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Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
to improve; to intensify
a)
copious
b)
profound
c)
enhance
d)
dwell
2.
to cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality
a)
enhance
b)
animosity
c)
cursory
d)
impair
3.
to soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving into
a)
incessant
b)
appease
c)
asinine
d)
reproach
4.

to accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue

a)

Condone

b)

Assuage

c)

Dogmatic

d)

Furtive

5.

a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation

a)

Inefficacious

b)

Novice

c)

Confer

d)

Usurp

6.

Difficult or impossible to read

a)

Erratic

b)

Illegible

c)

Comely

d)

Mediocre

7.

To make fun of

a)

Subjugate

b)

Feint

c)

Terse

d)

Jeer

8.

Increase

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The same

9.

Decrease

a)

Less

b)

More

c)

The same

10.

Aquire

a)

To gain more

b)

to lose

c)

To stay the same

11.

equivalent

a)

The same or equal

b)

Not equal

12.

Abbreviate

a)

To shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters

b)

To lengthen a word by adding letters

13.

Absence

a)

State of being aware

b)

State of being away or not being present.

14.

Decline

a)

Polite refusal

b)

Polite acceptance

15.

Dreadful

a)

disapproval or dissatisfaction

b)

approval, enjoyment

16.

Empathy

a)

understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives.

b)

Arguing with family

c)

Hungry

17.

Exaggerate

a)

State the truth

b)

overstate the truth.

18.

Fragrant

a)

Smells terrible

b)

Smells good, pleasant

19.

Interior

a)

inner

b)

outter

20.

Justice

a)

Fairness

b)

fairytale

21.

maternal

a)

mother

b)

father

22.

paternal

a)

father

b)

mother

23.

model

a)

a representation of something, often on a smaller scale

b)

actor/actress

24.

Phase

a)

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

b)

Things you like

c)

animals hibernating

25.

Parasite

a)

an animal or plant that lives in or on a host

b)

a flower

c)

a tree

26.

Community

a)

group of people living in a particular local area

b)

a bunch of houses in a neighborhood

27.

aquire

a)

to buy or obtain

b)

to give away

c)

something you dont like

28.

derived

a)

obtained from something

b)

a river going into an ocean

29.

conclusion

a)

the end of something

b)

the start of something

c)

starting all over

d)

taking a nap

30.

maximum

a)

the greatest amount allowed

b)

the least amount allowed

31.

Minimum

a)

the greatest amount allowed

b)

the least amount allowed

32.

optimum

a)

worst

b)

best

33.

conclusion

a)

The end

b)

The beginning

34.

unfamiliar

a)

known

b)

unknown

35.

exhaust

a)

tired

b)

awake

c)

funny

d)

sad

36.

Variation

a)

vitamins

b)

change or difference

37.

compose

a)

write/create

b)

symbol

c)

answer

38.

Condensing

a)

more concentrated/more compacted

b)

careers

c)

along the same lines

39.

Diversity

a)

different / variety

b)

the same

c)

community

40.

Syndrome

a)

a condition or group of symptoms

b)

DNA

c)

mutation

d)

Chromosomes

41.

Acknowledge

a)

accept or admit the existence or truth of.

b)

Being dishonest

42.

Incidence

a)

Occurrence of new cases

b)

Being able to accept something

43.

incorporate

a)

include

b)

exclude

44.

Initiative

a)

act or take charge

b)

sit back and watch things happen

45.

Transport

a)

To take from one place to another

b)

To give to someone else

46.

Accumulation

a)

stack/build up

b)

decreased

c)

waste

d)

dissolution

47.

inevitable

a)

unavoidable

b)

avoidable

48.

manipulate

a)

forcing someone or trick

b)

believing

49.

alternative

a)

possibility/choice

b)

no options

50.

justify

a)

proof / explain

b)

approve

51.

proportion

a)

part/size

b)

unbalance

52.

integrate

a)

form

b)

unform

53.

differentiate

a)

recognize/difference

b)

the same