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WorksheetsUnit 2 Vocabulary (Grade 8) Quiz Terms 1-10
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
Casual ____________ helps to pass the time when you are on a long journey.
a)
banter
b)
antics
c)
detriments
d)
wantons
2.
As a/an _______________ supporter of women's rights, she believes that men and women should receive the same pay if they do the same jobs.
a)
gingerly
b)
bountiful
c)
oblique
d)
avowed
3.
We are grateful for the ______________ legacy that our great artists and musicians have given us.
a)
bountiful
b)
antics
c)
glut
d)
congested
4.
Self-confidence is a great quality, but if it is carried too far, it can be a/an ____________ to success in life.
a)
oblique
b)
enterprising
c)
detriment
d)
frugal
5.
Instead of just waiting for things to get better by themselves, we must be more _____________ in working for improvements.
a)
enterprising
b)
incognito
c)
wanton
d)
legendary
6.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
c)
congested
d)
enterprising
7.
Building a new skyscraper there will bring additional thousands of people into an area that is already _____________.
a)
invalidated
b)
veered
c)
congested
d)
maimed
8.
Instead of approaching him in that timid and __________ manner, tell him clearly what is on your mind.
a)
enterprising
b)
frugal
c)
oblique
d)
gingerly
9.
When they saw that they had been caught red-handed, they resorted to all kinds of ____________ in a vain attempt to prove their "innocence."
a)
detriments
b)
antics
c)
banter
d)
waton
10.
Our friendship proved to be _________ because it is based on mutual respect and honesty.
a)
enterprising
b)
durable
c)
gingerly
d)
incognito
11.
(n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
a)
antics
b)
maim
c)
wanton
d)
glut
12.
(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
a)
congested
b)
bountiful
c)
avowed
d)
venerated
13.
(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
a)
glut
b)
banter
c)
maim
d)
invalidate
14.
(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
a)
congested
b)
venerated
c)
gingerly
d)
bountiful
15.
(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
a)
congested
b)
maimed
c)
venerated
d)
glutted
16.
(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
a)
glut
b)
detriment
c)
wanton
d)
antic
17.
(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
a)
bountiful
b)
enterprising
c)
durable
d)
frugal
18.
(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
a)
wanton
b)
incognito
c)
legendary
d)
enterprising
19.
(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
a)
frugal
b)
bountiful
c)
wanton
d)
invalidate
20.
(adj., adv.) with extreme care or caution
a)
gingerly
b)
wantonly
c)
obliquely
d)
durable
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