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Worksheets8th Grade Sadlier Unit 12 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
To fill to overflowing is to
negate
embargo
crusade
teem
Which of the following is another word for beggar?
crusade
ruse
mendicant
tenet
An order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods is a(n)
fallacy
tenet
ruse
embargo
Something that is able to burn or eat away at something because of a chemical reaction is called
capacious
caustic
crusade
levity
Which of the following is the opposite of cramped?
pivotal
caustic
capacious
ungainly
A synonym for submissive is
tractable
ungainly
ruse
teem
Someone who has a huge appetite for books could be described as what kind of reader?
voracious
tractable
capacious
mendicant
To lack seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect is
fallacy
levity
nauseate
negate
If a wall has been covered by spray-painted words, it has been
abdicated
embargoed
negated
defaced
An antonym for unimportant is
mendicant
embargo
caustic
pivotal
It was not hard for Ted's opponents to shoot holes in his argument, since the ________ it contained were as clear as day.
fallacies
tenets
The noise in the crowded train station gave me a headache, and the foul odor ________ me.
ruse
nauseated
The fact that she is not a member of the Board of Education does not ________ her criticism of the school system.
negate
abdicate
We will not allow you to ________ your responsibilities as a leading citizen of this community.
embargo
abdicate
The nation will _____ its highest civilian honor on the noted educator.
bestow
nauseate
Instead of launching a great ______ to save the world, why not try to help a few people in your own neighborhood.
crusade
fallacy
Though a number of people may be nominated for the best actress Oscar each year, only one of them will be the actual _______ of it.
recipient
tractable
Although seals and sea lions are _______ on land, they are extremely graceful in the water.
pivotal
ungainly
One guiding ______ of our energy program is that it is just as important to avoid wasting energy as it is to increase its production.
tenets
ruses
Thieves employ a variety of ______ to gain entrance to homes and apartments
ungainly
ruses
