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Vocabulary - Unit 15

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(n.) a deep or bottomless pit

a)

abyss

b)

inert

c)

fiasco

d)

dregs

2.

(v.) to happen, occur; to happen to

a)

heritage

b)

inert

c)

befall

d)

negligent

3.

(adj.) of supreme importance, decisive, critical

a)

mercenary

b)

inert

c)

garnish

d)

crucial

4.

(n. pl.) the last remaining part; the part of least worth

a)

exasperate

b)

embody

c)

dregs

d)

abyss

5.

(v.) to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify

a)

embody

b)

oblivion

c)

stricture

d)

veneer

6.

(v.) to irritate, annoy, or anger

a)

parable

b)

pallid

c)

veneer

d)

exasperate

7.

(n.) to complete collapse or failure of a project

a)

fiasco

b)

befall

c)

heritage

d)

garnish

8.

(v.) to adorn or decorate, especially food; (n.) an ornament or decoration, especially for food

a)

befall

b)

garnish

c)

negligent

d)

reciprocal

9.

(n.) an inheritance, a birthright

a)

opus

b)

stricture

c)

befall

d)

heritage

10.

(adj.) lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive

a)

inert

b)

embody

c)

abyss

d)

rational

11.

(adj.) acting or working for self-gain only; (n.) a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune

a)

oblivion

b)

mercenary

c)

exasperate

d)

crucial

12.

(adj.) marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done

a)

befall

b)

fiasco

c)

negligent

d)

oblivion

13.

(n.) forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon

a)

oblivion

b)

veneer

c)

rational

d)

pallid

14.

(n.) an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art

a)

reciprocal

b)

opus

c)

embody

d)

exasperate

15.

(adj.) pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless

a)

opus

b)

embody

c)

pallid

d)

garnish

16.

(n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson

a)

parable

b)

stricture

c)

oblivion

d)

veneer

17.

(adj.) based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible or reasonable

a)

rational

b)

opus

c)

crucial

d)

garnish

18.

(adj.) shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (n.) (math) a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1

a)

embody

b)

garnish

c)

inert

d)

reciprocal

19.

(n.) a limitation or restriction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body

a)

opus

b)

pallid

c)

inert

d)

stricture

20.

(n.) a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; (v.) to cover with a thin layer

a)

veneer

b)

pallid

c)

garnish

d)

fiasco