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The Parker Inheritance Vocabulary #2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waver means:

a)

To be persistent

b)

To be a steady force

c)

To be unsure or weak

d)

Unkind

2.

Threadbare means:

a)

Strange and unusual

b)

Worn and thin from much use

c)

A clean and new object

d)

A unit of measurement

3.

The tourist spent the day __________ to the very hot weather in Arizona.

a)

Acclimating

b)

Stifling

c)

Prying

d)

Captivating

4.

The play ________ the entire audience; everyone was silent and focused during the show.

a)

Wavered

b)

Acclimated

c)

Captivated

d)

Reiterated

5.

Ms. Matthews ______ to students that they need to show their work on math tests.

a)

Wavered

b)

Pretended

c)

Captivated

d)

Reiterated

6.

Outlandish means:

a)

Predictable

b)

Very strange or unusual; bizarre

c)

Slow and steady

d)

Tarnished

7.

Shrewd means:

a)

Worn and thin from overuse

b)

Very strange or unusual

c)

Having a clear understanding of a situation, resulting in an advantage

d)

Shy in social situations

8.

The principal received a ____________ amount of money and was able to buy new Chromebooks for all students.

a)

Smarmy

b)

Threadbare

c)

Useless

d)

Substantial

9.

The child's hair was _________ when he woke up from his nap, and it was difficult to brush.

a)

Smarmy

b)

Unruly

c)

Smooth

d)

Spaced

10.

Smarmy means:

a)

An unfortunate, difficult, or dangerous situation

b)

Modest and humble

c)

Worn thin from much use

d)

Behaving in a way that seems polite, kind, or pleasing but is not genuine or believable

11.

Ben had to _________ his laugh in class, because he didn't want to get in trouble for being too loud.

a)

Pry

b)

Seethe

c)

Stifle

d)

Reiterate

12.

Which word means: Run or move with a long bounding stride

a)

Lope

b)

Unruly

c)

Acclimate

d)

Captivate

13.

Pretense means:

a)

An English grammar rule

b)

To be real

c)

An unfortunate, difficult, or dangerous situation

d)

An act or appearance that looks real but is false

14.

An unfortunate, difficult, or dangerous situation

a)

Pry

b)

Plight

c)

Shrewd

d)

Solution

15.

Pry means:

a)

Resembling a weasel, especially in features or manners; devious, sneaky, misleading

b)

Behaving in a way that seems polite but is not genuine or believable

c)

To cry uncontrollably

d)

To be nosy

16.

He was ________ with anger on the inside but appeared calm on the outside.

a)

Shy

b)

Substantial

c)

Threadbare

d)

Seething

17.

Which word means: Fond of books and reading

a)

Pretense

b)

Bookish

c)

Smarmy

d)

Unruly

18.

Which word means: devious, sneaky, misleading

a)

Honest

b)

Successor

c)

Collaborator

d)

Weaselly