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E9 Words of the Week Set 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A man wearing a puffy snowsuit during a 90-degree summer day is an ________________________.

a)

irk

b)

unfathomable

c)

aberration

d)

prerogative

2.

After revealing his evil plot to his companions, the villain let out a ________________________ laugh.

a)

elucidate

b)

malevolent

c)

quibbling

d)

empathy

3.

I asked my little brother to leave me alone, but much to my disappointment, he continued to __________________ me.

a)

placid

b)

vexation

c)

prowess

d)

irk

4.

The class was so _______________________ that half the students just slept right through it.

a)

vapid

b)

cantakerous

c)

unsullied

d)

qualms

5.

Athletes competing in the Olympic Games have already shown they have extreme ___________________ when it comes to sports performance.

a)

vexation

b)

placid

c)

qualms

d)

prowess

6.

Usually my grandma is sweet and quiet, but she quickly became __________________________ after we used her good china for frisbee practice.

a)

vapid

b)

empathy

c)

cantankerous

d)

unfathomable

7.

My mother looked at us sternly and commanded that my sister and I stop ___________________________ over the last pieces of Halloween candy.

a)

irk

b)

aberration

c)

quibbling

d)

elucidate

8.

Showing ______________________ towards someone who is hurting is one way to support them.

a)

prowess

b)

empathy

c)

vexation

d)

aberration

9.

To the children looking in, the depth of the old well was ______________________________.

a)

unfathomable

b)

elucidate

c)

malevolent

d)

cantankerous

10.

Jordan was in a state of ___________________________ after she discovered her boyfriend was also secretly dating her best friend Melissa.

a)

irk

b)

aberration

c)

empathy

d)

vexation

11.

Because the professor failed to _________________________ the instructions clearly, the students were completely lost when it came completing the assignment.

a)

prowess

b)

elucidate

c)

irk

d)

placid

12.

After the hurricane passed over, the wind calmed and the water became __________________ once more.

a)

unsullied

b)

cantakerous

c)

vapid

d)

placid

13.

Although she liked him, the girl had _____________________ about asking the boy out on a date.

a)

empathy

b)

irk

c)

qualms

d)

prerogative

14.

Living in a huge castle is a __________________________ of the royal family.

a)

prerogative

b)

vexation

c)

placid

d)

aberration

15.

"Behold!" he cried proudly, and then he swept open his closet to reveal seven rows of blindingly white, completely ____________________ sneakers.

a)

placid

b)

vapid

c)

unsullied

d)

unfathomable