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DP Vocabulary 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The student was quite __________ at avoiding disciplinary measures despite his bad behaviour.

a)

keen

b)

adroit

c)

stark

d)

foible

2.

Dickens, Austen, the Brontës, George Elliot: all these authors __________ the idea of classic English literature.

a)

legacy

b)

repertoire

c)

embody

d)

foible

3.

My grandfather was such a kind and generous man, it was easy to overlook his little __________.

a)

foibles

b)

fugitives

c)

nuances

d)

legacies

4.

Even though he was a criminal, Neal Caffrey decided to work with the FBI. He didn't want to spend his life as a __________.

a)

irrepressible

b)

adroit

c)

legacy

d)

fugitive

5.

Roger is always laughing. His good humour is __________.

a)

stark

b)

irrepressible

c)

keen

d)

fugitive

6.

Joan made a great detective because of her observation skills, her experience as a surgeon, and her __________ intellect.

a)

stark

b)

keen

c)

irrepressible

d)

adroit

7.

When Cristiano Ronaldo retires from football, he will leave behind him an enduring __________.

a)

foible

b)

nuance

c)

fugitive

d)

legacy

8.

Paul tried to paraphrase using synonyms, but it didn't work because he didn't understand the __________ of the words.

a)

nuance

b)

embody

c)

legacy

d)

repertoire

9.

Grigor's tennis coach advised him to hit a two-handed backhand but the shot wasn't in his __________.

a)

irrepressible

b)

adroit

c)

legacy

d)

repertoire

10.

The difference between Captain America and Iron Man is __________.

a)

stark

b)

keen

c)

repertoire

d)

embody