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Unit 1 - 5 Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My mother found my messy dirty room to be a/an ____________.

a)

malevolent

b)

risque

c)

inclement

d)

atrocity

2.

I found the medicine to be __________ against the common cold, so I continued to suffer.

a)

precarious

b)

ineffectual

c)

irksome

d)

dire

3.

The cat found itself in a ______________ position atop the 60 feet tree.

a)

despicable

b)

reprisal

c)

precarious

d)

flagrant

4.

My sister refuses to listen to our parents and has a ___________ disregard for authority.

a)

inclement

b)

flagrant

c)

irksome

d)

unseemly

5.

The ____________ man threw his trash on the ground and knocked over the trash cans.

a)

despicable

b)

flagrant

c)

irksome

d)

malevolent

6.

The medium felt the presence of a ___________ spirit in the old house.

a)

dire

b)

ineffectual

c)

reprisal

d)

malevolent

7.

After failing my last test, I found my grades in _______ need of "A's".

a)

irksome

b)

dire

c)

unseemly

d)

atrocity

8.

The students found the movie to be very __________ to be shown at school due to several graphic scenes.

a)

risque

b)

precarious

c)

inclement

d)

ineffectual

9.

My brother finds my questions about his girlfriend ___________ and often refuses to talk to me.

a)

precarious

b)

reprisal

c)

irksome

d)

despicable

10.

Under threat of _____________ from the principal for skipping school, I decided that I should learn to do what he says.

a)

inclement

b)

reprisal

c)

unseemly

d)

flagrant

11.

The ______________ details of the blueprints could only be deciphered by a professional.

a)

intricate

b)

resilient

c)

indulgent

d)

inclement

12.

My sister loves __________ jewelry with lots of gold and gemstones.

a)

ornate

b)

resilient

c)

overt

d)

ineffectual

13.

She opened the letter with _________ hands hoping for acceptance into the college of her dreams.

a)

tremulous

b)

combustible

c)

ornate

d)

glib

14.

My brother's __________ attention while watching tv never wavered.

a)

avid

b)

tremulous

c)

forbearance

d)

ineffectual

15.

He looked out to the ___________ ocean, out to the horizon where the sea met the sky.

a)

azure

b)

ornate

c)

resilient

d)

overt

16.

My brother was _________ in bright green and yellow clothes for the pep rally.

a)

clad

b)

depicted

c)

combustible

d)

glib

17.

The police officer showed_______________ when he let the young thief off with a warning

a)

forbearance

b)

resilience

c)

avidness

d)

glibness

18.

The ____________ engine of the automobile revolutionized the world.

a)

combustible

b)

forbearance

c)

ornate

d)

culminate

19.

The __________ plant survived the harsh weather conditions.

a)

resilient

b)

pivotal

c)

risque

d)

azure

20.

Your ______________ disregard for the truth makes everyone say you are a liar.

a)

flagrant

b)

inclement

c)

malevolent

d)

dire

21.

The parents were considered to be too ___________ because they rarely said no to their children.

a)

indulgent

b)

intricate

c)

executed

d)

agile

22.

The girl found the boy ______________ for picking his nose in class.

a)

despicable

b)

spontaneous

c)

indulgent

d)

glib

23.

Stella’s ----- classroom behavior got her sent to

the principal’s office to be disciplined.

a)

flagrant

b)

atrocity

c)

feasible

d)

combustible

24.

Her vulgar attire was so ----- that there was an

audible gasp from the others at the gala upon

her entrance

a)

unseemly

b)

flagrant

c)

despicable

d)

extricate

25.

Eric’s stepmother was in such a(n) ----- mood

that he steered clear of her, lest she ground

him.

a)

malevolent

b)

inclement

c)

precarious

d)

ineffectual

26.

This study has determined the age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. What study is this?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Etymology

c)

Sociology

d)

Geology

27.

This study has determined the age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. What study is this?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Etymology

c)

Sociology

d)

Geology

28.

The boy was grounded after he made a _________ remark to his mother about not doing his chores.

a)

reticent

b)

ineffectual

c)

glib

d)

combustible

29.

My brother can speak with a southern ____________ of French which is not popular in Paris.

a)

vignette

b)

memoir

c)

rejoinder

d)

dialect

30.

The witness had to ________ their testimony when it was discovered they were not at the scene of the crime.

a)

deciphered

b)

depicted

c)

indulged

d)

recanted

31.

The child stood _____________ on the ledge while the mother frantically tried to save her.

a)

glibly

b)

precariously

c)

dubbed

d)

depicted

32.

The boy wanted to _________ the coded message he found in the trash.

a)

decipher

b)

indulge

c)

depict

d)

dub

33.

The novel "Night" is considered a _______ because it recounts the story of the author's life as a teenager.

a)

dialect

b)

memoir

c)

forbearance

d)

reprisal

34.

After my fall off the stadium bleachers, I was ________ "The Falling Eagle".

a)

deciphered

b)

dubbed

c)

clad

d)

recanted

35.

The artwork _________ scenes of kindness happening in our school.

a)

recanted

b)

dubbed

c)

indulged

d)

depicted

36.

The principal's ____________ enthralled the audience as he spoke about his passion for teaching.

a)

recantation

b)

dialect

c)

rhetoric

d)

rejoinder

37.

The girl was shocked at her mother's quick _________ to her snotty comment.

a)

memoir

b)

vignette

c)

rejoinder

d)

rhetoric

38.

Brittany's __________ makes her a good soccer player; she is always aware of her opponents and can quickly move around them.

a)

agility

b)

reprisal

c)

dialect

d)

phenomenon

39.

The gymnast earned a perfect score after she was able to ___________ her landing flawlessly.

a)

execute

b)

extricate

c)

dispel

d)

fitful

40.

The candidate was anxious to ________ the rumors about her past before the election.

a)

dispel

b)

execute

c)

indulge

d)

wreak

41.

The student's final graduation will _________ in a speech by the president of the university.

a)

culminate

b)

recur

c)

forbear

d)

flagrant

42.

The plaid recliner clashed with the _________ decor of the wealthy woman's gold and silver furnishings.

a)

ornate

b)

intricate

c)

flagrant

d)

risque

43.

The thief felt ____________ to confess his crime after seeing how poor the people were.

a)

impelled

b)

dispelled

c)

ineffectual

d)

resilient

44.

The directions to the recipe were so __________ that only a professional baker could make the cake right.

a)

intricate

b)

spontaneous

c)

flagrant

d)

fitful

45.

The young girl was tired after having a _________ night of sleep tossing and turning.

a)

fitful

b)

feasible

c)

atrocious

d)

indulgent

46.

The prisoners were kept in __________ to keep them from escaping.

a)

shackles

b)

pivotal

c)

overt

d)

wreak

47.

The crews worked all night to __________ the construction on the new gym, so it would be open for business tomorrow.

a)

dismantle

b)

reprise

c)

extricate

d)

wreak

48.

I like to play games of skill and not rely on __________ chance to win.

a)

incessant

b)

imminent

c)

feasible

d)

arbitrary

49.

My poor dog was in trouble for the trouble he ____________ in our yard.

a)

wreaked

b)

dubbed

c)

recurred

d)

dismantled

50.

My parents surprised me with a ____________ gift of a new game console.

a)

intricate

b)

sporadic

c)

feasible

d)

spontaneous

51.

The boys found themselves in ___________ danger as their canoe was dragged toward the waterfall.

a)

recurring

b)

incessant

c)

imminent

d)

feasible

52.

My sister is so _____________ because she rarely plans what she is going to do day today.

a)

sporadic

b)

feasible

c)

incessant

d)

imminent

53.

My teacher thought doing 100 questions in an hour was ___________, but she was wrong.

a)

feasible

b)

recurring

c)

imminent

d)

incessant

54.

My dreams were haunted by _____________ images of ice cream melting in the snow.

a)

recurring

b)

dispelling

c)

wreaking

d)

culminating

55.

The prisoners were ____________ together to prevent them from escaping.

a)

culminated

b)

extricated

c)

shackled

d)

dubbed

56.

The ___________ talking of the students caused the teacher to yell for them to get quiet.

a)

imminent

b)

feasible

c)

agile

d)

incessant

57.

During October, we can witness spooky ____________ that can really scare some people.

a)

recurrence

b)

arbitration

c)

phenomenon

d)

spontaneity