WorksheetsWordly Wise Vocab 12 Lesson 6
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Horror movies often use music to instill presentiment in the audience. (synonym)
calm
tension
fear
foreboding (predicting)
Cause to operate; motivate
brackish
actuate
endemic
dolorous
Which of the following is a common characteristic of a dissertation?
lengthy
oral
understood by a select few
boring
Kudzu's growth is hardly insidious, as it grows all over the southern U.S. at a rate of up to one foot per day, overtaking billboards and cars with ease. (antonym)
subtle
obvious
gradual
instantaneous
A torpid intellect is most likely to be which of the following?
shrewd: sharp
witty
sharp
sluggish
A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
precursor
fecund
interloper
inebriated
Coffee becomes brackish if it stays on the warmer for too long.
aromatic
bitter
acidic
strong
Deep respect for free speech is endemic among U.S. citizens. (Antonym)
uncommon
important
widespread
assumed
Which of the following is NOT a cognitive process?
breathing
reasoning
remembering
Awareness
Rather than the typical dolorous tales of the Great Depression, Rhonda set out to publish stories of _____.
defeat
mournful
triumph
heartbreak
DaVinci had an astonishingly fecund mind, excelling at painting, sketching, and sculpting, as well as architecture and engineering.
scattered
powerful
focused
creative
Perry suffered from physical torpor for weeks after he recovered from a bout of salmonella poisoning. (ANTONYM)
weakness
energy
symptoms
fatigue
Being shut out in the state championships triggered a dolorous few weeks for the runner-up. (Antonym)
miserable
sorrowful
joyful
depressing
A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.
precursor
dissertation
genealogist
interloper
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.
obstetrics
genealogy
physiology
psychiatry
Inebriated: sober::
wealthy : open
garish : subdued
hungry : famished
sequestered : sheltered
