Worksheets"The Devil and Tom Walker" Vocabulary Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
widely existing; frequent; very common
prevalent
stagnant
precarious
melancholy
impossible to capture or enter by force
precarious
stagnant
impregnable
superfluous
gloomy; sad
avarice
stagnant
parsimony
melancholy
uncertain; insecure; risky
resolute
precarious
parsimony
superfluous
not flowing or moving
avarice
stagnant
obliterate
precarious
stinginess
parsimony
resolute
obliterate
stagnant
erase, destroy, demolish
resolute
avarice
superfluous
obliterate
more than is needed or wanted; extra; useless
parsimony
avarice
superfluous
resolute
greed
melancholy
prevalent
avarice
impregnable
determined; resolved, unwavering
precarious
resolute
obliterate
avarice
Isn’t it _______________________ when you have 20 pairs of shoes but only wear the same 5 pairs all the time?
superfluous
prevalent
precarious
resolute
Motivated by ___________________, the greedy employee stole thousands of dollars from the company vault.
impregnable
superfluous
stagnant
avarice
Running around with a knife is very __________________; it is extremely dangerous.
precarious
obliterate
melancholy
parsimony
The movie’s tragic ending put us all in a _____________ mood.
resolute
parsimony
melancholy
stagnant
If the hurricane hits the city directly, it will completely _____________________ the town and leave nothing standing.
obliterate
prevalent
avarice
precarious
Her _____________________ was so extreme that she would walk five miles to the store just to save 5 cents in gas.
melancholy
superfluous
prevalent
parsimony
During the battle, the soldiers were unable to breach the impregnable walls of the castle.
impregnable
stagnant
prevalent
avarice
Unfortunately, online money scams are more _____________ during the holiday season.
stagnant
prevalent
melancholy
obliterate
In our story, the man’s wife is _______________________ that she will make a deal with the devil even if her husband refuses.
avarice
precarious
parsimony
resolute
Two days after the storm, the _____________________water puddles are still in my front yard.
melancholy
stagnant
precarious
superfluous
