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WorksheetsUnit_19.Vocabulary
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After winning the lottery, the couple became very ___, thinking they were better than everyone else.
a)
Haughty
b)
Incense
c)
Incarcerate
d)
Enrage
2.
It was hard to believe that the quiet old man was actually a serial killer capable of many ___ murders.
a)
Heinous
b)
Haughty
c)
Incense
d)
Infuriate
3.
Many people in society view being expelled from school for bad behavior as a devasting ___.
a)
Ignominy
b)
Heinous
c)
Haughty
d)
Explicit
4.
While it may seem like nothing, driving over the speed limit is both dangerous and ___ behavior.
a)
Illicit
b)
Elicit
c)
Heinous
d)
Fickle
5.
Everything in D19 is kept ___ by students always wiping down the desks and putting the chromebooks back in the cart neatly.
a)
Immaculate
b)
Ignominy
c)
Ignominy
d)
Diabolical
6.
Despite being a politician for many years, her record was ___; she was never connected with any scandals or questionable activity.
a)
Immaculate
b)
Illicit
c)
Illicit
d)
Nefarious
7.
Since enough people were vaccinated for both Polio and Small Pox, the world now has herd ___, because so many people cannot catch it.
a)
Immunity
b)
Immaculate
c)
Immutable
d)
Diabolical
8.
Mr. Gorelick's belief that all his students can do well is ___; it will never change.
a)
Immutable
b)
Incarcerate
c)
Immaculate
d)
Nefarious
9.
When people do not work together and compromise, there is usually an ___ when nothing gets decided or done.
a)
Impasse
b)
Immunity
c)
Impediment
d)
Infuriate
10.
The rock in the picture is an ___ drivers will have to find a way around.
a)
Impediment
b)
Immutable
c)
Impasse
d)
Explicit
11.
Despite people telling her no, the young girl was always postive and seemed ___ to criticism.
a)
Impervious
b)
Impasse
c)
Implacable
d)
Enrage
12.
In Rebecca, Mrs. Danvers is ___ when it comes to anyone every trying to replace the first Mrs. de Winter; it could never be done.
a)
Implacable
b)
Impediment
c)
Impervious
d)
Fickle
13.
While you never have to turn on your camera in Google Meets, there is an ___ rule that you should pay attention to what is going on in class.
a)
Implicit
b)
Impervious
c)
Impugn
d)
Diabolical
14.
In Julius Caesar, Mark Antony ___ the reasons and morals of Brutus and Cassius and forces the people of Rome to question if it was right to murder Caesar.
a)
Impugned
b)
Implacable
c)
Illicit
d)
Impugn
15.
After years on the run, the serial killer was finally caught and ___ in a maximum security prison.
a)
Incarcerated
b)
Implicit
c)
Implacable
d)
Incense
16.
Mark Antony's funeral speech ___ the crowds of Rome who then went to attack anyone they thought was responsible for killing Caesar.
a)
Incensed
b)
Impugn
c)
Immunity
d)
Ignominy
17.
The villain in most movies has some sort of ___ plan to kill the hero and take over the world.
a)
Diabolical
b)
Ignominy
c)
Infuriate
d)
Immaculate
18.
The ___ politician planned to destroy the homes of endangered animals just so he could build a golf course and hotel.
a)
Nefarious
b)
Immutable
c)
Impediment
d)
Fickle
19.
An easy way to ___ someone who is vegan is to say you love eating meat, because you can taste the fear of the animal.
a)
Infuriate
b)
Impasse
c)
Heinous
d)
Nefarious
20.
What is a noun?
a)
A person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action word
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
21.
What is a verb?
a)
An action word
b)
A person, place, thing, or idea
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
22.
What is an adjective?
a)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action word
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
Something that describes an action word
23.
What is an adverb?
a)
Something that describes an action word
b)
An action word
c)
Something that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A person, place, thing, or idea
24.
What is the definition of connotation?
a)
An idea/feeling a word has in addition to its definition
b)
The dictionary definition of a word
c)
The way a word is pronounced
d)
The way a word is written phonetically
25.
Which of the following IS NOT a conjunction?
a)
The
b)
But
c)
Because
d)
Or
e)
And
26.
Which of the following IS NOT a conjunction?
a)
A/An
b)
For
c)
Nor
d)
So
e)
Yet
27.
Both of these men are ___ in disgust.
a)
Grimacing
b)
Connoisseur
c)
Gloat
d)
Desultory
28.
The old woman in the picture is making a ___ of disapproval.
a)
Grimace
b)
Consensus
c)
Goad
d)
Devoid
29.
___ someone without their permission is usually considered molesting them.
a)
Groping
b)
Construe
c)
Graphic
d)
Devout
30.
When someone drops their glasses and can't see without them, they tend to ___ around for them until they find them.
a)
Grope
b)
Consummate
c)
Elite
d)
Divulge
31.
Toddlers tend to be ___, changing their minds all the time without any clear reason.
a)
Fickle
b)
Implacable
c)
Emaciated
d)
Crucial
32.
One of Mr. Gorelick's ___ is that he always carries a pad and paper to write things down, which amuses his boss and colleagues.
a)
Foibles
b)
Copious
c)
Emanate
d)
Culpable
33.
In order to ___ panic in the case of a real emergency, we have fire drills twice a month.
a)
Forestall
b)
Dapper
c)
Embellish
d)
Cursory
34.
Being one of the best in the world, Serena Williams is a ___ tennis player.
a)
Formidable
b)
Defer
c)
Eminent
d)
Curtail
35.
It was such a ___ remark that most people openly laughed, even though it wasn't meant to be a joke.
a)
Fatuous
b)
Defect
c)
Equitable
d)
Cynical
36.
Some students will ___ illness even if they are not sick just to avoid taking a test.
a)
Feign
b)
Dejected
c)
Erudite
d)
Docile
37.
Usually, a photocopy is a ___ copy of the original from which it was made.
a)
Facsimile
b)
Dilapidated
c)
Esoteric
d)
Dormant
38.
While Mr. Gorelick does not usually eat ice cream, he always finds it a ___ treat to have it on a hot summer day.
a)
Felicitous
b)
Dilatory
c)
Ethical
d)
Drastic
39.
As an expert of 1970s films, the critic could provide ___ and amusing reviews of movies from that time.
a)
Erudite
b)
Diligent
c)
Ethnic
d)
Duplicity
40.
“Inside jokes” are ___ if you make them where only a one or two people will understand them.
a)
Esoteric
b)
Dire
c)
Fabricate
d)
Empathy
41.
Since using the bathroom is a crude topic, many people have ___ for it, like "nature calls" or "taking a leak."
a)
Euphemism
b)
Discomfit
c)
Facetious
d)
Emulate
42.
The patient's refusal to follow doctors' orders ___ the problem instead of making it better.
a)
Exacerbated
b)
Eclectic
c)
Facsimile
d)
Enclave
43.
Though once a strong empire, the Romans became ___ after years of corruption and over-indulgence.
a)
Effete
b)
Entice
c)
Fallacy
d)
Enigma
44.
If using Quizizz helps you learn vocab effectively, you could call it ___!
a)
Efficacious
b)
Entreat
c)
Fathom
d)
Exalt
45.
The student had the ___ to try and pull out a cell-phone during the SATs, despite many warning not to do so.
a)
Effrontery
b)
Envisage
c)
Flaunt
d)
Exemplary
46.
The comedian was so funny that she could ___ laughs from even the most serious audience memebers.
a)
Elicit
b)
Illicit
c)
Explicit
d)
Exigency
47.
Believe it or not, Wawa is ___ to New Jersey and cannot be found all over the country.
a)
Endemic
b)
Epithet
c)
Flout
d)
Fatuous
48.
Students can avoid becoming ___ by reading all the directions and asking questions.
a)
Discomfited
b)
Equanimity
c)
Fluctuate
d)
Feasible
49.
It is not fair to ___ someone by underrating all their strengths.
a)
Disparage
b)
Exodus
c)
Foible
d)
Feign
50.
There is a often a ___ between what greedy people want and what they need.
a)
Disparity
b)
Exotic
c)
Forestall
d)
Fetish
51.
The whole town was ___ with grief at the news of the tragic accident.
a)
Distraught
b)
Expedient
c)
Gratuitous
d)
Fortuitous
52.
In the ___ of most children's stories, goodness is rewarded, and evil is punished.
a)
Denouement
b)
Exploit
c)
Gregarious
d)
Frugal
53.
Dogs sometimes forget what they are doing and move around the house in a ___ manner.
a)
Desultory
b)
Expound
c)
Grimace
d)
Fulsome
54.
I was afriad I would get lost, so I did not ___ from the route I knew.
a)
Deviate
b)
Fiasco
c)
Grope
d)
Futile
55.
Carpenters need to be surprisingly ___ when working with wood, because they have to start all over if they mess up.
a)
Dexterous
b)
Filch
c)
Grueling
d)
Gruesome
56.
When the kid got to school and saw no one was there, he ___ that there was no school that day.
a)
Construed
b)
Finesse
c)
Corroborate
d)
Guillible
57.
After eating too many cookies at the holidays, some people become ___.
a)
Corpulent
b)
Flagrant
c)
Counsel
d)
Haggard
58.
Two eye-witnesses ___ the evidence and supported what the woman said.
a)
Corroborated
b)
Gape
c)
Credibility
d)
Harangue
59.
People who do nothing are sometimes just as ___ as the people who commit crimes.
a)
Culpable
b)
Garble
c)
Criterion
d)
Harbinger
60.
When trying to get a promotion, some people can become ___ when complimenting the boss over nothing.
a)
Fulsome
b)
Flout
c)
Foible
d)
Efficacious
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