WorksheetsWord Smart Quiz #7 (I-List Words)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
A raincoat, if it is any good, is _____________to water. It is made of a waterproof material.
impervious
impetuous
inane
In which of the following sentences is "inaugurate" used correctly?
The mayor inaugurated the new no-smoking policy and then
celebrated by lighting up a big cigar.
Sabrina was so in augurate that she never took more than a few seconds to make up her mind.
Jeremy was inaugurated when I told him that even though he was stupid and loathsome, he would always be my best friend.
Ricky was so _____ that he never took more than a few seconds to decide what to buy.
impartial
impetuous
inane
The critic __________ the originality of Jacob’s novel, claim ing that long stretches of it had been lifted from the work of some-one else.
imperviously
implemented
impugned
Their plan to make an indoor swimming pool by flooding their basement was __________.
impotent
inane
impugn
In which of the following sentences is "incandescent" used correctly?
Jan’s ideas were so incandescent that simply being near her
made you feel as though you understood the subject for the
first time.
The noise from the city street was incandescent; there always
seemed to be a fire engine or a police car screaming by.
Bill’s membership in the motorcycle gang was incandescent
with his mild personality and his career as a management
consultant.
Which of the following definitions best describes this sentence?
The students quickly became deaf to the principal’s incantations about the importance of school spirit.
the repetition of statements or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant
to make very angry
cutting right to the heart of the matter
Sitting in class, Rob detected an _______tingle of boredom that told her she would soon be asleep.
incipient
incisive
incessant
Jeremy was _________when I told him that even though he was stupid and loathsome, he would always be my best friend.
incessant
incandescent
incensed
Which of the following definitions best describes the sentence below?
Bill’s membership in the motorcycle gang was incongruous with his mild personality and his career as a management
con sult ant.
not fitting in
incapable of being re formed
emerging
The ever-cheerful Annie is an _________ optimist.
incorrigible
incongruous
incisive
Joshua is an ________dancer; he is as likely to stomp on his partner’s foot as he is to step on it.
indulgent
inept
ineffable
In which of the following sentences is "indignant" used correctly?
Ted became indignant when the policewoman accused him of
stealing the nuclear weapon.
The grocer said the corn had been locally grown, but it didn’t
appear to be indignant.
The indignant family had little to eat, nothing to spend, and
virtually nothing to wear.
Rusty had once been a lawyer but now was ________; he spent most of his time sleeping on a bench in the park.
indignant
indolent
indigent
In which of the following sentences is "inexorable" used correctly?
Inexorable death finds everyone sooner or later.
The former Nazi lived the rest of his life inexorable after the
court convicted him of war crimes and atrocities.
The baseball team seemed strangely inexorable; it was as though they had lost the will not only to win but also to play.
