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WorksheetsVocabulary Lesson IV
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Expedient means
acquiescent
rude
sufficient
convenient
Who is most likely to behave in a demure way?
someone who does not want to appear boastful
someone who does not want to appear fearful
someone who does not want to appear hungry
someone who does not want to appear puzzled
Eddy means
vortex
joggle
swoop
brawl
Reproach means
criticize
present
duplicate
summarize
Wan means
dry
weak
shifting
coarse
Which of the following would most likely be a matter of decorum?
one Japanese business man bowing to another
a guest who yawns during a meal
a fabric chosen for window drapes
a mother and daughter embracing each other
Expostulate mean
to cooperate as a traitor
waste time
crash together with violent impact
to argue strongly against
Injunction means
a list or register of events
a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
a statement in explanation of some action or belief
a point asserted as part of an argument
Din means
probe
recount
clamor
omen
Deprecate means
deploy
deplore
delay
develop
Clamor means
roster
outcry
prelude
influx
Call a body of water ____ if it has a smooth survace and no waves. Call a person ____ if they don't tend to make waves by causing a fuss.
placid
pensive
peremptory
incredulous
If something is ____, it has a slanting position or direction. In figurative use, ____ means indirect or purposely misleading.
pensive
oblique
vex
venerate
Of the following, who is NOT venerable?
The Pope
Mother Teresa
Gandhi
Adolf Hitler
Incredulous means
being without doubt or reserve
being or serving as an illustration of a type
not disposed or willing to believe
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
When your mother has had enough and yells, "That's it! I've had enough. No more!" You might call her statement
peremptory
desolate
wan
placid
Pensive means
aghast
comtemplative
irritate
sickly
Vex means to
coax
stun
corrupt
bother
Which situation best uses the word importune?
When you are importuning the judge to release your innocent brother
When you are importuning your friend to play.
When you are importuning your mother to make your favorite dinner.
When you are inportuning your dog to bring back the stick.
Magnanimous means
formed into a whole or introduced into another entity
fully ripe
generous and understanding and tolerant
having only a limited ability to react chemically
