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WorksheetsVocabulary Lesson 1 Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
The company bases its hiring on several ________________________, including the applicant's willingness to travel.
criteria
clemency
candor
reproach
Their refusal to speak to each other _______________ the tension between them.
castigated
cajoled
exacerbated
trivialized
In colonial days, thieves and other law-breakers might be publicly _______________ in the town square.
expunged
scrutinized
chastised
admonished
Which word means to reduce or limit something?
Cajole
Refute
Repudiate
Curtail
Despite ________________ in the board’s decision, he had never really changed his own view.
refuting
acquiescing
scrutinizing
expunging
The _______________ heckler was thrown out of the play by security guards.
conciliatory
culpable
vociferous
candid
His companions _______________ him of the danger of setting out alone on the mountain hike without them.
repudiated
cajoled
condoned
admonished
Which word means to differ in sentiment or opinion; disagree?
Refute
Dissent
Candor
Reproach
The word culpable means:
showing willingness to end a disagreement, or trying to make someone less angry
vehement or clamorous
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
showing sincere remorse
Which word means to produce, cause, or give rise to?
Acquiesce
Rescind
Expunge
Engender
The word clemency means:
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere
compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy
a standard of judgment or criticism
blame or censure conveyed in disapproval: a term of reproach
The old enemies now approached each other in a _______________ manner, hoping to end their long feud.
conciliatory
alienated
viable
culpable
She _______________ her friends with her hostility and lies.
scrutinized
trivialized
castigated
alienated
The lawyer _______________ the contract before pronouncing that everything was in order.
refuted
scrutinized
expunged
rescinded
The word trivialize means:
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange
to revoke or repeal
to persuade with flattery
to regard or treat as unimportant
