WorksheetsVocab. 5 and 6
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Followers or servants who accompany an important person.
retinue
disparity
conscript
clement
Disparity
inequality, difference
unyielding, firm in opinion
to credit with cause or death
merciful, lenient
to praise highly
rancor
unfettered
adamant
extol
Impute
creative work, especially in a numbered composition
to force someone into military service
extreme hatred
to credit with cause or fault
Which profession would you need to write a creative composition, and opus?
doctor
musical director
waitress
engineer
During the flight from Houston to Honolulu, Dan listened to two people _______ (talk pointlessly) about a terrible TV reality show.
inexorable
prate
diffident
ostensible
Please don't use overused expressions such as hungry as a horse in your writing. Avoid using ___________ in writing.
jaunty
condone
cliches'
clement
Decades of harsh weather caused the __________ erosion of the beach.
inexorable
unfettered
fetid
genteel
Smelly trash, old shoes left out in the rain will be
collate
fetid
enigma
credence
I wanted the test in order (pages 1-12), so I set the printer to _____.
connoissuer
collate
genteel
officious
He is an expert or a _________ in the field of French cooking.
dilettante
venal
connoisseur
cult
When returning from a long break, the_______ of the students is evident when everyone is yawing or falling asleep.
torpor
enthrall
venal
nuance
to captivate as though spellbound
venal
cult
nuance
enthrall
having a buoyant, self-confident air, brisk and crisp
credence
cult
condone
jaunty
I wish my bossy, _______ sister would stop telling me how to run my life. I don't want to hear her advice.
officious
venal
dilettante
impute
The ketchup has a slight taste difference from my favorite brand, so I can definitely notice the _______ in flavor.
cult
nuance
venal
enthrall
venal
capable of betraying trust
one who merely dabbles in an art
to captivate as though spellbound
a state of sluggish mental or physical activity
Mona Lisa's smile is an _____________ because no one knows the thoughts behind her expression. The mystery is a conversation piece.
extol
unfettered
enthrall
enigma
rancor
polite and respectable
extreme hatred or ill will
to forgive or to overlook
belief or trust
A ________ date would always be courteous and open the door for his date.
jaunty
connoisseur
genteel
collate
To believe or trust
credence
enigma
condone
fetid
Antonym of rancor
sympathy, amity
interest, eagerness
outgoing
actual
Antonym of ostensible
interest, eagerness
expert, professional
actual
cultured
Antonym of torpor
cultured
sympathy, amity
outgoing
interest, eagerness
Antonym of diffident
dizzy
outgoing
interest, eagerness
actual
Antonym of dilettante
expert, professional
one who dabbles in an art or science
diligent
forebearing
If you are asked to find the antonym of a word, one needs to find the __________ meaning of the word.
opposite
same
Synonym of prate
cultured
stubborn
forbearing
prattle, talk
Synonym of clement
forbearing, benign
corrupt, crooked
cultured
stubborn
Synonym of venal
corrupt, crooked
venom in a snake
yak
vicious
Synonym of adamant
carefree
angry
stubborn
amenable, flexible
When she accepted the honor at the ceremony, she __________ her co-workers who helped her achieve her success.
extolled
motley
diffident
bastion
Even though the activist were _______ in their belief that fishing was a cruel sport, the authorities voted not to stop vacationers from casting their lines.
insipid
chaos
opus
adamant
Even though the two siblings looked alike, there was a big ___________ between their personalities.
prate
disparity
rancor
inexorable
Some movies may not have been popular in theaters, but they still have cult following of
disgruntled patrons
unsatisfied critics
devoted fans
psychotic worshipers
