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WorksheetsWords of the Week 1-25 (2026-27)
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
A short and amusing/interesting story about a real incident
anecdote
enigma
queue
fallacy
Angry or dissatisfied
reprehensible
notorious
disgruntled
parsimonious
Designed to attract notice and impress others
esoteric
ostentatious
ephemeral
indelible
To make something continue (usually an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief)
embellish
perpetuate
concede
expedite
Truthful and straightforward
candid
ephemeral
indelible
ostentatious
A huge failure; a fiasco; a catastrophe
enigma
fallacy
debacle
hiatus
To strongly disapprove of something
concede
obliterate
perpetuate
deplore
To admit that something is true after denying it; to acknowledge that one has been defeated
embellish
expedite
perpetuate
concede
Having no skill or aptitude for a particular task; incompetent
parsimonious
esoteric
notorious
inept
Lasting for a very short time
ephemeral
indelible
parsimonious
inept
To make an object more attractive by adding decorative details; to add made-up details
emulate
embellish
expedite
perpetuate
Feeling no interest or concern
parsimonious
ambivalent
esoteric
apathetic
To try to match or surpass a person, typically by imitation; to imitate
expedite
emulate
obliterate
deplore
Not able to be removed or forgotten
esoteric
ostentatious
indelible
ephemeral
To speed up the process; to make something happen more quickly
expedite
embellish
deplore
concede
A source of great distress or annoyance
hiatus
bane
fallacy
enigma
Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy
ambivalent
notorious
parsimonious
ostentatious
A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
hiatus
debacle
anecdote
enigma
A mistaken belief, especially one based on a flaw in logic
animosity
debacle
fallacy
enigma
Likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge
ostentatious
indelible
ephemeral
esoteric
A break or interruption in a process or series
debacle
enigma
hiatus
animosity
Famous or well known for a bad quality or deed
disgruntled
notorious
ostentatious
apathetic
Having mixed feelings about something; having two opposing feelings at the same time
apathetic
indelible
ambivalent
ephemeral
To destroy utterly; to wipe out
deplore
obliterate
perpetuate
emulate
A feeling of strong dislike or hostility
enigma
animosity
debacle
fallacy
What is the part of speech of anecdote and enigma?
noun
verb
adjective
What is the part of speech of candid and disgruntled?
noun
verb
adjective
What is the part of speech of obliterate and perpetuate?
noun
verb
adjective
What is the part of speech of embellish and concede?
noun
verb
adjective
What is the part of speech of ambivalent and inept?
noun
verb
adjective
I'm --- about going to swim camp over the summer. I love going to camp, but I'd also like to get a summer job.
apathetic
inept
ambivalent
indelible
How much is it to --- the shipping on this package? I want it to arrive in one to two days.
embellish
obliterate
emulate
expedite
Brad quickly gave up on the --- history article and looked for something a bit easier to understand.
esoteric
parsimonious
ostentatious
apathetic
The teachers had such high hopes for "4th Grade Cooking Night," but unfortunately, the whole thing was a(n) ---.
anecdote
hiatus
debacle
enigma
Ben pretended to be --- about puzzles because he didn't want to be seen as a dork. In reality, puzzles were his favorite hobby.
ephemeral
apathetic
parsimonious
indelible
Which two vocab words create the most logical sentence?
Please perpetuate that debacle.
He is notorious for being parsimonious.
Which two vocab words create the most logical sentence?
You should always strive to emulate people that you deplore.
My anecdote took a short hiatus from work yesterday.
Face paint is ephemeral, but a tattoo is indelible.
