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Definition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is the correct definition of the word aggressive?

a)

decoration that is added to

increase the beauty of something

b)

to persuade or trick someone into doing something by making it very attractive

c)

behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person

d)

to force away something unwanted

e)

expressing strong dislike or opposition

2.

Which one is the correct definition of the word distract?

a)

willing to try new, unusual, and exciting things

b)

to make someone stop giving

their attention to something

c)

to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom

d)

pleasant and attractive

e)

If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think about it, him, or her all the time

3.

Which one is the correct definition of the word unveil?

a)

to make something secret known

b)

to involve yourself in matters connected with other people without being asked or needed

c)

a cylindrical device that you look through

to make objects that are

far away look nearer and bigger

d)

to move into or through something

e)

to cover something completely

with a thick layer

4.

Which one is the correct definition of the word equation?

a)

to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time

b)

to burst out suddenly or explode

c)

to communicate an idea or feeling

without saying it directly

d)

a mathematical statement in which you show that two amounts are equal using mathematical symbols

e)

to design and/or create something

that has never been made before

5.

Which one is the definition of the word disguise?

a)

close together and difficult to go or see through; thick

b)

to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem

c)

to make known or show something usually secret or hidden

d)

to change from the usual way,

or to go in a different direction

e)

something that someone

wears to hide their true appearance

6.

Which one is the correct definition of the word drought?

a)

a person of the highest social group in some countries

b)

to make something blocked or crowded

in a way that causes difficulties,

or to become blocked or crowded

c)

a person who has come to a different country in order to live

there permanently

d)

a long period when there is little or no rain

e)

(of an act) intending to hurt badly,

or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent

7.

Which one is the correct definition of the word harsh?

a)

the opinion that people have of someone or something, based on past behaviour or character

b)

an area of water next to the coast, often protected from the ocean by a thick wall, where ships and boats can shelter

c)

the art and practice of designing and making buildings

d)

a person who goes to live in a new place where few people have lived before

e)

unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary

8.

Which one is the correct definition of the word enshroud?

a)

to cover something so that

it cannot be seen clearly

b)

to save something valuable from damage,

destruction, or loss

c)

to need something or make something necessary

d)

to not give enough care or attention to people

or things that are your responsibility

e)

suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion

9.

Which one is the correct definition of the word decimate?

a)

able to be seen

b)

to destroy large numbers of people, animals, or other creatures, or to harm something severely

c)

able to be seen or understood

d)

to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed

e)

to change something slightly, esp. to improve it

or make it more acceptable or less extreme

10.

Which one is the correct definition of the word aquatic?

a)

to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it

b)

related to the sea or sea transport

c)

living in, happening in, or connected with water

d)

to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

e)

an action or decision that is wrong or produces a result that is not

correct or not intended

11.

Which one is the correct definition of the word repository?

a)

something of great importance that everything else depends on

b)

stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand

c)

the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

d)

a place where things are stored

and can be found

e)

the structures below the surface of the ground that support a building

12.

Which one is the correct definition of the word amiss?

a)

not right; not suitable or as expected

b)

honest or lasting support, or loyalty, especially to a sexual partner

c)

honest and telling the truth, especially

about something difficult or painful

d)

the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known

e)

a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone

13.

Which one is the correct definition of the word callous?

a)

to prevent someone doing something easily

b)

likely to do something suddenly, without considering the results of your actions

c)

(too) honest or direct in behaviour

d)

unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people

e)

Avant-garde ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they happen

14.

Which one is the correct definition of the word innocuous?

a)

very important, esp. because of the effects on future events

b)

having fixed opinions and ways of doing things and not willing to change or be influenced, especially by new or modern ideas

c)

completely without harm

d)

causing disagreement or discussion

e)

having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments

15.

Which one is the correct definition of the word extol?

a)

to support an activity or opinion

b)

to praise something or someone very much

c)

designed to be useful rather than decorative

d)

to praise someone or something in a speech or piece of writing

e)

to represent or show something in a picture or story

16.

Which one is the correct definition of the word sagacious ?

a)

likely to do something suddenly, without considering the results of your actions

b)

to prevent someone doing something easily

c)

having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments

d)

having fixed opinions and ways of doing things and not willing to change or be influenced, especially by new or modern ideas

e)

to support an activity or opinion

17.

Which one is the correct definition of the word utilitarian?

a)

designed to be useful rather than decorative

b)

to praise someone or something in a speech or piece of writing

c)

to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea

d)

unusual, funny, and pleasant ideas or qualities

e)

dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people

18.

Which one is the correct definition of the word fidelity?

a)

the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known

b)

to support an activity or opinion

c)

belonging to or connected with the Christian religion

d)

something of great importance that everything else depends on

e)

honest or lasting support, or loyalty, especially to a sexual partner

19.

Which one is the correct definition of the word deviate?

a)

to make known or show something usually secret or hidden

b)

to change from the usual way,

or to go in a different direction

c)

to move into or through something

d)

to involve yourself in matters connected with other people without being asked or needed

e)

close together and difficult to go or see through; thick

20.

Which one is the correct definition of the word seduce?

a)

willing to try new, unusual, and exciting things

b)

to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time

c)

to persuade or trick someone into doing something by making it very attractive

d)

to force away something unwanted

e)

to make someone stop giving

their attention to something