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WorksheetsIE 7B WL 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
I wouldn't _______ myself by begging him for a job.
admonish
brusque
demean
dwindle
Mark is a(n) ______ juggler who can easily manager four balls in the air without dropping one.
adept
fervent
guile
incessant
The teacher had to _______ the student who talked out of turn during the lesson.
admonish
brusque
condescend
demean
tousle
The _______ server will not be getting a tip from me!
adept
brusque
fervent
incessant
Rick said this _______ remark at work today: "I'm better than all of you!"
condescending
demeaning
dwindling
encompassing
Because Amelia and Danny made a promise to each other that they would never let their romance _______, they plan a date night every week.
condescend
dwindle
havoc
tousle
During my lecture, I tried to _______ all the major battles of World War II.
demean
encompass
guile
lionize
tousle
Jack’s _______ love for Kelly encouraged him to tattoo her name on his back.
fervent
incessant
lionized
encompass
Although Britney pretends to be sweet and innocent, she has used her ______ to become one of the most popular celebrities in the world.
adept
fervent
guile
havoc
sandalwood
The protestors created ________ when they started to break store windows.
condescension
guile
havoc
spool
With this __________ rainfall, we might get flooded out.
brusque
dwindling
incessant
demeaning
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!
admonish
demean
encompass
lionize
He smelt of expensive soap, ___________ and mothballs.
guile
havoc
spool
sandalwood
A large ______ of wire will be needed to run the cable line from one end of the house to the other.
sandalwood
spool
guile
havoc
His hair was ______ and he looked as if he'd just woken up.
dwindled
encompassed
spooled
tousled
Condescend means ...
to humiliate
to patronize
to deceit
to criticize
To lionize means to patronize someone.
True
False
Which is NOT the meaning of ADMONISH?
to warn
to caution
to scold
to criticise
to humiliate
Which is NOT the synonym of GUILE?
cunning
trickery
deceitfulness
smart
Fervent means intense.
True
False
