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Week 7 Vocabulary - English I

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dear Sarah: Grit your teeth, _____ yourself against your fear, and talk to him about how you feel.

a)

egress

b)

gird

c)

flux

2.

Which word means "to prepare oneself for action"?

a)

despot

b)

egress

c)

gird

3.

The plot of the _____ novel wasn't new: boy meets girl, girl dies tragically, boy is haunted by her ghost.

a)

daunting

b)

gothic

c)

cadaverous

4.

Which word mean "related to the horror and mystery depicted in fiction from the 18th and 19th centuries"?

a)

gothic

b)

cadaverous

c)

penury

5.

Which words means "extreme poverty" or "the state of being very poor"?

a)

felicity

b)

flux

c)

penury

6.

Everyone wants to know how the president plans on helping homeless families who are living in _____ right now.

a)

egress

b)

felicity

c)

penury

7.

Which word means "continual change"?

a)

despot

b)

flux

c)

egress

8.

Since mobile phone technology is in _____, new phones are constantly being introduced.

a)

penury

b)

felicity

c)

flux

9.

Which word means "appearing to be challenging or difficult"?

a)

cadaverous

b)

hovel

c)

daunting

10.

Since Alan did not study for the test, he found the exam to be quite _____.

a)

gird

b)

gothic

c)

daunting

11.

Which word means "an outlet or exit"?

a)

flux

b)

egress

c)

despot

12.

The land is not suitable for a restaurant because it is not large enough for a(n) _____ that will allow customers to enter and exit the business.

a)

hovel

b)

despot

c)

egress

13.

Which word means "a state of happiness"?

a)

hovel

b)

penury

c)

felicity

14.

Cara’s _____ had no limits on her wedding day; she couldn't stop smiling.

a)

flux

b)

felicity

c)

hovel

15.

Which word means "similar in appearance to a corpse" or "pale and skinny"?

a)

gothic

b)

cadaverous

c)

daunting

16.

Because the man had not been outside in years, he had a(n) _____ and weak appearance.

a)

daunting

b)

despot

c)

cadaverous

17.

Which word means "a brutal ruler who controls everything"?

a)

despot

b)

gird

c)

penury

18.

The young prince killed everyone who challenged his authority and became the _____ of his country.

a)

flux

b)

despot

c)

gird

19.

Which word means "a small house that is usually in a rundown state"?

a)

penury

b)

hovel

c)

egress

20.

The fire department has condemned the abandoned _____ as an unsafe shelter.

a)

hovel

b)

despot

c)

gird