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Vocabulary Review 1-30

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the attack on 9-11, the straight metal beams of the towers were reduced to a twisted and tangled ____________________ of metal.

a)

concoction

b)

contortion

c)

jargon

d)

headway

2.

In spite of my doubts and ___________, I allowed a complete stranger to hold my purse.

a)

monotonous

b)

misgivings

c)

disdain

d)

adversary

3.

High school students display more____________than elementary students because teenagers dislike authority.

a)

egregious

b)

imperious

c)

defiance

d)

exasperation

4.

My mom can ____________________ all my fears like they are thousands of balloons floating in different directions across the sky.

a)

emerge

b)

attentive

c)

falter

d)

dispel

5.

My boring English teacher droned on and on in a ____________________________ voice about comma rules.

a)

grueling

b)

monotonous

c)

apprehensive

d)

brackish

6.

The cook created a delicious ______________________ of lemon, garlic, butter, and shrimp.

a)

knoll

b)

habitation

c)

circumference

d)

concoction

7.

There are four jagged rocks that ______________out over the raging surf below.

a)

jut

b)

falter

c)

barricade

d)

dispel

8.

Lisa gave me advice on my dilemma because she is the most ___________________, caring friend I have, and she always pays close attention to my feelings.

a)

egregious

b)

imperious

c)

attentive

d)

monotonous

9.

Though the student had an important errand when the

teacher sent him to the office, he ______________ (ed) slowly through the halls in a long, winding path.

a)

meander

b)

emerge

c)

falter

d)

jut

10.

The ______________________ of Chanel No. 5 floated

faintly through the air next to the perfume counter at Macy’s.

a)

circumference

b)

cunning

c)

fragrance

d)

barricade

11.

During war, one side must be more organized than its


__________________ in order to win.

a)

destination

b)

egregious

c)

defiance

d)

adversary

12.

To complete the _______________________ marathon, Kristine trained for long distances.

a)

malleable

b)

egregious

c)

grueling

d)

monotonous

13.

The parents expressed _____________________

that something bad might happen when they were told by the school that their child was being moved up two grades.

a)

contortion

b)

disdain

c)

exasperation

d)

apprehension

14.

Parents must be diligent in watching their children because criminals use sneaky, _____________ ways to abduct kids.

a)

cunning

b)

imperious

c)

adversary

d)

attentive

15.

This summer our ___________________ is Florida. We will probably take a flight.

a)

habitation

b)

headway

c)

meander

d)

destination