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Vocabulary - short stories unit

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future

a)

avaricious

b)

foresight

c)

credulity

d)

gesticulate

2.

use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words

a)

gesticulate

b)

dubious

c)

vex

d)

foresight

3.

hesitating or doubting

a)

vex

b)

foresight

c)

dubious

d)

credulity

4.

a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true

a)

gestiulate

b)

avaricious

c)

vex

d)

credulity

5.

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

a)

gesticulate

b)

foresight

c)

vex

d)

dubious

6.

extreme greed for wealth or material gain

a)

vex

b)

avaricious

c)

credulity

d)

foresight

7.

Antonyms: Suspicious, skeptical, wary

a)

credulity

b)

dubious

c)

vex

8.

Antonyms: sure, certain, positive

a)

dubious

b)

gesticulate

c)

avaricious

9.

Antonym: hindsight

a)

dubious

b)

vex

c)

foresight

10.

Antonyms: calm, happy

a)

vex

b)

credulity

c)

gesticulate

11.

Antonym: generous

a)

dubious

b)

foresight

c)

avaricious

12.

Synonyms: unsure, uncertain

a)

avaricious

b)

credulity

c)

dubious

d)

foresight

13.

Synonyms: planning, anticipation

a)

foresight

b)

gesticulate

c)

hindsight

d)

vex

14.

Synonyms: greedy, materialistic, miserly, money-grubbing

a)

vex

b)

gesticulate

c)

credulity

d)

avaricious

15.

Synonyms: signal, motion, wave

a)

foresight

b)

gesticulate

c)

vex

d)

avaricious

16.

Synonyms: gullible, lack of suspicion, over-trustfulness

a)

avaricious

b)

credulity

c)

dubious

17.

Synonyms: irritate, disturb, trouble

a)

vex

b)

gesticulate

c)

foresight

18.

Antonym: generous

a)

avaricious

b)

vex

c)

credulity

d)

dubious

19.

Antonyms: sure, certain, positive

a)

credulity

b)

vex

c)

dubious

d)

foresight

20.

Antonyms: calm, happy

a)

gesticulate

b)

vex

c)

foresight

21.

Antonyms: Suspicious, skeptical, wary

a)

foresight

b)

dubious

c)

credulity

22.

Antonym: hindsight

a)

gesticulate

b)

foresight

c)

avaricious

23.

Antonym: motionless

a)

gesticulate

b)

vex

c)

credulity

d)

foresight