Free Printable The Search for the Dog - Week 11

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The Search for the Dog - Week 11

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

Define poignant.

a)

moving, painful to the feelings

b)

indifferent

c)

possible

d)

ready to fight

2.

Define garbled.

a)

tangled wire

b)

useless

c)

confused, mixed up

d)

optimistic

3.

Define fruitless.

a)

useless

b)

peppered

c)

colorless

d)

plain

4.

Define inundated.

a)

useless

b)

confused

c)

to flood

d)

to push

5.

Define sanguine.

a)

optimistic

b)

overwhelmed

c)

overjoyed

d)

over-worked.

6.

What does it mean to "feather one's nest"?

a)

to grow soft, featherlike hairs

b)

to grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances

c)

to grow more optimistic due to experience

d)

to decorate one's dwelling

7.

Define phlegmatic.

a)

calm, hard to rouse to action

b)

sanguine

c)

melancholy

d)

powerful, hard to conquer

8.

Define zealous.

a)

overly enthusiastic

b)

hyperactive

c)

lively

d)

supportive

9.

Define comprehensive.

a)

compulsive

b)

thorough, inclusive

c)

forceful

d)

enthusiastic

10.

Define coerce.

a)

to apprehend

b)

to excuse

c)

to force

d)

to confirm

11.

Define corroborate.

a)

to punish

b)

to pummel

c)

to affix

d)

to confirm, support

12.

Define a "fair-weather friend"?

a)

unreliable, they fail one in times of distress

b)

friends who betray your confidence

c)

friends who love you unconditionally

d)

friends who make everything all right

13.

Define elapse.

a)

to slip by in time

b)

to lag behind

c)

to skip over in time

d)

to be careless

14.

Define meticulous.

a)

careless, negligent

b)

to slip by in time

c)

occasional

d)

careful

15.

Define domicile.

a)

home

b)

shopping center

c)

country

d)

neighborhood

16.

Define lax.

a)

careless, negligent

b)

loose

c)

relaxed

d)

slippery

17.

Define sporadic.

a)

spasmic

b)

chaotic

c)

definitive

d)

occasional

18.

What does "sow one's wild oats" mean?

a)

to lead a discipline life on the farm

b)

to be meticulous about your lifestyle

c)

to lead a wild, carefree life

d)

to plant seeds on a farm

19.

Define conjecture.

a)

guesswork

b)

premonition

c)

elusive

d)

daring

20.

Define lurrid.

a)

sensational

b)

hot

c)

good looking

d)

dirty shameful

21.

Define rash.

a)

too hasty, reckless

b)

too slow

c)

too carefree

d)

too meticulous

22.

Define obviate.

a)

obedience

b)

do away with, eliminate

c)

obvious

d)

to joke

23.

Define quip.

a)

to skip

b)

to joke

c)

to move

d)

to cut into small pieces

24.

What is a windfall?

a)

unexpected financial gain

b)

to be blown in by the wind

c)

to bend in the wind

d)

a deluge

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