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Vocabulary Workshop 8 - Unit 15

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(n.) a deep or bottomless pit

a)

abyss

b)

befall

c)

crucial

d)

dregs

2.

(v.) to happen, occur; to happen to

a)

abyss

b)

befall

c)

crucial

d)

dregs

3.

(adj.) of supreme importance, decisive, critical

a)

abyss

b)

befall

c)

crucial

d)

dregs

4.

(n. pl.) the last remaining part; the part of least worth

a)

abyss

b)

befall

c)

crucial

d)

dregs

5.

(v.) to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify

a)

embody

b)

exasperate

c)

fiasco

d)

garnish

6.

(v.) to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify

a)

embody

b)

exasperate

c)

fiasco

d)

garnish

7.

(n.) the complete collapse or failure of a project

a)

embody

b)

exasperate

c)

fiasco

d)

garnish

8.

(n.) the complete collapse or failure of a project(v.) to adorn or decorate, especially food; (n.) an ornament or decoration, especially for food

a)

embody

b)

exasperate

c)

fiasco

d)

garnish

9.

(n.) an inheritance; a birthright

a)

heritage

b)

inert

c)

mercenary

d)

negligent

10.

(adj.) lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive

a)

heritage

b)

inert

c)

mercenary

d)

negligent

11.

(adj.) acting or working for self-gain only; (n.) a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune

a)

heritage

b)

inert

c)

mercenary

d)

negligent

12.

(adj.) marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done

a)

heritage

b)

inert

c)

mercenary

d)

negligent

13.

(n.) forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon

a)

oblivion

b)

opus

c)

pallid

d)

parable

14.

(n.) an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art

a)

oblivion

b)

opus

c)

pallid

d)

parable

15.

(adj.) pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless

a)

oblivion

b)

opus

c)

pallid

d)

parable

16.

(n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson

a)

oblivion

b)

opus

c)

pallid

d)

parable

17.

(adj.) based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable

a)

rational

b)

reciprocal

c)

stricture

d)

veneer

18.

(adj.) shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (n.) (math) a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1

a)

rational

b)

reciprocal

c)

stricture

d)

veneer

19.

(n.) a limitation or restriction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body

a)

rational

b)

reciprocal

c)

stricture

d)

veneer

20.

(n.) a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; (v.) to cover with a thin layer

a)

rational

b)

reciprocal

c)

stricture

d)

veneer