WorksheetsZinc TKAM Ch. 1-3 - Set #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Tyranny:
cruel and oppressive use of power or control
wanting to cause harm to others, evil
to annoy, frustrate, or worry; to confuse
causing argument or disagreement, controversial; involving intense argument
Vex:
irregular, unpredictable
cruel and oppressive use of power or control
to annoy, frustrate, or worry; to confuse
causing argument or disagreement, controversial; involving intense argument
Malevolent:
wanting to cause harm to others, evil
an unhealthy mental state; death-related; creepy
religious devotion
cruel and oppressive use of power or control
Contentious:
to annoy, frustrate, or worry; to confuse
cruel and oppressive use of power or control
causing argument or disagreement, controversial; involving intense argument
a preference or special liking for something
Erratic:
religious devotion
to ease (as in grief) or satisfy (as in hunger); to lessen
wanting to cause harm to others, evil
irregular, unpredictable
Morbid:
preference or special liking for something
an unhealthy mental state; death-related; creepy
extremely wrong or unethical (not fair)
wanting to cause harm to others, evil
Piety:
religious devotion
to annoy, frustrate, or worry; to confuse
causing argument or disagreement, controversial; involving intense argument
a preference or special liking for something
Predilection:
cruel and oppressive use of power or control
a preference or special liking for something
irregular, unpredictable
religious devotion
Assuage:
to ease (as in grief) or satisfy (as in hunger); to lessen
to annoy, frustrate, or worry; to confuse
wanting to cause harm to others, evil
extremely wrong or unethical (not fair)
Iniquitous:
wanting to cause harm to others, evil
extremely wrong or unethical (not fair)
causing argument or disagreement, controversial; involving intense argument
an unhealthy mental state; death-related; creepy
For some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship: Calpurnia’s__________, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval. On my part, I went to much trouble, sometimes, not to provoke her (p. 34).
vex
tyranny
malevolent
contentious
I told my sister to stop asking for ice cream so that she did not _______ my mother.
malevolent
contentious
erratic
vex
Inside the house lived a ____________ phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows (p. 9).
contentious
erratic
malevolent
morbid
The students say that the argument about being able to listen to music in class is a _________________ conversation.
erratic
morbid
piety
contentious
She was furious, and when she was furious Calpurnia’s grammar became ____________. When in tranquility, her grammar was as good as anybody’s in Maycomb. Atticus
said Calpurnia had more education than most colored folks (p.24).
morbid
erratic
piety
predilection
Once the town was terrorized by a series of ____________ nocturnal events: people’s chickens and household pets were found mutilated; although the culprit was Crazy Addie, who eventually drowned himself in Barker’s Eddy, people still looked at the Radley Place, unwilling to discard their initial suspicions (p. 9).
assuage
piety
predilection
morbid
She went to church every Sunday and prayed three times a day. There was nobody who could match her ________.
assuage
piety
predilection
iniquitous
His _________________ for pizza caused him to decide to get a job at Pizza Hut.
morbid
assuage
piety
predilection
In order to ______________ my thirst, I drank some water.
vex
malevolent
assuage
tyranny
His decision to cheat on the test was __________________.
iniquitous
morbid
vex
tyranny
