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Word Wizard Elimination

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj) showing or having skill, especially with the hands

(a)  

2.

(adj) extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.

(a)  

3.

(N) a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

(a)  

4.

(Adv) apart; divided

(a)  

5.

(N) an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

(a)  

6.

The somber occasion was further enhanced by the dulcet tones of Winnie Joyce.

a)

sweet to the taste

b)

pleasing to the ear

c)

generally agreeable

d)

honored in worship

7.

Mary’s demure outfit made here seem really out of place in the nightclub.

a)

reserved; modest

b)

affectedly modest

c)

conservative

d)

innocent; pure

8.

This essay is written just for trying to indite an article in English.

a)

to put down in writing

b)

to give literary or formal expression to

c)

make up; compose

d)

outline

9.

The widow’s histrionic screaming made the detectives suspicious.

a)

overly dramatic

b)

monotonous

c)

confusing

d)

attention seeking

10.

He exhorted delegates to fight corruption, bureaucracy and incompetence.

a)

warned; threatened

b)

argue

c)

manipulated

d)

advised; encouraged

11.

You can hear everything that's going on next door because the walls are paper _______.

a)

long

b)

wide

c)

thin

d)

tall

12.

We're going to the college tonight to hear Professor Kent _____ a paper on language learning on the net.

a)

speak

b)

deliver

c)

raise

d)

talk

13.

The main work has just been completed and all we have to do now is finish the paper _______.

a)

task

b)

job

c)

work

d)

function

14.

My job has gone because my boss has ______me.

a)

burned

b)

fired

c)

lit

d)

flamed

15.

I was _______ this morning and had to empty my desk this afternoon.

a)

departed

b)

deterred

c)

dismissed

d)

disliked