WorksheetsVocab Test 15
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
You are being unnecessarily _______ by spending too much time on details while time is running out and only one third of your essay is finished.
recalcitrant
mendacious
dogmatic
pedantic
Tony used to be a healthy man until he suddenly developed a ______ for wine, which really worries his family.
likeness
partisan
penchant
How the pyramids of Egypt were built remains a(n) _____ to the world until this day.
brain-teaser
enigma
cliffhanger
crypt
I decided to quit my job because I can't stand being ______ by my boss on every minor fault.
called out
cried out
torn down
called over
Even if the authorities want to develop this area, it is unjustifiable that they ______ over the concerns of the local community.
lock horns
pour cold water
ride roughshod
spike their guns
After two years living apart, the couple met each other and struggled to ____ their love.
revive
rekindle
reheat
relish
Although the room was _______ decorated in gold and silver, it was quite simply over the top.
ostentatiously
tantalisingly
gregariously
benevolently
The violent scenes in that movie were simply ______ and added nothing to the storyline.
docile
gratuitous
dormant
arduous
That young people join parties despite the ongoing pandemic is a ______ disregard for the community's health.
flagrant
convivial
frugal
feral
The chances of finding those trapped in the snow after the avalanche now are _____ after ten hours have passed and the rescue team has yet to arrive.
mediocre
minuscule
esoteric
microscopic
You cannot blame Dan for our failure because it was you who _____ him into this mission.
prodded
rammed
let
thrusted
The couple got married in 1990, which means that they will have ______ 30 years of marriage this summer.
run up
dredged up
chalked up
cropped up
Andy, I think you have had enough clothes to wear, stop buying more, money doesn't grow on _______
grass
trees
air
land
We need some boys over here since it is going to require a certain amount of ______ grease to carry this wardrobe upstairs.
muscle
elbow
spine
knee
I have an _______ with my roommate because she is always eating my food without asking.
hatchet to bury
axe to grind
screw to loose
nail to hit
A(n) (a) smile before the debate of her immediately created a much less hostile atmosphere in the meeting room. (ARM)
The warring sides have agreed on a one-week (a) for people to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (FIRE)
It is an hour until lunch but I am already (a) after cleaning up the whole house. (RAVENING)
It was my childhood to dream to live in a (a) house, but now I could only afford to rent an apartment. (PALACE)
Roughly 26 centuries ago, Sunzi wrote a powerful (a) on military called The Art of War. (TREAT)
