WorksheetsVoc.com HS List 1 Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
The _________________ parents kept their children indoors as neighborhood crime increased.
ambiguous
fleeting
apprehensive
nonchalant
Our internet was so slow we had to get an extender in order to ____________ our poor home wi-fi.
befall
relegate
feign
bolster
Who ever thought the policeman’s mentoring would have such a positive and _______________ influence on the troubled young man?
skeptical
fleeting
profound
assessment
After Stella was attacked, she was so upset that she wasn’t able to give a ____________ description of her attacker.
coherent
antagonize
anomaly
nonchalant
After the lead actors had been repeatedly late for rehearsal, the director decided to_____________ them to the chorus and replace them with their understudies
attribute
bolster
relegate
converse
Jake never plans anything because he is extremely ___________________.
meticulous
ambiguous
befall
spontaneous
Once the most ________________ bird in the world, the passenger pigeon had become extinct by 1914.
feign
astute
abundant
incremental
The teachers worked together to create a math _______________ for the 8th grade.
correlate
discrepancy
attribute
assessment
The police were confused by the _______________ between the testimonies of the two witnesses who saw the same event.
anomaly
discrepancy
proliferate
astute
As cell phones become more and more multi-functional, their use continues to ________________ and you see them and hear them just about everywhere you go
feign
proliferate
befall
meticulous
Over the years, scientists have proven that smoking does indeed ______________ with lung cancer.
correlate
differentiate
relevant
antagonize
It was quite an __________ when the temperature reached 101 degrees in December in Alaska.
antagonize
anomaly
assessment
astute
Ted could not conquer his paranoia and constantly waited for something bad to _________________ him.
apprehensive
feign
befall
correlate
Although James is always stressed out about something, he comes across as _________________ and without worries
nonchalant
skeptical
incremental
fleeting
______________ and perceptive, the chess player seemed to always know what move his opponent would make next.
skeptical
apprehensive
astute
abundant
I _____________ sleep when Mom checks up on me after bedtime, then I go back to playing video games when she leaves.
befall
correlate
feign
relegate
For a moment, Ann caught a ___________ glimpse of a falling star.
meticulous
spontaneous
differentiate
fleeting
Because Haley is a _____________ cleaner, every inch of her house is spotless.
spontaneous
meticulous
nonchalant
coherent
Our doctor will tell you that obesity and a lack of exercise _________________ with health problems.
relegate
antagonize
correlate
feign
Many employees were ____________ of the company’s new “family friendly” policies since they had never cared much for family in the past.
differentiate
anomaly
fleeting
skeptical
