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Review: PSAT Vocabulary Words 1-5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the best definition for the word LUCID

a)

easily understood or clearly expressed

b)

elusive or sneaky

c)

bright, lit up

2.

Select the best definition for the word CANTANKEROUS

a)

can-shaped

b)

grumpy, bad-tempered

c)

having thick ankles

3.

Select the best definition for the word ROBUST

a)

a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject

b)

strong & healthy, tough

c)

in a robotic way

4.

Select the best definition for the word OGLE

a)

to say something in a joking manner

b)

a half-pair of goggles

c)

to stare in an obvious way

5.

Select the best definition for the word STAUNCH

a)

loyal or faithful

b)

something that is short and stout

c)

strong or tough

6.

Select the sentence(s) using your vocabulary word correctly.

a)

There was an obvious staunch in the air.

b)

She was a faithful wife, a devoted mother, and a staunch friend.

c)

He had a staunch that there was something afoot, but he had no way to prove it.

d)

I have been a staunch supporter of my football team for over 15 years.

7.

Select the sentence(s) using your vocabulary word correctly.

a)

Shrek, the green ogle, lives in a swamp.

b)

He saw the girl ogling at him and quickly turned the other way, uncomfortable with her gaze.

c)

She ogled at the elaborate firework display.

d)

Music ogle Jay Z continues to influence the world of rap, though he no longer releases his own albums.

8.

Select the sentence(s) using your vocabulary word correctly.

a)

The sky lit up during one of the the town's more robust Fourth of July celebrations. It seemed to go on all night.

b)

His resume was robust, and full of many impressive work experiences and skills.

c)

The robust was almost knocked off of its stand when the child bumped into it.

d)

His health was far from robust, and throughout his life he suffered from illnesses

9.

Select the sentence(s) using your vocabulary word correctly.

a)

We have to refill the cantankerous before hitting the road.

b)

She sighed and rolled her eyes before turning to address her cantankerous neighbor, who always had some complaint about her children.

c)

The cantankerous cat swatted and hissed at anyone who tried to pet him.

d)

The cantankerous young man was always smiling.

10.

Select the sentence(s) using your vocabulary word correctly.

a)

Lucid explanations have been most helpful to my understanding.

b)

The lucid snake slithered unseen through the forest.

c)

It was a lucid and difficult to understand question.

d)

I have never been so lucid, I couldn't make sense of anything around me!

11.

Write a SYNONYM for the word LUCID

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12.

Write a SYNONYM for the word ROBUST

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13.

Write a SYNONYM for the word CANTANKEROUS

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14.

Write a SYNONYM for the word STAUNCH

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15.

Write a SYNONYM for the word OGLE

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