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Wordly Wise Book 11 Lesson 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word ACCOUTREMENTS

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) Accessory items of equipment or dress

b)

(v.) to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty

c)

(adj.) Exhibiting or stressing usefulness over other values; practical

d)

(adj.) Not easily roused to feeling or action

2.

The word DISCONCERT

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(n.) An innate inclination; a tendency

b)

(adj.) wronged, offended, or injured

c)

(v.) to place between; cause to intervene

d)

(v.) To cause to lose one's composure

3.

The word CHOLERIC

MOST NEARLY means:

a)

(adj.) Easily provoked to anger

b)

(n.) the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.

c)

(adj.) Exhibiting or stressing usefulness over other values; practical

d)

(v.) to conduct oneself; to behave

4.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) wronged, offended, or injured

a)

MODICUM

b)

PROPENSITY

c)

CHOLERIC

d)

AGGRIEVED

5.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj.) Exhibiting or stressing usefulness over other values; practical

a)

MARAUD

b)

UTILITARIAN

c)

FAUNA

d)

PATRICIAN

6.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(n.) the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.

a)

FAUNA

b)

PATRICIAN

c)

ACCOUTREMENTS

d)

INTERPOSE

7.

The _____ husband upset the wife even more when he did not respond emotionally to her anger or tears.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OPULENT

b)

MARAUD

c)

PHLEGMATIC

d)

THERAPEUTIC

8.

I've heard that water is _____ to all five senses - it helps to heal and calm one's hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

CHOLERIC

b)

INTERPOSE

c)

AGGRIEVED

d)

THERAPEUTIC

9.

The mastermind behind the website hoped to live a(n) _____ life once the site made him a millionaire.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

CHOLERIC

b)

ACCOUTREMENTS

c)

OPULENT

d)

FAUNA

10.

We made sure to teach the caveman table etiquette, because we were afraid he would _____ himself in a manner that would get us kicked out of the country club.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

COMPORT

b)

DISCONCERT

c)

PROPENSITY

d)

PHLEGMATIC

11.

We could tell the Prince was a(n)_____ by his manners and family tree.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OPULENT

b)

COMPORT

c)

PATRICIAN

d)

CHOLERIC

12.

The word MODICUM

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

We bought many _____ for our camping trip to Yellowstone Park but the bears stole most of it.

b)

The _____ of respect I had left after tripping with my lunch tray was hardly any at all.

c)

I didn't want to _____ myself into the loud conversation but I felt if I stepped in I could prevent a fight.

d)

We could tell the Prince was a(n)_____ by his manners and family tree.

13.

The word MARAUD

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The mastermind behind the website hoped to live a(n) _____ life once the site made him a millionaire.

b)

The _____ badger kept attacking me when I poked him with a stick!

c)

The _____ husband upset the wife even more when he did not respond emotionally to her anger or tears.

d)

A fox will _____ a hen house for eggs.

14.

The word INTERPOSE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

She felt _____ when her boyfriend left her at the dance all alone. I bet he won't get another date soon.

b)

I didn't want to _____ myself into the loud conversation but I felt if I stepped in I could prevent a fight.

c)

The mastermind behind the website hoped to live a(n) _____ life once the site made him a millionaire.

d)

I wanted to _____ the teacher, so I opened my eyes real wide and stared attentively at her and, sure enough, she completely lost her composure.

15.

The word PROPENSITY

BEST COMPLETES which sentence below?

a)

The mastermind behind the website hoped to live a(n) _____ life once the site made him a millionaire.

b)

Edna doesn't have an eating disorder, she just has a _____ for eating sweets.

c)

The _____ of respect I had left after tripping with my lunch tray was hardly any at all.

d)

The straight laced mother was a(n)_____ who taught her children that frivolity was useless.

16.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the synonyms:

intercede; intervene; moderate; mediate

a)

INTERPOSE

b)

ACCOUTREMENTS

c)

OPULENT

d)

PROPENSITY

17.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the synonyms:

upset; frustrate; confuse; flurry

a)

CHOLERIC

b)

FAUNA

c)

DISCONCERT

d)

THERAPEUTIC

18.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the synonyms:

practical; useful; pragmatic; sensible

a)

ACCOUTREMENTS

b)

UTILITARIAN

c)

INTERPOSE

d)

OPULENT

19.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

excess; overabundance; plethora; superfluity

a)

PROPENSITY

b)

AGGRIEVED

c)

MODICUM

d)

THERAPEUTIC

20.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

disinclination; aversion; opposition; dislike

a)

OPULENT

b)

INTERPOSE

c)

MODICUM

d)

PROPENSITY

21.

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the antonyms:

common; bourgeois; unrefined; lower-class

a)

PROPENSITY

b)

OPULENT

c)

PATRICIAN

d)

CHOLERIC