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Vocab - Oct 28 (Gr.11)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- stop doing something; cease or abstain

a)

desist

b)

rectify

c)

contort

d)

sanity

e)

nocturnal

2.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- to stop oneself from doing or enjoying something

a)

unscrupulous

b)

terminus

c)

subside

d)

improvise

e)

abstain

3.

Pick the word that fits the definition below.


__________- to disturb the composure of

a)

hydraulic

b)

faze

c)

extenuate

d)

pliable

e)

intermittently

4.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be passed on to future generations

a)

mutation

b)

genetic

c)

culprit

d)

utopia

e)

replicate

5.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

a)

delinquency

b)

guillotine

c)

ponderous

d)

wreak

e)

severity

6.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- put right; correct

a)

desist

b)

rectify

c)

contort

d)

sanity

e)

nocturnal

7.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.

a)

unscrupulous

b)

terminus

c)

subside

d)

improvise

e)

abstain

8.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- twist or bend out of the normal shape

a)

desist

b)

rectify

c)

contort

d)

sanity

e)

nocturnal

9.

Pick the word that fits the definition below.


__________- operated, moved, or effected by means of water

a)

hydraulic

b)

faze

c)

extenuate

d)

pliable

e)

intermittently

10.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

a)

unscrupulous

b)

terminus

c)

subside

d)

improvise

e)

abstain

11.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health.

a)

desist

b)

rectify

c)

contort

d)

sanity

e)

nocturnal

12.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- of, relating to, or occurring in the night

a)

desist

b)

rectify

c)

contort

d)

sanity

e)

nocturnal

13.

Pick the word that fits the definition below.


__________- at irregular intervals; not continuously or steadily.

a)

hydraulic

b)

faze

c)

extenuate

d)

pliable

e)

intermittently

14.

Pick the word that fits the definition below.


__________- easily bent; flexible

a)

hydraulic

b)

faze

c)

extenuate

d)

pliable

e)

intermittently

15.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh.

a)

delinquency

b)

guillotine

c)

ponderous

d)

wreak

e)

severity

16.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- relating to genes or heredity; or arising from a common origin

a)

mutation

b)

genetic

c)

culprit

d)

utopia

e)

replicate

17.

Pick the word that fits the definition below.


__________- cause (an offence) to seem less serious.

a)

hydraulic

b)

faze

c)

extenuate

d)

pliable

e)

intermittently

18.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- to sink or fall to the bottom : SETTLE

a)

unscrupulous

b)

terminus

c)

subside

d)

improvise

e)

abstain

19.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- a final goal : a finishing point OR either end of a transportation line or travel route

a)

unscrupulous

b)

terminus

c)

subside

d)

improvise

e)

abstain

20.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

a)

mutation

b)

genetic

c)

culprit

d)

utopia

e)

replicate

21.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- slow and clumsy because of great weight.

a)

delinquency

b)

guillotine

c)

ponderous

d)

wreak

e)

severity

22.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- cause (a large amount of damage or harm).

a)

delinquency

b)

guillotine

c)

ponderous

d)

wreak

e)

severity

23.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed

a)

mutation

b)

genetic

c)

culprit

d)

utopia

e)

replicate

24.

Select the best vocabulary word.


_______________- make an exact copy of; reproduce.

a)

mutation

b)

genetic

c)

culprit

d)

utopia

e)

replicate

25.

Choose the correct vocabulary word.


__________________- minor crime, especially that committed by young people

a)

delinquency

b)

guillotine

c)

ponderous

d)

wreak

e)

severity