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PowerPlus Vocabulary Lesson 11

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to make unclear; to dim

a)

pretext

b)

translucent

c)

obscure

d)

malady

2.

to confuse

a)

bewilder

b)

bungle

c)

bristle

d)

painstaking

3.

an illness; a physical or mental disorder

a)

usurp

b)

clemency

c)

malady

d)

authoritarian

4.

permitting light to pass well enough to be seen through clearly

a)

lucid

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

opaque

5.

pertaining to absolute authority and unquestioning obedience

a)

democratic

b)

authoritarian

c)

mar

d)

prodigy

6.

to take over illegally; to seize by force without right

a)

usurp

b)

authoritarian

c)

wrest

d)

teem

7.

an excuse given to hide the real purpose

a)

milieu

b)

pretext

c)

bristle

d)

obsolete

8.

to make or become angry

a)

talon

b)

avenge

c)

mar

d)

bristle

9.

using or requiring great care and effort

a)

painstaking

b)

doleful

c)

decry

d)

scrutinize

10.

permitting light to pass, but not able to be seen through with clarity

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

clemency

11.

having intricate or complex detail

a)

viable

b)

mar

c)

elaborate

d)

buff

12.

mercy; leniency

a)

respite

b)

amity

c)

clemency

d)

candor

13.

to inflict punishment for a perceived wrong; to take vengeance

a)

usurp

b)

exploit

c)

avenge

d)

mar

14.

to damage; to disfigure

a)

writhe

b)

wrest

c)

buff

d)

mar

15.

a person with extraordinary ability or talent

a)

sucessor

b)

authoritarian

c)

protagonist

d)

prodigy

16.

no longer valid or in use

a)

unkempt

b)

obsolete

c)

mar

d)

obscure

17.

to polish with soft material

a)

buff

b)

bristle

c)

tinge

d)

drudgery

18.

to move in large numbers; to pour out

a)

bristle

b)

teem

c)

mar

d)

malady

19.

a claw of a bird of prey or similar animal

a)

tinge

b)

talon

c)

haven

d)

gazebo

20.

a small, roofed building, usually having open sides

a)

elaborate

b)

clemency

c)

pretext

d)

gazebo