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Week 8 Vocabulary - English I

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "to make an indirect reference to something"?

a)

glean

b)

allude

c)

imbibe

2.

As a parent, I am not afraid to _____ to a number of possible consequences when my daughter starts to misbehave.

a)

allude

b)

feign

c)

educe

3.

Which word means "to worry or fret"?

a)

educe

b)

desist

c)

chafe

4.

The restless puppy would _____ and whimper when he was left home alone.

a)

beget

b)

chafe

c)

elite

5.

Which word means "to cause(something to happen or exist"?

a)

feign

b)

beget

c)

effrontery

6.

Unsupervised fireworks may _____ uncontrollable fires.

a)

imbibe

b)

beget

c)

desist

7.

Which word means "to stop doing something"?

a)

glean

b)

desist

c)

educe

8.

Please _____ from having loud parties after midnight!

a)

allude

b)

elite

c)

desist

9.

Which word means "shameless boldness" or "a confident way of behaving that is shocking or rude"?

a)

elite

b)

effrontery

c)

educe

10.

After eating two steak dinners, Charles had the _____ to tell the waitress he had no money.

a)

effrontery

b)

imbibe

c)

beget

11.

Which word means "related individuals who are viewed as the finest in a group or society"?

a)

educe

b)

elite

c)

feign

12.

When the royal couple arrives, they will be greeted by the country’s most _____ citizens.

a)

effrontery

b)

elite

c)

allude

13.

Which word means "to fake or pretend to be affected by something"?

a)

chafe

b)

glean

c)

feign

14.

Because there are no timeouts, the player will have to _____ an injury to stop the clock.

a)

desist

b)

effrontery

c)

feign

15.

Which word means "to gather information in pieces"?

a)

chafe

b)

imbibe

c)

glean

16.

The elderly librarian cannot understand why students prefer to _____ their facts from computers instead of from books.

a)

glean

b)

allude

c)

elite

17.

Which word means "to drink"?

a)

beget

b)

educe

c)

imbibe

18.

A well-planned garden ensures that all plants are located where they can have maximum opportunities to _____ water, nutrients, and sunshine.

a)

chafe

b)

feign

c)

imbibe

19.

Which word means "to bring out or evoke"?

a)

educe

b)

imbibe

c)

allude

20.

A letter from a lawyer was sent, so that it would _____ a response to the neighbor’s complaint.

a)

glean

b)

desist

c)

educe