WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. If your mother admonished you, she might say
“I really appreciate your taking care of my plants for me.”
“That dress looks great on you!”
“If you do that, you’re going to get in big trouble!”
“I would prefer for you to do the vacuuming rather than the dusting.”
2. Which best describes a breaching whale?
one that has beached itself
one that is underwater
one that is just below the surface of the water
one that is breaking through the surface water
An opinionated boss would
provide coffee for his employees’ everyday
listen reasonably to his employee’s advice
fire those who questioned his system
be flexible with his employees schedules
Syn: Waive
salvage
relinquish
muddle
commandeer
Syn: Dilemma
resolution
explanation
predicament
rift
Syn: Deadlock
breakthrough
sequel
complexity
stalemate
Ant: Authentic
spurious
efface
circumspect
breach
Ant: Manageable
relinquish
salvage
spurious
cumbersome
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.
spuriously
circumspectly
circumspectful
opinionated
_______________ flashes of light and booming thunderclaps were accompanied by torrential rain.
Diffuse
Breach
Spasmodically
Spasmodic
The police were so outgunned that they had to ________________ high-powered rifles from a local gun shop.
brigand
commandeer
diffuse
breach
Biotechnologists are converting annual crops into _______________ ones, eliminating the need for yearly planting.
perennial
spurious
diffuse
cumbersome
The __________ got away after taking the gold nuggets from the bank but was apprehended later by city police.
spurious
brigand
debris
muddle
The amount of space __________ jumped just a few months ago when two satellites collided over Siberia.
muddle
debris
deadlock
salvage
__________ through his homework, Asher pulled an all-nighter in attempts to ________ his Calculus grade.
Relinquishing; diffuse
Muddling; salvage
Circumspecting; salvage
Unbridling; deadlock
The ________________ and ______________ directions were impossible for the couple to follow.
spurious; perennial
muddled; unbridled
opinionated; effaced
cumbersome; diffuse
The researchers suggest that she could have been genetically ______________ to heart problems.
muddled
predisposed
breached
deadlocked
Rose broke down with _____________ grief when she read of his untimely death.
unbridled
cumbersome
muddled
spurious
Combat veterans may wish to ___________ the horrific memories they carry from war.
predispose
diffuse
efface
muddle
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.
diffuse
opinionated
circumspect
spurious
