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Week 10 Vocabulary - English I

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "to seek favor or approval by giving extra attention or praise"?

a)

filch

b)

fawn

c)

garble

2.

The politician will ignore members of the working class to _____ over the millionaires who can fund her campaign.

a)

fawn

b)

berate

c)

dawdle

3.

Which word means "to take illegally"?

a)

berate

b)

garble

c)

filch

4.

If you _____ any items from work, even toilet paper, you will be fired.

a)

filch

b)

fawn

c)

berate

5.

Which word means "to waste time by moving slowly"?

a)

dawdle

b)

garble

c)

berate

6.

My biggest concern about the class project is that my group will _____ and not finish on time.

a)

berate

b)

filch

c)

dawdle

7.

Which word means "to yell at or scold"?

a)

garble

b)

fawn

c)

berate

8.

Gwen always tried to get to the office on time because she knew that her boss would _____ her if she didn’t have his coffee on his desk promptly at nine.

a)

fawn

b)

berate

c)

garble

9.

Which word means "something causing misery or death"?

a)

minion

b)

bane

c)

desolate

10.

In Dr. Seuss’s famous story, the Grinch was the _____ of Christmas in Whoville, but ultimately his cold heart could not stand up to the true Christmas spirit.

a)

bane

b)

fallible

c)

minion

11.

Which word means "an individual who obeys the commands of another person"?

a)

blatant

b)

minion

c)

bane

12.

The king’s _____ is not allowed to speak without permission.

a)

minion

b)

fawn

c)

desolate

13.

Which word means '"capable of making mistakes or being wrong"?

a)

fallible

b)

blatant

c)

desolate

14.

It’s often a shock to realize that your hero is _____, which is probably why some parents take a longer time than others to reveal the truth about Santa Claus to their kids.

a)

blatant

b)

fallible

c)

desolate

15.

Which word means "completely obvious"?

a)

dawdle

b)

desolate

c)

blatant

16.

After the player deliberately hit the quarterback in a rough manner, he was charged with a(n) _____ foul.

a)

blatant

b)

fallible

c)

filch

17.

Which word means "empty" or "without life"?

a)

bane

b)

desolate

c)

fallible

18.

Before Las Vegas became a mobster’s paradise, the entire area was nothing but a(n) _____ desert.

a)

desolate

b)

bane

c)

garble

19.

Which word means "to alter the sound or meaning of something"?

a)

dawdle

b)

garble

c)

filch

20.

Because the writer believed making changes to his novel would ______ his message, he decided to keep the book as it was.

a)

fawn

b)

berate

c)

garble