WorksheetsAWP Ch 1-4
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
All teachers probably wish that they were ___________, thinking they would be able to get so much more done.
voracious
misanthrope
indefatigable
effervescent
The doctor's voice was _______ when explaining the bad news about the patient's blood work.
voracious
progeny
dispassionate
effervescent
Sally is in the way to stardom. When her play opened last night, the critics raved about her _________ charm.
voracious
progeny
indefatigable
effervescent
Many parents work more that one job in order to provide for the ________.
voracious
progeny
indefatigable
effervescent
Jenny has a _______ appetite for news.
voracious
progeny
indefatigable
effervescent
Not influenced by emotions, impartial
morose
misanthrope
nonchalance
stoic
A person who hates or distrusts humankind, antisocial
morose
misanthrope
nonchalance
stoic
Gloomy or ill tempered
morose
misanthrope
nonchalance
stoic
Rudely abrupt, curt, blunt
dispassionate
indefatigable
nonchalance
brusque
New, untried, inexperienced
unassailable
fledgling
hackneyed
proximity
Nonstop, constant, without stopping
incessant
supplant
proximity
hackneyed
Riches, luxury, great wealth
hackneyed
sagacious
incessant
opulence
A preference or great liking for
affinity
opulence
incessant
voluminous
When a teacher is out sick it is imperative that the school _______ the teacher for the day.
affinity
unassailable
supplant
hackneyed
Bradley's claim that their house is the oldest in town is _______. They had a deed dated 1804.
unassailable
proximity
sagacious
opulence
Often when you are faced with a difficult situation, the most _______ response is to do nothing right away, but wait to see what happens.
voluminous
sagacious
opulence
unassailable
Denise chose a wedding dress in a "Southern belle" style, with a long, ______ skirt.
sagacious
supplant
voluminous
unassailable
Which word means "unhurt"?
torpor
clemency
unscathed
frivolous
I appreciate _____ in a speech. My attention span is short.
torpor
heist
clemency
brevity
"Heist" is another word for....
burglary
purjury
progeny
gluttony
Which of these might cause a baby to be "querulous"?
hunger
pain
a dirty or wet diaper
all of these
I love to work on the farm, but after a long hard week, I need a ___________ on the weekend.
reproach
respite
clemency
lampoon
When I had the flu, the chills and aching bones were accompanied by a feeling of ____________, and all I wanted to do was sleep.
clemency
unscathed
brevity
torpor
Every President of the United States gets ________ by late night talk show hosts and comedians.
lampooned
brevity
unscathed
reproach
When the murderer was given the death penalty, he begged the judge for ______, but the judge did not change his sentence.
torpor
clemency
unscathed
reproach
Testing is so stressful. After it is over, my teacher does something ______like has a party in class and lets us relax.
lampoon
reproach
frivolous
querulous
My mother voiced her _______at me for breaking my curfew and scratching her car when I took it out last weekend.
torpor
heist
reproach
brevity
Which is the correct spelling?
querulous
queerolous
querolous
querulus
