Worksheets"Ruthless" vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
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basking (paragraph 1, pg. 1)
making a sound like a dog
hitting with a heavy object
lying in the warmth of the sun
cooking in an oven
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riot (paragraph 1, pg. 1)
an impressively large or varied display of something
a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
an uncontrollable spread of something
the opposite of 'left' or 'wrong'
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tang (paragraph 1, pg. 1)
a large, heavy armored battle vehicle
a Chinese dynasty dated a.d. 618–907
a strong taste, flavor, or smell
a projecting object to connect a knife blade with a handle
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primitive (paragraph 2, pg. 1)
being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence
having a quality or style that offers only a basic level of comfort
relating to apes and monkeys
relating to the numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, etc.
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tackle (paragraph 2, pg. 1)
to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult task
a lifting mechanism consisting of ropes and pulley blocks
in football, an act of seizing and stopping a player in possession of the ball
the equipment required for fishing
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adjoining (paragraph 3, pg. 1)
detached, disconnected
next to or joined with
independent
being greater in size
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vindictiveness (paragraph 12, pg. 2)
inclined toward revenge
gentleness; kindness
not being able to be beaten
decisiveness; firmness
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genial (paragraph 14, pg. 2)
dark-colored
nasty and rude
coming out of a bottle (like a genie)
friendly and cheerful
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antidote (paragraph 14, pg. 2)
a disease or illness
a medicine taken to stop the effects of a poison
an answer to difficult question
something that has been hidden
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lark (paragraph 20, pg. 2)
a small ground-dwelling songbird
something done for fun; a prank
a vehicle made by Studebaker in the 1960s
a serious task
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pile (paragraph 23, pg. 3)
a heap of things lying one on top of another
a large imposing group of buildings
a great amount of money
the soft projecting surface of a carpet
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rustic (paragraph 26, pg. 3)
especially large and heavy
having a flaky brownish iron-oxide coating
sophisticated and modern
having a simplistic and rough surface quality
