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Unit 1 Week 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these words are synonyms for GUILE?

a)

cunning

b)

candor

c)

tricks

d)

deceit

2.

Define GUILE

a)

a thief

b)

countless and extreme in number

c)

sly or cunning intelligence

d)

using clever, indirect methods to achieve a goal

3.

I can't believe he had the _____ to try to make me pay for the roof repairs after he tore a hole in it.

a)

bleeding heart

b)

overwise

c)

guile

d)

vile

4.

There was a ______ of candy to choose from in the store.

a)

myriad

b)

subtleties

c)

bleeding hearts

d)

vile

5.

Which of these is an antonym for "myriad"?

a)

host

b)

legion

c)

gobs

d)

few

6.

Select the words that mean the same as "subtleties".

a)

understated

b)

soft

c)

harsh

d)

forthright

7.

The state of making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something

a)

myriad

b)

guile

c)

overwise

d)

subtleties

8.

Too wise;

Excessively intelligent

a)

guile

b)

overwise

c)

underwise

d)

vile

9.

Used to describe someone who shows excessive sympathy for another's misfortune

a)

myriad

b)

bleeding heart

c)

guile

d)

drowning ulcer

10.

Extremely unpleasant

a)

vile

b)

guile

c)

overwise

d)

yucky

11.

The _____ of computers were linked together on the same network.

a)

guile

b)

myriad

c)

subtleties

d)

vile

12.

Select the words that mean the same as "overwise".

a)

know-it-all

b)

cocky

c)

smarty pants

d)

conceited

13.

Mr. Scrooge in A Christmas Carol would never be considered a ____________ until the conclusion of the story.

a)

guile

b)

vile

c)

overwise

d)

bleeding heart

14.

The college students had left a ____ mess of rotten food, bottles, dirty clothes, and bug-infested trash all over the house.

a)

vile

b)

guile

c)

overwise

d)

myriad

15.

She made a big, dramatic show of wrapping herself in three blankets and huddling in her coat to show her parents that she was cold. ______ is not her strongest characteristic!

a)

Subtlety

b)

Overwise

c)

Myriad

d)

Guile