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"The Devil and Tom Walker" Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

widely existing; frequent; very common

a)

prevalent

b)

stagnant

c)

precarious

d)

melancholy

2.

impossible to capture or enter by force

a)

precarious

b)

stagnant

c)

impregnable

d)

superfluous

3.

gloomy; sad

a)

avarice

b)

stagnant

c)

parsimony

d)

melancholy

4.

uncertain; insecure; risky

a)

resolute

b)

precarious

c)

parsimony

d)

superfluous

5.

not flowing or moving

a)

avarice

b)

stagnant

c)

obliterate

d)

precarious

6.

stinginess

a)

parsimony

b)

resolute

c)

obliterate

d)

stagnant

7.

erase, destroy, demolish

a)

resolute

b)

avarice

c)

superfluous

d)

obliterate

8.

more than is needed or wanted; extra; useless

a)

parsimony

b)

avarice

c)

superfluous

d)

resolute

9.

greed

a)

melancholy

b)

prevalent

c)

avarice

d)

impregnable

10.

determined; resolved, unwavering

a)

precarious

b)

resolute

c)

obliterate

d)

avarice

11.

Isn’t it _______________________ when you have 20 pairs of shoes but only wear the same 5 pairs all the time?

a)

superfluous

b)

prevalent

c)

precarious

d)

resolute

12.

Motivated by ___________________, the greedy employee stole thousands of dollars from the company vault.

a)

impregnable

b)

superfluous

c)

stagnant

d)

avarice

13.

Running around with a knife is very __________________; it is extremely dangerous.

a)

precarious

b)

obliterate

c)

melancholy

d)

parsimony

14.

The movie’s tragic ending put us all in a _____________ mood.

a)

resolute

b)

parsimony

c)

melancholy

d)

stagnant

15.

If the hurricane hits the city directly, it will completely _____________________ the town and leave nothing standing.

a)

obliterate

b)

prevalent

c)

avarice

d)

precarious

16.

Her _____________________ was so extreme that she would walk five miles to the store just to save 5 cents in gas.

a)

melancholy

b)

superfluous

c)

prevalent

d)

parsimony

17.

During the battle, the soldiers were unable to breach the impregnable walls of the castle.

a)

impregnable

b)

stagnant

c)

prevalent

d)

avarice

18.

Unfortunately, online money scams are more _____________ during the holiday season.

a)

stagnant

b)

prevalent

c)

melancholy

d)

obliterate

19.

In our story, the man’s wife is _______________________ that she will make a deal with the devil even if her husband refuses.

a)

avarice

b)

precarious

c)

parsimony

d)

resolute

20.

Two days after the storm, the _____________________water puddles are still in my front yard.

a)

melancholy

b)

stagnant

c)

precarious

d)

superfluous