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Vocabulary 3/8

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ascertain means

a)

to obtain; to gather

b)

to find out for certain; make sure of

c)

to understand

d)

to question

2.

Aberration means

a)

a ghostly figure

b)

a deep cut or scratch

c)

an unwelcome change from what is normal

d)

a cold and gloomy morning

3.

Touchous means

a)

overly sensitive

b)

sickly

c)

grabby

d)

loud and irritating

4.

Accost means

a)

to question

b)

to tackle someone in the grocery store

c)

the price of an item

d)

approach someone boldly and aggressively

5.

Innate means

a)

a resident of a penitentiary

b)

unknown to man

c)

characteristic or belief that is present since birth

d)

unable to do something or accomplish a task

6.

Invective means

a)

warm and soothing; comforting

b)

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

c)

secretive

d)

a compliment used by a sycophant

7.

Rudiment means

a)

first principles (of a subject)

b)

highly impolite

c)

overly complicated (description or explanation)

d)

an impolite ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, or relish

8.

Philippic means

a)

rugged and mountainous

b)

large; grand

c)

just like Philip

d)

a bitter verbal attack

9.

Umbrage means

a)

offense or annoyance

b)

sediment found at the bottom of a garbage can

c)

a rare privilege

d)

a passage or waterway between two mountains

10.

Rectitude means

a)

absolute disregard for authority; rude

b)

correcting an error

c)

morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness

d)

a grave misunderstanding