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NTS Vocabulary Ch 11-17

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

behavior that is respectable

a)

tactic

b)

prejudiced

c)

decency

d)

deprivation

2.

show dislike or distrust based on bias (opinion)

a)

prejudiced

b)

permeated

c)

din

d)

quavering

3.

strategy with a specific end in mind

a)

din

b)

tactic

c)

bleak

d)

decency

4.

The odor from the sweaty boys quickly ____________ the entire classroom.

a)

prejudiced

b)

deprivation

c)

quavering

d)

permeated

5.

The Jews held in concentration camps were malnourished due to the _________________ of food.

a)

deprivation

b)

decency

c)

quavering

d)

din

6.

dreary, miserable

a)

taut

b)

strident

c)

bleak

7.

The boy was so scared his voice began ______________ and he could barely speak.

a)

permeated

b)

quavering

c)

churning

8.

a noun meaning a loud, unpleasant, prolonged noise like the fire alarm going off

a)

din

b)

strident

c)

permeated

9.

an adjective that describes a noun as being loud, harsh or grating

a)

din

b)

tantalize

c)

strident

10.

stretched or pulled tight

a)

taut

b)

brusque

c)

din

d)

permeated

11.

The reading teacher would _____________ the class by leaving the class on a cliffhanger in the novel.

a)

strident

b)

rummaging

c)

tantalize

12.

abrupt or offhand manner of speech

a)

brusque

b)

taut

c)

strident

13.

When my grandmother made butter, she used a butter churn for ______________ the milk.

a)

rummaging

b)

winced

c)

churning

14.

cringe involuntarily in anticipation of pain or distress

a)

winced

b)

permeated

c)

prejudiced

15.

When I found the old trunk in the attic, I could not wait to start _____________ through its contents.

a)

churning

b)

rummaging

c)

din