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The Speckled Band Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

someone who occupies a house or place, tenant

a)

pauper

b)

cunning

c)

aristocrat

d)

occupant

2.

without mercy or pity

a)

hereditary

b)

writhe

c)

ruthless

d)

notorious

3.

not obvious or easy to understand, mysterious

a)

subtle

b)

cunning

c)

bland

d)

homely

4.

friendly, kind-hearted, nice

a)

amiable

b)

sinister

c)

ruthless

d)

pauper

5.

sly, tricky, clever, crafty

a)

cunning

b)

notorious

c)

ruthless

d)

pauper

6.

someone who is very poor

a)

sinister

b)

bland

c)

pauper

d)

homely

7.

a pointed part of a roof, forming a triangle

a)

gable

b)

deduction

c)

occupant

d)

amiable

8.

appearing to be evil, threatening evil

a)

subtle

b)

ruthless

c)

sinister

d)

writhe

9.

famous in a bad way, known to be bad or evil

a)

notorious

b)

subtle

c)

aristocrat

d)

sinister

10.

a guess made from facts or observations

a)

bland

b)

gable

c)

deduction

d)

ruthless

11.

inherited, passing from parents to their children

a)

hereditary

b)

cunning

c)

homely

d)

ruthless

12.

ordinary, plain, not fancy

a)

homely

b)

occupant

c)

subtle

d)

pauper

13.

without shard taste, soothing, gentle

a)

sinister

b)

gable

c)

cunning

d)

bland

14.

member of the upper class, a noble

a)

amiable

b)

aristocrat

c)

pauper

d)

occupant

15.

to squirm, especially in pain or discomfort

a)

bland

b)

notorious

c)

subtle

d)

writhe