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Advanced Vocabulary III

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to move to action

a)

rudimentary

b)

scapegoat

c)

scrutinize

d)

spur

2.

depressing, gloomy, dark

a)

serpentine

b)

somber

c)

sonorous

d)

spurn

3.

to keep apart from others

a)

scapegoat

b)

scrutinize

c)

segregate

d)

spurn

4.

to make numb with amazement

a)

sonorous

b)

spur

c)

spurn

d)

stupefy

5.

snakelike in shape or movement

a)

serpentine

b)

scapegoat

c)

somber

d)

spur

6.

to reject with disdain

a)

rudimentary

b)

spurn

c)

spur

d)

stupefy

7.

basic, fundamental skills

a)

scapegoat

b)

rudimentary

c)

scrutinize

d)

serpentine

8.

to look very carefully; to examine

a)

scrutinize

b)

segregate

c)

scapegoat

d)

stupefy

9.

producing deep and rich sound

a)

segregate

b)

stupefy

c)

sonorous

d)

spurn

10.

one that bears the blame for others

a)

scapegoat

b)

serpentine

c)

somber

d)

spurn

11.

The (a)   race track was a challenging course for the drivers, especially in the rain.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

12.

The cattleman built a fence to (a)   the bulls from the heifers.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

13.

The (a)   weather forecast spoiled our weekend plans to go to the beach.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

14.

Each soldier's uniform is (a)   by his commanding officer.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

15.

I told Sam that I wasn't going to be his (a)   ; he was the one who broke the window, not me.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

16.

John Barrymore's (a)   voice enraptured audiences across the land for decades.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

17.

The magician's trick left his audience (a)   .

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

18.

The buyer's ridiculously low offer to buy the house was (a)   by the seller.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

19.

The eating utensils and tools of early cave dwellers during the Ice Age were very (a)   .

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

20.

The general (a)   his troops to make one last effort to take the hill.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy