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Vocabulary Power Plus Level Twelve Lesson 7

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The directions that came with the Flux Capacitor was so ___________ and difficult to understand that I went to YouTube and watched a video on how to put it together.

a)

inimical

b)

coeval

c)

dilatory

d)

convoluted

2.

Even though some of the pictures of the bombing victims were quite ______, the newspaper still decided to print them

a)

convoluted

b)

cogent

c)

lurid

d)

staid

3.

Father McDougald is a very serious priest who is rather ________ and strait-laced when he gives his homilies.

a)

cogent

b)

staid

c)

coeval

d)

lurid

4.

This year seniors have become rather ________ about their service hours; most of them waited until the last minute to complete their community service hours.

a)

dilatory

b)

cogent

c)

staid

d)

inimical

5.

After the hostage crisis, the captives told the news outlet that the lead terrorist was not ___________ but rather friendly and kind; apparently, they suffered from Stockholm Syndrome.

a)

staid

b)

cogent

c)

churlish

d)

inimical

6.

Geeves has no manners. At the party he drank too much, partied too loudly and acted too _________ towards the ladies.

a)

cogently

b)

inimically

c)

churlishly

d)

incumbently

7.

We were hoping for __________ spoken story, but Reginald went on and on about what happened at the barbeque giving us every little detail.

a)

dilatorily

b)

anecdotally

c)

lividly

d)

luridly

8.

The teacher was _________ with her class when she found out that half of them cheated on the last exam.

a)

livid

b)

lurid

c)

coeval

d)

inimical

9.

The detective knew the eight murders were related because of the ______ fact they occurred at the same time and in the same place.

a)

convoluted

b)

cogent

c)

churlish

d)

coeval

10.

Bernie was very __________ in his argument, convincing the gathered throng why he should be made the president of The Flying Blind Pig Piñata Club.

a)

staid

b)

inimical

c)

cogent

d)

dilatory