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IE 7B WL 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I wouldn't _______ myself by begging him for a job.

a)

admonish

b)

brusque

c)

demean

d)

dwindle

2.

Mark is a(n) ______ juggler who can easily manager four balls in the air without dropping one.

a)

adept

b)

fervent

c)

guile

d)

incessant

3.

The teacher had to _______ the student who talked out of turn during the lesson.

a)

admonish

b)

brusque

c)

condescend

d)

demean

e)

tousle

4.

The _______ server will not be getting a tip from me!

a)

adept

b)

brusque

c)

fervent

d)

incessant

5.

Rick said this _______ remark at work today: "I'm better than all of you!"

a)

condescending

b)

demeaning

c)

dwindling

d)

encompassing

6.

Because Amelia and Danny made a promise to each other that they would never let their romance _______, they plan a date night every week.

a)

condescend

b)

dwindle

c)

havoc

d)

tousle

7.

During my lecture, I tried to _______ all the major battles of World War II.

a)

demean

b)

encompass

c)

guile

d)

lionize

e)

tousle

8.

Jack’s _______ love for Kelly encouraged him to tattoo her name on his back.

a)

fervent

b)

incessant

c)

lionized

d)

encompass

9.

Although Britney pretends to be sweet and innocent, she has used her ______ to become one of the most popular celebrities in the world.

a)

adept

b)

fervent

c)

guile

d)

havoc

e)

sandalwood

10.

The protestors created ________ when they started to break store windows.

a)

condescension

b)

guile

c)

havoc

d)

spool

11.

With this __________ rainfall, we might get flooded out.

a)

brusque

b)

dwindling

c)

incessant

d)

demeaning

12.

Dorothy is such a self-centered person that she believes that the whole world ought to _______ her for attributes that she does not even possess!

a)

admonish

b)

demean

c)

encompass

d)

lionize

13.

He smelt of expensive soap, ___________ and mothballs.

a)

guile

b)

havoc

c)

spool

d)

sandalwood

14.

A large ______ of wire will be needed to run the cable line from one end of the house to the other.

a)

sandalwood

b)

spool

c)

guile

d)

havoc

15.

His hair was ______ and he looked as if he'd just woken up.

a)

dwindled

b)

encompassed

c)

spooled

d)

tousled

16.

Condescend means ...

a)

to humiliate

b)

to patronize

c)

to deceit

d)

to criticize

17.

To lionize means to patronize someone.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which is NOT the meaning of ADMONISH?

a)

to warn

b)

to caution

c)

to scold

d)

to criticise

e)

to humiliate

19.

Which is NOT the synonym of GUILE?

a)

cunning

b)

trickery

c)

deceitfulness

d)

smart

20.

Fervent means intense.

a)

True

b)

False