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List 1 Amazing Adjectives

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank with the best word.

Her fear of mice is _____ and every time that she sees one, she feels like she might faint.

a)

mawkish

b)

parsimonious

c)

visceral

d)

effervescent

2.

  1. The FBI ran a/an ____ operation to infiltrate hate groups in the USA.

a)

spurious

b)

surreptitious

c)

truculent

d)

tantamount

3.

On New Years Eve, the crowd in Times Square in New York City is a/an _____ group of revelers

a)

mawkish

b)

perspicacious

c)

parsimonious

d)

effervescent

4.

Luke's Mom was much too _____ to believe his flimsy excuse for coming home late.

a)

perspicacious

b)

perspicacious

c)

mawkish

d)

truculent

5.

The Van Gogh painting was proven to be a/an ______ reproduction.

a)

tantamount

b)

spurious

c)

effervescent

d)

mawkish

6.

Tim's dad was _____ about giving his children money and insisted that they work for their allowances.

a)

truculent

b)

tantamount

c)

parsimonious

d)

perspicacious

7.

"Getting an A from Mr. Staesser on an essay is ______ to winning the lottery," noted Ravyn.

a)

truculent

b)

tantamount

c)

visceral

d)

mawkish

8.

"Grandma is always ______ when she sees us," laughed Piper. "Cheek-pinching, a few tears, and icky-lipstick kisses are always part of her greeting."

a)

visceral

b)

spurious

c)

perspicacious

d)

mawkish

9.

The _____ comments exchanged by the men led to a fist fight.

a)

truculent

b)

tantamount

c)

spurious

d)

surreptitious

10.

Which word means the same as these words: clandestine; on the sly; covert; furtive

a)

spurious

b)

surreptitious

c)

truculent

d)

visceral

11.

Which word means the same as: discerning; shrewd; insightful; astute

a)

perspicacious

b)

parsimonious

c)

mawkish

d)

effervescent

12.

Which word means the same as: penny=pinching; Scrooge-like; greedy; miserly

a)

spurious

b)

surreptitious

c)

perspicacious

d)

parsimonious

13.

Which word means the same as: maudlin; mushy; cloying; sappy

a)

mawkish

b)

visceral

c)

tantamount

d)

truculent

14.

Which word means the same as: antagonistic; combative; pugnacious; belligerent

a)

tantamount

b)

truculent

c)

spurious

d)

visceral

15.

Which word means the same as: comparable; on a par with; as good as; commensurate

a)

spurious

b)

truculent

c)

tantamount

d)

effervescent

16.

Which word means the same as: bogus; fraudulent; phony; counterfeit

a)

surreptitious

b)

spurious

c)

truculent

d)

visceral

17.

Which word means the same as: vivacious; sparkling; bubbly; ebullient

a)

effervescent

b)

mawkish

c)

visceral

d)

tantamount

18.

Which word means the same as: intuitive; deep-down; ingrained; innate

a)

effervescent

b)

tantamount

c)

mawkish

d)

visceral