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Vocabulary Assignment #1 2020 Sentences

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hundreds of people were ___________________ detained and held in poor prison conditions.

a)

arbitrarily

b)

wistfully

c)

innocuous

2.

Since the snake’s venom is _________________, you do not have to be concerned about the bite!

a)

innocuous

b)

sumptuous

c)

heuristic

3.

The thunderstorm was _____________, starting suddenly and gone within seconds.

a)

ephemeral

b)

morose

c)

contemptuous

4.

Noting her ________________ expression, the smile faded from his lips and the twinkle left his eyes.

a)

somber

b)

morose

c)

embittered

5.

You're inexperienced, innocent -- even ______________, but you're not immature.

a)

naive

b)

somber

c)

paradoxical

6.

His _______________ allowed him to keep a clear head and escape the burning building.

a)

equanimity

b)

propensity

c)

innocuous

7.

The elderly professor would sometimes make a ______________ and talk about his wife’s flowerbeds instead of physics.

a)

digression

b)

paradoxical

c)

chastise

8.

The act of touching a hot stove and getting burnt is a ________________ experience most people endure.

a)

Heuristic

b)

naive

c)

effusive

9.

The sailors watched the horizon anxiously, _____________ of the approaching storm.

a)

wary

b)

contemptuous

c)

arbitrarily

10.

Not surprisingly, his funeral was a ________________ event which left all the guests in tears.

a)

morose

b)

heuristic

c)

conscientious

11.

The overwhelming defeat our team faced during the game _______________ every single one of us.

a)

embittered

b)

trivialize

c)

wistfully

12.

Because my doctor is a kind man, he tries not to _______________ me too harshly about my unhealthy habits.

a)

chastise

b)

trivialize

c)

propensity

13.

It seems _______________ to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down.

a)

paradoxical

b)

naive

c)

innocuous

14.

After the crash, the driver tried to ______________ the accident by calling it a fender bender.

a)

trivialize

b)

sumptuous

c)

embittered

15.

Ben watched ______________ as his ex-girlfriend married someone else.

a)

wistfully

b)

wary

c)

paradoxical

16.

The diva was _______________ of everyone who could not afford to sit in the first-class cabin of the airplane.

a)

contemptuous

b)

wary

c)

somber

17.

Jill’s ______________ to lie is going to get her into trouble one of these days.

a)

propensity

b)

equanimity

c)

digression

18.

The restaurant’s________________ buffet had some of the finest foods from all over the world.

a)

sumptuous

b)

morose

c)

paradoxical

19.

Carrie is a _______________ worker who completes every task.

a)

conscientious

b)

embittered

c)

heuristic

20.

Although the home team easily won the baseball game, they showed good sportsmanship and gave _____________ cheers for their opponents.

a)

effusive

b)

sumptuous

c)

ephemeral