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WorksheetsWeek 12 Vocabulary Practice C - English IV
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Gossip sites are successful because some individuals tend to _______________ in the sufferings of others.
revel
bellicose
voluble
Although Julian is normally a(n) _______________ speaker, he appeared speechless when he won the award.
bellicose
condescending
voluble
Even though Will looks like a(n) _______________ old man who cannot care for himself, he is actually an active senior who enjoys skydiving.
voluble
wizened
sepulcher
Surprisingly, the gang member showed _______________ when questioned about the murder.
sepulcher
propensity
compunction
Even people who have never been there in person _______________ about the beauty of Paris at night.
epiphany
rhapsodize
wizened
If you read the novel you should have no problem telling me when the main character experienced his _______________, that moment which changed his life.
compunction
epiphany
sepulcher
After the public viewing and funeral service, the former president will be buried in a(n) _______________ in a military cemetery.
propensity
epiphany
sepulcher
His _______________ behavior at the party ensured that he would not be invited again.
wizened
voluble
bellicose
Rather than admit their real weight, many women have the _______________ to fib about their actual sizes.
condescending
compunction
propensity
Because Judith talked down on others, her peers viewed her as a rude and _______________ woman.
voluble
wizened
condescending
Which word means "demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight"?
bellicose
condescending
voluble
Which word means "a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad"?
compunction
propensity
sepulcher
Which word means "having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority"?
condescending
wizened
bellicose
Which word means "a moment of sudden revelation or insight"?
epiphany
propensity
sepulcher
Which word means "an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way"?
propensity
compunction
epiphany
Which word means "to enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing"?
revel
rhapsodize
sepulcher
Which word means "speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm and delight"?
rhapsodize
revel
wizened
Which word means "a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried"?
sepulcher
epiphany
revel
Which word means "talking fluently, readily, or incessantly"?
voluble
wizened
condescending
Which word means "shriveled or wrinkled with age"?
wizened
bellicose
voluble
