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Vocab. 4 & 5, 9th 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are you really trying to sneak out tonight with your best friend? I think that's a terrible mistake, you are going to get caught.

a)

tenet

b)

connive

c)

spurious

d)

complacently

e)

acrimonious

2.

Gonko lowered his brows and stared at his ex with her new beau; the venom coming out of his eyes could stop traffic.

a)

dogged

b)

yaws

c)

rout

d)

cast

e)

eccentric

3.

All of the following describe the word "squalid":

a)

437 mice and rats living in three cages that haven't been cleaned in weeks

b)

a hoarder's house

c)

a streamlined, nothing out of place kitchen

d)

a grandma's house with newspapers from 1943, 38 rotten banana peels (she believes they keep evil away)

e)

a doctor's office

4.

Mr. Gilmer really knows the law; he studied more areas after law school.

a)

complacently

b)

constructionist

c)

carcass

d)

connive

e)

cast

5.

You want to visit Death Valley in August? Do you know how hot it will be?

(a)  

6.

The Kardashians are famous for, well, gosh, I have no idea. I just know they are famous...pretty much for nothing.

a)

eccentric

b)

notoriety

c)

spurious

d)

acrimonious

e)

dogged

7.

The two gangs met in the parking lot; it was an all-out brawl, with the Loco Lozers leaving with their heads hung low.

a)

rout

b)

pinion

c)

sulky

d)

impertinence

e)

eccentric

8.

"Shut your trap, Jopene!" said the four year old granddaughter to her 89 year old great grandmother.

a)

dogged

b)

arid

c)

impertinence

d)

yaws

e)

complacently

9.

Help others when you can, be kind, be genuine, and work hard; those are great principles to believe in.

a)

connive

b)

constructionist

c)

notoriety

d)

squalid

e)

tenet

10.

Look at my new designer bag, it's a Mucci. I spent way too much on it. Wait, it's not a Gucci? Oh gosh, I bought a fraudulent purse!!!

a)

eccentric

b)

acrimonious

c)

spurious

d)

impertinence

e)

dogged

11.

Her acrimonious statements are unbelievable. Select the ones that show "acrimonious":

a)

"May I have the buttered peas, please?"

b)

"Pass the disgusting and burnt biscuits, you mean old lady!"

c)

"I am so not proud of you. You have a 1% in school and you are only in the 3rd grade. Keep working hard, NOT."

d)

"Move your obese dog of yours from that couch to the other one. I have to scrub the stink off it before I throw up. GAWD, why couldn't you get a smaller pet or no pet at all?

e)

"I love Swiper, keep on Swipin'. You go, Swipey!" (Sincere, not being sarcastic).

12.

Oh shoot! Look at that rash on your back. Dude, that isn't a lactose reaction, those are highly contagious. Don't touch me, get away! Ewww!

a)

arid

b)

cast

c)

yaws

d)

rout

13.

With her odd mannerisms and even more bizarre outfits, no one could quite figure Baloopa out at all. She even rode in a motorized shopping cart to school...yes, she's quite different.

a)

eccentric

b)

spurious

c)

rout

d)

complacently

e)

wrathful

14.

Darkna Douwner always was mopey. People tried to lift her spirits, but all she would say is: "Go ahead, take my base, take my Baby D, my Eternal Tome...just take it all." Then she would cry.

a)

dogged

b)

pinion

c)

spurious

d)

impertinence

e)

sulky

15.

The new art museum was definitely one everyone should see at least once in their lives; they actually had a dead animal display. Stay away PETA lovers.

a)

carcass

b)

dogged

c)

rout

d)

tenet

e)

spurious

16.

As freshmen, you should be focused, determined, and do all your work. It will all pay off in the end.

(a)  

17.

In just three minutes, Stefonik had to build the biggest tower he could out of eight pieces of spaghetti, one construction worker's shoe, 11 hangers, and one toilet plunger. He did in two minutes and 16 seconds, boy was he proud.

a)

constructionist

b)

notoriety

c)

complacently

d)

eccentric

e)

acrimonious

18.

Mrs. Dubose was never a happy woman; she yelled fits of rage at Scout and Jem, taking jabs at their father as often as she could.

a)

spurious

b)

sulky

c)

rout

d)

wrathful

e)

squalid

19.

Watch out for his single leg! Now watch out, he'll get you in a chicken wing, then that's it. Your arms will be pulled behind you, your back will be flat on the mat.

a)

spurious

b)

pinion

c)

notoriety

d)

cast

e)

connive

20.

Mayella got caught several times with some falsehoods in her testimony. Atticus tried to get her when she mentioned two giant armoires (large dressers that hold clothes).

a)

carcass

b)

eccentric

c)

chiffarobe

d)

impertinence

e)

tenet