WorksheetsVocabulary 1, Q2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Alacrity means
unhappiness
disdain
cheerful willingness
mysterious
Belie means
give a false impression
irritable
sing
to climb
Cantankerous means
ridiculous
loud
painful
irritable
Decimate means
slice
remove
destroy
avoid
Enigma means
mystery; mysterious
silliness; silly
difficult; confusing
an irritating person
Flummox means
slap
confuse
drive away
avoid
Gait means
fence door
manner of speaking
manner of walking
manner of eating
Idyllic means
angelic
carved
made of marble
simply tranquil
A laggard is
a comedian.
a transportation vessel.
a drinking vessel.
a lazy person.
Placate means
to cover with a blanket.
to cause trouble.
to calm someone down.
to lie in order to avoid trouble.
We couldn't get the _____ up off the couch to help us with the housework.
laggard
alacrity
cantankerous
gait
The merry child always practiced the piano with _____, always willing to do it.
decimation
laggard
alacrity
flummoxes
The temper outburst seemed uncharacteristic of her and _______ her normally peaceful disposition.
cantankerous
idyllic
gaited
belied
The answer, "Maybe I will, and maybe I won't" was an _____; we didn't understand what it meant.
enigma
alacrity
obtuse
armadillo
Aunt Bertha was a ______ old woman who always yelled at my brothers and me for having seconds on dessert.
idyllic
placated
decimated
cantankerous
