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Unit 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to make fun of rudely or unkindly

a)

adjourn

b)

feint

c)

jeer

2.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to strengthen and build up

a)

compensate

b)

fortify

c)

proliferate

3.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to stop temporarily

a)

adjourn

b)

fortify

c)

subjugate

4.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to make a deliberately deceptive movement

a)

feint

b)

tantalize

c)

sully

5.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to tarnish, soil, stain

a)

tantalize

b)

sully

c)

subjugate

6.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to repay for services

a)

adjourn

b)

compensate

c)

fortify

7.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to increase or spread rapidly

a)

proliferate

b)

subjugate

c)

tantalize

8.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to torment by teasing

a)

proliferate

b)

subjugate

c)

tantalize

9.

Select the correct verb to match the definition:


to conquer by force

a)

adjourn

b)

jeer

c)

subjugate

10.

What is another word for "strange'?

a)

alien

b)

unique

c)

wrong

d)

E.T.

11.

What word means "unpredictable"?

a)

sojourn

b)

vexation

c)

erratic

d)

assuage

12.
to strengthen, build up
a)
subjugate
b)
mediocre
c)
fortify
d)
Hulk smash
13.
to tease, torment by teasing
a)
adjourn
b)
tantalize
c)
feint
d)
comely
14.
brief and to the point
a)
alien
b)
comely
c)
jeer
d)
terse
15.
having a pleasing appearance
a)
comely
b)
tantalize
c)
compensate
d)
lucrative
16.
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
a)
feint
b)
fortify
c)
fodder
d)
tantalize
17.
average, ordinary, undistinguished
a)
mediocre
b)
alien
c)
terse
d)
who knows?
18.
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
a)
fortify
b)
subjugate
c)
tantalize
d)
lucrative
19.
to make fun of rudely or unkindly
a)
jeer
b)
terse
c)
fodder
d)
comely
20.
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected
a)
alien
b)
compensate
c)
erratic
d)
jeer
21.
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
a)
tantalize
b)
alien
c)
dissolute
d)
illegible
22.
To enlarge the areas under their control, kings of old sent out their armies to _____________ their neighbors.
a)
proliferate
b)
subjugate
c)
sully
d)
tantalize
23.
A(n) _____________ student is one who neither fails any subject nor receives any marks that are above average.
a)
lucrative
b)
mediocre
c)
terse
d)
unflinching
24.
Though he had a great sinker ball, he was so ________________ on the mound that fans started to call him "Wild Pitch Hickok."
a)
comely
b)
dissolute
c)
erratic
d)
illegible
25.
A telegram was usually as ___________ as possible, since there was a charge for every word used in it.
a)
lucrative
b)
mediocre
c)
terse
d)
unflinching
26.

He must think of something to ________ his position against that woman.

a)

tantalize

b)

fodder

c)

alien

d)

fortify

27.

Don't ______ at the person who came last in the race - it's very unkind.

a)

tantilize

b)

alien

c)

fortify

d)

jeer

28.

The conscripts were treated as cannon _________.

a)

erratic

b)

subjugate

c)

fodder

d)

jeer

29.

it is very annoying when my brother _______ me with candy when I have diabetes.

a)

tantalizes

b)

terse

c)

fortifies

d)

comely

30.

The proud parents and their_______ children posed for a family portrait.

a)

erratic

b)

fortify

c)

mediocre

d)

comely

31.

If you are visiting a desert for the first time, the landscape might seem:

a)

alien

b)

familliar

c)

lush, or full of life

32.

Her cupcake business became ____________ once they moved to a busier community.

a)

Candid

b)

Complacent

c)

Reproach

d)

Lucrative

33.

If a business's reputation has been tarnished or ruined, it has been:

a)

improved

b)

advertised

c)

sullied

d)

misrepresented

34.

Someone who decides to move ahead without fear or hesitation is:

a)

uninformed

b)

unflinching

c)

insensitive

d)

unready

35.

Which of the follwoing is the OPPOSITE of distinguished, or above average?

a)

confused

b)

mediocre

c)

outstanding

36.

What word means: loose in one's morals or behaviors?

a)

Jeer

b)

Dissolute

c)

Lucrative

d)

Subjugate

37.

What word means: not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable?

a)

Illegible

b)

Dissolute

c)

Erratic

d)

Subjugate

38.

What word means: the process of driving or forcing out?

a)

Expulsion

b)

Jeer

c)

Erratic

d)

Subjugate

39.

What word means: A deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement?

a)

Expulsion

b)

Feint

c)

Fortify

d)

Lucrative

40.

What word means: difficult or impossible to read?

a)

Illegible

b)

Dissolute

c)

Feint

d)

Terse

41.

What word means: to conquer by force, bring under complete control?

a)

Subjugate

b)

Fortify

c)

Mediocre

d)

Tantalize

42.

What word means: To tease or torment by teasing?

a)

Unflinching

b)

Terse

c)

Dissolute

d)

Tantalize

43.

What word means: firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back?

a)

Unflinching

b)

Terse

c)

Dissolute

d)

Tantalize

44.

What word means: to make up for; to repay for services?

a)

Compensate

b)

Jeer

c)

Lucrative

d)

Subjugate

45.

What word means: brining in money; profitable?

a)

Lucrative

b)

Compensate

c)

Tantalize

d)

Proliferate

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