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WorksheetsParker Inheritance Vocab #1 (Ch 1-10)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Wager means:
To risk (something) in the outcome of a contest or an uncertain event
To call into action
Snobby
A hunch
Hunch means:
A moment in time
A solved mystery
A suspicion; a guess
A job title
Legacy means:
A period of time in the future
Something that is part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
A funny riddle
A type of rock
Tarnish means:
A tall tree
To polish until shiny
The first page of a book
To make or become less valuable or respected
Hoity-toity means:
Sincere
Fair
Snobby, condescending
Kind
Summon means:
To ruin someone's reputation
To call into action
To cancel
To free a person
Although the guests were told to leave by noon, they ------- for two more hours.
Hurried
Lingered
Riffled
Wagered
Riffle means:
To arrange in a neat order by importance
To become quiet and withdrawn
To remain still when meditating
To turn over something, especially the pages of a book, quickly and casually
Charlie's jeans were ------ at the knees, because he wore them almost every day.
Clean
Frayed
Pristine
Wagered
The house was run down, and the ----- fence was about to fall down.
Firm
Steady
Rickety
Stable
Intrusive means:
Including everyone in a group
Intruding where one is not welcomed or invited
Setting goals
Guessing what a person is thinking
The tornado ----------- on the small town, causing damage to many buildings.
Barred
Wreaked havoc
Riffled
Allocated
Inheritance means:
The money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when they die
The money you earn at job
A document you fill out at the doctor's office
The name of a large sum of jellybeans
The Mayor of Boston ______ a million dollars to pay for the new school building.
Cajoled
Lingered
Allocated
Shrilled
Squander means:
To keep forever
To spend thoughtlessly; throw away
To collect
To save
Progressive means:
Sticking to traditions
To be in a rut
Favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas
To make or become less valuable or respected
The extremely shy dog approached the stranger ----- , because it was scared.
Meekly
Courageously
Enthusiastically
Willingly
The tourist was ------ by the New York City subway map; it was impossible to figure out.
Happy
Perplexed
Comforted
Riffled
Because the bull was too big and clumsy, it was ----- from entering the store.
Accepted
Welcomed
Barred
Purchased
Cajole means:
To spend thoughtlessly
To make something less valuable or respected
To turn something into a solid
To influence or persuade someone to do something by pleasing words or actions
