.
adulation
supposition
resuscitate
The movie star's agent was fired after he made a(n) _____ decision to steal from the star.
egregious
astute
avarice
Some of the lines in societal law are _____ , and open to discussion.
nebulous
torpid
avarice
The model's physical beauty may be ______ and begin to vanish as she ages.
nebulous
evanescent
astute
Alanis' outrageously skimpy shorts were a(n) _____ effort to attract attention and impress boys.
egregious
irresolute
pretentious
The _____ student stayed after school to make up for all the time wasted in class due to her extreme number of tardies.
culpable
penury
dilatory
A(n) _____ holiday shopper compares prices carefully os as not to overpay.
astute
torpid
resuscitate
