WorksheetsVocab Quiz #3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
This is nothing but a subterfuge to use Fidel as a ________, so that when he dies the slate will be wiped clean.
cog
lout
crone
scapegoat
Which of the following people would most likely be considered a scapegoat?
a boy who is always blamed for his brother's misdeeds
a criminal who successfully breaks out of prison
a woman who works at a petting zoo
a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
Contrary means:
a right or legal share of something
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
something left after other parts have been taken away
relation of direct opposition
Denounce means to:
condemn
review
overwhelm
appraise
The post-partisan consensus that seemed possible a year ago has given way to a curious harmony of dissent--as both sides denounce government bailouts and Wall Street bonuses.
In this sentence, denounce means to:
receive willingly something given or offered
accuse or condemn openly as disgraceful
come upon after searching
investigate or examine closely
If you are conservative, what don't you like?
nature
war
change
work
This is an extremely conservative Islamic country--far less developed than the Gulf is, extremely poor, very divided--where every tribe sees the other tribes as rivals and sees the government as failing to give them the support they need.
In this sentence, conservative means:
characterized by diversity
resistant to change
lacking physical depth
suitable to or characteristic of stage performance
Disclose means to:
break up
go against
squirrel away
bring out
She pulled off the bandage and disclosed an angry red swelling.
In this sentence, disclosed means:
pushed against gently
provided a cure for; made better
revealed by removing a cover
increased the likelihood of
Superficial means:
surface
subdued
supposed
sublime
Transition means:
passage
affliction
leak
coup
McDermid says she found the cat in Omaha with a woman who conceded that she made a mistake.
In this sentence, conceded means:
concealed
confessed
condemned
consoled
Who is most likely to concede?
a student who has done well on a test
a lawyer who has taken on a new client
a runner who is about to compete in a race
a candidate who has lost an election
Which of the following is most likely to deter a driver?
a bad traffic report
a seat belt
a set of tires
a highway exit ramp
That did not deter location scouts when Mr. Van Doren listed the studio for television and movie shoots.
In this sentence, deter means to:
turn away from by persuasion
give help or assistance to
expose to ridicule or public scorn
make inconspicuous
Sustain means to:
prevent
continue
increase
measure
One crew member, a cameraman hired by Animal Planet for the reality TV show Whale Wars, _______ minor injuries in the incident, but Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, said after the incident occurred on Wednesday that it was "miraculous that lives were not lost."
launched
sustained
stroked
transported
In charting the highs and lows of this craft, Hamilton reminds readers that foreign news has always occupied a precarious place in the news business and suggests that foreign-news reporting isn't so much in decline as it is in transition.
In this sentence, transition means:
a sudden and decisive change of government by force
unauthorized disclosure of confidential information
a change from one place or state or subject to another
the act of coming between
After such an early set-back Accies might have crumbled, but on the ______ they asserted themselves on their opponents.
medium
contrary
leap
proportion
I maintain a very (a) relationship with her because anything I tell her she will then tell my ex's new wife and I find that very unsettling.
