WorksheetsTrimester 2 - Vocabulary Revision
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What does fugitive mean?
a person who supervises others, especially workers
a bird with a distinctive call
a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution
with excessive speed or urgency; done very fast or quickly
go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort
untidy; disordered
dispel
mutinous
disheveled
incomprehensible
fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
incomprehensible
dispel
eloquence
quarters
legitimate
resolute
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won.
What do you think the phrase weather'd every rack means?
gone through exciting times
gone through calm times
gone through rough times
gone on a long trip
But I with mournful tread, walk the deck my Captain lies, fallen cold and dead.
What is the mood created out of the phrase mournful tread?
joyful
exciting
sad
hopeful
What does the word that is underlined and in bold mean? "Joey and I had a particularity bitter argument after supper; his exuberance got on my nerves."
energy
behavior
unrestrained joy
immaturity
What does the word that is underlined and in bold mean? "For some perverse reason, we children hated those marigolds."
plausible
helpful
good
stubbornly contrary; wrong or harmful
What does the word that is underlined and in bold mean? "When Miss Lottie's house came into view we stopped, ostensibly to plan our strategy, but actually to reinforce our courage."
seemingly
frequently
impossibly
obviously
What does the word that is underlined and in bold mean?
"I cursed and spat on the ground - my favorite gesture of phony bravado."
bravery
a false show of courage or defiance
joy
anger
What does the word that is underlined and in bold mean? "...burst - the great need for my mother who was never there, the hopelessness of our poverty and degradation, the bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both at once..."
a condition of being brought to a lower level
being punished
inability to be considered human
losing points
Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it _______________?
Police officers cannot take ________________ measures based on suspicion.
The garden isn't planned at all - we tend to just plant things in an _______________ way.
arbitrary
unmoored
confluence
egregious
An___________ mistake, failure, problem etc is extremely bad and noticeable.
It was an ______________ error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
_________________ errors were caused by the tablet's failure to check spelling.
egregious
hj
jhk
jk
The ____________ of the budget is likely to cause problems.
Many students hold personal fears of _______________ that undermine their ability to move forward.
Unemployment can cause feelings of _________ and low self-esteem.
unmoored
inadequacy
confluence
egregious
Television is a powerful means of _________ing knowledge.
Oxygen _____________s from the lungs into the bloodstream.
The drop of red dye _________d slowly in the water.
The company has become large and__________. (adj)
egregious
diffuse
inadequacy
arbitrary
The country now has 17 __________ regions, each with a distinct culture.
Managers are able to recruit casual staff _________________ly, without central control.
The ancient Mexican tribe was composed of twenty _________________ kins.
arbitrary
autonomous
unmoored
confluence
Our holiday plans were _______ed by the airline pilots' strike.
Fierce opposition ___________ed the government’s plans.
Harry knew now that nothing could _________ his plans.
confluence
egregious
rew
thwart
Very bad or offensive.
inadequate
unmoor
confluence
egregious
This person can best be described as being...
eloquent
indomitable
sullen
disheveled
