Worksheets8th Vocabulary Unit 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The word DISCORDANT
MOST NEARLY means:
Very submissive, like a slave
Rude, lacking good manners or politeness
Not harmonious; harsh sounding
To return, or turn or look back,
The word PLAUDITS
MOST NEARLY means:
Broken stone fragments; Crumbled remains of stone
A display or expression of approval; Applause
A passage or quotation taken from a book
A wise old saying expressing a general truth
The word EXCERPT
MOST NEARLY means:
to prevent the occurrence of
To work together,
A period of staying awake at night to keep watch or pray
A passage or quotation taken from a book
The word DECREE
MOST NEARLY means:
An official order by law
To develop over time
One who falls behind others because of moving slowly
to prevent the occurrence of; to make impossible
The word JOSTLE
MOST NEARLY means:
To remain floating or suspended in air, linger
A situation that creates a sudden increase in wealth or good fortune
To push past; To elbow or bump against someone roughly
A display or expression of approval
What is the part of speech for the word:
GROPE
noun
pronoun
adjective
verb
What is the part of speech for the word:
COLLABORATE
adjective
noun
verb
preposition
What is the part of speech for the word:
VIGIL
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What is the part of speech for the word:
SERVILE
noun
verb
adverb
adjective
What is the part of speech for the word:
CHURLISH
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
I don't think my boyfriend was able to _____ from the prehistoric era because he acts like a caveman.
excerpt
evolve
hover
decree
The musicians decided to _____ on the new song with his partner for the Grammy Awards.
Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?
wrangle
bonanza
discordant
collaborate
The teacher tossed them out of class but they continued to _____ all the way to the Principal's office. I don't even know what they are fighting about.
Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?
citadel
wrangle
jostle
vigil
They held a candlelight _____ for the safe return of the missing person.
Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?
decree
laggard
citadel
vigil
My grandparents used an old _____ of save for a rainy day to make me frugal with money.
Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?
adage
wrangle
excerpt
grope
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(v.) To remain floating or suspended in air, linger
wrangle
evolve
laggard
hover
Broken stone fragments; Crumbled remains of stone
adage
rubble
decree
churlish
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(adj.) Rude, lacking good manners or politeness
servile
preclude
churlish
wrangle
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(v.) To feel about blindly, to reach about with uncertainty
grope
vigil
wrangle
evolve
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(v.) to prevent the occurrence of; to make impossible; to exclude from something
wrangle
preclude
collaborate
jostle
