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Week 14 Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the best definition for "sparingly?"

a)

To waste resources

b)

To have a large amount of

c)

To use in small quantities

d)

To hide away

2.

Since Tina didn't have time to study, she was ______________ about Friday's quiz.

a)

confident

b)

apprehensive

c)

embarassed

d)

curious

3.

Which of the following roots means "to speak or say."

a)

dict

b)

frag/frac

c)

migr

d)

phon

4.

Which of the following is the best definition for "emphasize?"

a)

To consider with careful thought

b)

To give special attention to

c)

To wander

d)

To work together

5.

My parents are threatening to take my phone away for a month, but I will ____________ them not to.

a)

inquire

b)

command

c)

demand

d)

implore

6.

Josh is such a ___________ person. He's always smiling and has something nice to say to everyone.

a)

melancholy

b)

obstinate

c)

jovial

d)

sinister

7.

Which word root means "to send?"

a)

miss/mit

b)

dict

c)

geo

d)

vac

8.

Which of the terms below means the how long something lasts?

a)

suggestion

b)

duration

c)

deterioration

d)

collaboration

9.

My teacher is terribly afraid of spiders; she ________________ them.

a)

contemplates

b)

annotates

c)

emphasizes

d)

loathes

10.

Which root word part means "to write?"

a)

scrib

b)

miss/mit

c)

struct

d)

chron

11.

My friend is so _________, she is going to get me in trouble. My English teacher will give us lunch detetion if we keep talking during class.

a)

supported

b)

loquacious

c)

melancholy

d)

deteriorated