WorksheetsSadlier Oxford Level E Unit 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
The town’s budget consists of a ____________________ amount of money; they don’t have the resources to address every pothole and cracked sidewalk within the city limit.
supercilious
finite
invulnerable
uncanny
The story was told through a(n) ____________________ narrator, which gave the reader a deep understanding of every character in the novel.
scrupulous
malevolent
nonchalant
omniscient
The mayoral candidate’s popularity dropped sharply after it was revealed that he was ____________________ with several known criminals.
esteemed
ascertained
affiliated
invulnerable
The angry mob ____________________ on the mansion where the fugitive was hidden.
dispersed
skulked
expunged
converged
Neighbors called the police after spotting a suspicious looking man____________________ around several yards in the neighborhood.
dispersing
converging
skulking
bequeathing
The aging oil tycoon revealed that she would ____________________ her empire to her oldest son.
esteem
cogent
bequeath
disperse
Once the police arrived, the crowd quickly ____________________ and left the scene.
converged
affiliated
skulked
dispersed
The knight carried a massive shield that made him ____________________ to the volley of arrows fired upon him.
malevolent
scrupulous
invulnerable
venial
It was difficult for engineers to ____________________ the extent of the damaged done to the building.
ascertain
attain
disperse
esteem
Every mention of the agent’s espionage missions had been ____________________ from all government records; it was as if they never happened.
ascertained
converged
expunged
skulked
Finding themselves in the middle of one of the worst disasters in history, the rescue team remained collected and ____________________ in the face of danger.
venial
supercilious
malevolent
nonchalant
The doctor informed her patient that surgery would not act as a ____________________ for all of his symptoms, but rather as a first step toward returning to good health.
venial
skulk
panacea
finite
After seeing firsthand the cruelty he was capable of, I knew he was a truly ____________________ person.
malevolent
scrupulous
invulnerable
omniscient
The points he raised at the meeting were not ____________________ to the agenda being discussed.
affiliated
supercilious
uncanny
cogent
The secretary took great pride in his job and maintained all records with ____________________ attention and accuracy.
cogent
uncanny
scrupulous
omniscient
I left the store without buying a thing after the _______________________ salesman asked me if I had enough money to shop there.
malevolent
omniscient
supercilious
nonchalant
Her scientific ____________________ have made her quite well-known in her field.
panaceas
esteems
attainments
finites
It was _______________________ that the new student came to school that first day dressed in the same outfit I was wearing!
venial
cogent
scrupulous
uncanny
He found out that what he thought would be a ________________ offense actually was not when the vice principal called him to his office.
uncanny
nonchalant
finite
venial
People generally hold their elders in high ________________ because of their age and wisdom.
affiliation
esteem
malevolence
panacea
