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Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 4 1-20

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is a(n) _____ of nations committed to defending its member nations.

a)

buffoon

b)

alliance

c)

winced

d)

void

2.

The Medicare prescription drug plans are so complicated that they _____ many senior citizens.

a)

mortify

b)

procure

c)

bewilder

d)

inflict

3.

To always be the _____ that people laugh at can be a very sad way to get attention.

a)

void

b)

wince

c)

alliance

d)

buffoon

4.

The Supreme Court nominee maintains that his personal views will not influence his decision on _____ issues.

a)

controversial

b)

fruitless

c)

virtual

d)

hostile

5.

A season of six straight losses has _____ members of the 12-year-old soccer team as well as their parents.

a)

inflicted

b)

winced

c)

voided

d)

disheartened

6.

For centuries, explorers persisted in a _____ search for an imaginary fountain of youth they have yet to find.

a)

spirited

b)

fruitless

c)

wayward

d)

sodden

7.

The feuding (fighting) neighbors traded _____ glances every time they passed each other on the street.

a)

fruitless

b)

spirited

c)

sodden

d)

hostile

8.

Ryan’s temper is so _____ that it needs only a slight spark to ignite it.

a)

orthodox

b)

controversial

c)

inflammable

d)

virtual

9.

Judges are more likely to _____ harsh sentences on those who do not show remorse (feel sorry) for their crimes.

a)

inflict

b)

void

c)

wince

d)

mortify

10.

The surgeon gave the patient very good news: the growth was benign, not _____.

a)

inflammable

b)

virtual

c)

malignant

d)

hostile

11.

The actor was _____ when he realized he could not remember a single line of his opening speech.

a)

malignant

b)

mortified

c)

hostile

d)

void

12.

The young woman rebelled against the _____ values of the older generation.

a)

controversial

b)

hostile

c)

orthodox

d)

virtual

13.

The army needed to _____ more supplies if it was to advance into enemy territory.

a)

void

b)

wince

c)

procure

d)

scurry

14.

Whenever my cat hears me at the front door, he jumps off the new couch and _____ to hide underneath it.

a)

scurries

b)

inflicts

c)

winces

d)

bewilders

15.

After the children took their baths, they put their _____ towels in the dryer.

a)

virtual

b)

sodden

c)

wayward

d)

inflammable

16.

On cross-examination, the debater put up a(n) _____ defense of her argument, citing facts and statistics to support her position.

a)

inflammable

b)

wayward

c)

malignant

d)

spirited

17.

After putting the president under house arrest, the generals were in _____ control of the country.

a)

orthodox

b)

wayward

c)

spirited

d)

virtual

18.

The order to halt (stop) the demonstration is _____, because people have a constitutional right to protest.

a)

malignant

b)

wayward

c)

hostile

d)

void

19.

The guidance counselor cautioned the _____ senior to attend classes regularly and turn in his assignments.

a)

fruitless

b)

wayward

c)

controversial

d)

virtual

20.

The children _____ when the ugly monster appeared on the wide screen.

a)

winced

b)

mortified

c)

disheartened

d)

scurried

21.

a shaky alliance

a)

business

b)

truce

c)

coalition

d)

player

22.

bewilders her opponent

a)

defeats

b)

outruns

c)

stalls

d)

baffles

23.

the controversial value of the product

a)

acclaimed

b)

unknown

c)

disputed

d)

widespread

24.

fruitless negotiations

a)

unproductive

b)

intricate

c)

important

d)

bitter

25.

inflict hardships

a)

condemn

b)

ignore

c)

impose

d)

ease

26.

Find the antonym: the inflammable umpire

a)

enraged

b)

calm

c)

mistaken

d)

unpopular

27.

Find the antonym: malignant leadership

a)

hereditary

b)

powerful

c)

benign

d)

intelligent

28.

Find the antonym: a spirited performer

a)

successful

b)

religious

c)

lackluster

d)

talented

29.

Find the antonym: voided the nomination

a)

confirmed

b)

blocked

c)

forgot

d)

announced

30.

Find the antonym: scurry to the top of the hill

a)

creep

b)

look

c)

hike

d)

scamper