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Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. If your mother admonished you, she might say

a)

“I really appreciate your taking care of my plants for me.”

b)

“That dress looks great on you!”

c)

“If you do that, you’re going to get in big trouble!”

d)

“I would prefer for you to do the vacuuming rather than the dusting.”

2.

2. Which best describes a breaching whale?

a)

one that has beached itself

b)

one that is underwater

c)

one that is just below the surface of the water

d)

one that is breaking through the surface water

3.

An opinionated boss would

a)

provide coffee for his employees’ everyday

b)

listen reasonably to his employee’s advice

c)

fire those who questioned his system

d)

be flexible with his employees schedules

4.

Syn: Waive

a)

salvage

b)

relinquish

c)

muddle

d)

commandeer

5.

Syn: Dilemma

a)

resolution

b)

explanation

c)

predicament

d)

rift

6.

Syn: Deadlock

a)

breakthrough

b)

sequel

c)

complexity

d)

stalemate

7.

Ant: Authentic

a)

spurious

b)

efface

c)

circumspect

d)

breach

8.

Ant: Manageable

a)

relinquish

b)

salvage

c)

spurious

d)

cumbersome

9.

Since his boss was also his landlord, Damon should have been prudent and acted _________________, but he was angry that his boss had belittled him in front of other employees.

a)

spuriously

b)

circumspectly

c)

circumspectful

d)

opinionated

10.

_______________ flashes of light and booming thunderclaps were accompanied by torrential rain.

a)

Diffuse

b)

Breach

c)

Spasmodically

d)

Spasmodic

11.

The police were so outgunned that they had to ________________ high-powered rifles from a local gun shop.

a)

brigand

b)

commandeer

c)

diffuse

d)

breach

12.

Biotechnologists are converting annual crops into _______________ ones, eliminating the need for yearly planting.

a)

perennial

b)

spurious

c)

diffuse

d)

cumbersome

13.

The __________ got away after taking the gold nuggets from the bank but was apprehended later by city police.

a)

spurious

b)

brigand

c)

debris

d)

muddle

14.

The amount of space __________ jumped just a few months ago when two satellites collided over Siberia.

a)

muddle

b)

debris

c)

deadlock

d)

salvage

15.

__________ through his homework, Asher pulled an all-nighter in attempts to ________ his Calculus grade.

a)

Relinquishing; diffuse

b)

Muddling; salvage

c)

Circumspecting; salvage

d)

Unbridling; deadlock

16.

The ________________ and ______________ directions were impossible for the couple to follow.

a)

spurious; perennial

b)

muddled; unbridled

c)

opinionated; effaced

d)

cumbersome; diffuse

17.

The researchers suggest that she could have been genetically ______________ to heart problems.

a)

muddled

b)

predisposed

c)

breached

d)

deadlocked

18.

Rose broke down with _____________ grief when she read of his untimely death.

a)

unbridled

b)

cumbersome

c)

muddled

d)

spurious

19.

Combat veterans may wish to ___________ the horrific memories they carry from war.

a)

predispose

b)

diffuse

c)

efface

d)

muddle

20.

Despite the _____________ statement the suspect made about his whereabouts on the night of the murder, the police had to release him because of a lack of evidence.

a)

diffuse

b)

opinionated

c)

circumspect

d)

spurious