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Week 12 Vocabulary Practice C - English I

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the company received a(n) _______________ of lawsuits, it decided to recall the product responsible of the complaints.

a)

modicum

b)

deluge

c)

havoc

2.

If you want to win the competition, you will need to use your _______________ to beat the others.

a)

beneficiary

b)

havoc

c)

guile

3.

If Jill stops taking her anxiety medicine, her fears will _______________ to the point she will be afraid to leave her home.

a)

languish

b)

fester

c)

careen

4.

When the judge sentences the murderer, I hope he gives him a lifetime to _______________ in prison.

a)

careen

b)

fester

c)

languish

5.

If you want to be taken seriously by the acting community, you must have more than a(n) _______________ of training.

a)

beneficiary

b)

guile

c)

modicum

6.

Alcoholism is a crippling disease that causes _______________ within families.

a)

deluge

b)

havoc

c)

eerie

7.

Because the childless millionaire adored his maid, he surprised no one when he listed her as the sole _______________ of his estate.

a)

deluge

b)

guile

c)

beneficiary

8.

When the bartender saw his patron _______________ from wall to wall, he knew the man would need a ride home.

a)

careen

b)

fester

c)

languish

9.

The sky became dark quickly, causing a(n) _______________ glow from the oncoming storm.

a)

eerie

b)

rancid

c)

havoc

10.

Route 95 always has a(n) _______________ smell due to a nearby landfill.

a)

rancid

b)

fester

c)

deluge

11.

Which word means "a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable"?

a)

modicum

b)

havoc

c)

beneficiary

12.

Which word means "a person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy"?

a)

beneficiary

b)

careen

c)

eerie

13.

Which word means "widespread destruction" or "great confusion or disorder"?

a)

havoc

b)

fester

c)

deluge

14.

Which word means "smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale"?

a)

rancid

b)

eerie

c)

careen

15.

Which words means "to become rotten and offensive to the senses" or "to become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference"?

a)

fester

b)

languish

c)

rancid

16.

Which word means "a severe flood or period of heavy rainfall" or "a great quantity of something arriving at the same time"?

a)

deluge

b)

guile

c)

modicum

17.

Which word means "strange and frightening"?

a)

eerie

b)

guile

c)

rancid

18.

Which word means "to move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction"?

a)

careen

b)

fester

c)

languish

19.

Which word means "to suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation"?

a)

languish

b)

careen

c)

fester

20.

Which word means "sly or cunning intelligence"?

a)

guile

b)

havoc

c)

beneficiary