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SPQ8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to comfort

a)

console

b)

dilate

c)

dwindle

d)

flippant

2.

to make larger

a)

dwindle

b)

flippant

c)

dilate

d)

rejuvenate

3.

to lessen or diminish

a)

pugnacious

b)

warp

c)

dwindle

d)

dilate

4.

saucy or disrespectful

a)

flippant

b)

preposterous

c)

remunerate

d)

sparse

5.

ridiculous or absurd

a)

sparse

b)

warp

c)

flippant

d)

preposterous

6.

fond of fighting

a)

warp

b)

dwindle

c)

console

d)

pugnacious

7.

to make young again

a)

remunerate

b)

rejuvenate

c)

flippant

d)

console

8.

to reward

a)

rejuvenate

b)

pugnacious

c)

remunerate

d)

dwindle

9.

meager or scant

a)

sparse

b)

warp

c)

dilate

d)

flippant

10.

to twist out of shape or distort

a)

preposterous

b)

pugnacious

c)

warp

d)

dwindle

11.

If you leave lumber out in the snow, it might _________ and make it difficult to build with.

a)

remunerate

b)

sparse

c)

warp

d)

console

12.

After the blizzard hit without warning, food in our cupboards was ____________.

a)

dilate

b)

flippant

c)

sparse

d)

warp

13.

If you earn a 100% on your vocab quiz, I will ______________ you with a sticker!

a)

console

b)

remunerate

c)

pugnacious

d)

dilate

14.

Ponce de Leon spent his life looking for the Fountain of Youth which would _______________ him.

a)

rejuvenate

b)

pugnacious

c)

preposterous

d)

flippant

15.

If you are a _______________ person, you probably know Mr. Chavez pretty well.

a)

console

b)

warp

c)

pugnacious

d)

dwindle

16.

Some people believe that believing in Bigfoot is _____________.

a)

rejuvenate

b)

sparse

c)

preposterous

d)

remunerate

17.

Students who are ________________ to a teacher often end up with a detention!

a)

flippant

b)

dwindle

c)

dilate

d)

warp

18.

When I had two boys in college at the same time, my savings account began to _______________.

a)

dwindle

b)

pugnacious

c)

preposterous

d)

flippant

19.

The eye doctor will usually _________ my pupils so she can see inside my eyeball.

a)

dwindle

b)

dilate

c)

flippant

d)

sparse

20.

When my 21-year-old cat died, I had to _____________ my children.

a)

flippant

b)

pugnacious

c)

rejuvenate

d)

console