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WorksheetsVocabulary in Action Level H Ch 1-8 Review
Total questions: 162
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to carry off by force
a)
isolate
b)
squander
c)
immortality
d)
abduct
2.
a hope of achieveent
a)
maneuver
b)
tenacity
c)
jollity
d)
aspiration
3.
to polish by rubbing
a)
nonchalant
b)
venture
c)
mete
d)
burnish
4.
a desire to learn or know something
a)
pillar
b)
affect
c)
novelty
d)
curiosity
5.
an act of identifying a certain illness
a)
random
b)
benign
c)
platoon
d)
diagnosis
6.
lack of agreement
a)
rung
b)
commencement
c)
rebuttal
d)
disharmony
7.
a result or outcome
a)
speculate
b)
dehydration
c)
savory
d)
effect
8.
a short journey
a)
tangible
b)
dimension
c)
squelch
d)
excursion
9.
difficult to please
a)
upright
b)
disposal
c)
torrent
d)
finicky
10.
thin and bony
a)
lithe
b)
endear
c)
vertical
d)
gaunt
11.
science of personal health
a)
nibble
b)
falter
c)
fluted
d)
hygiene
12.
unberable
a)
persist
b)
forage
c)
haphazard
d)
intolerable
13.
able to bend easily
a)
prevalent
b)
harness
c)
illustrious
d)
lithe
14.
to eat or chew in small bites
a)
renounce
b)
immortality
c)
jaunt
d)
nibble
15.
to refuse to stop
a)
skeptical
b)
jollity
c)
merit
d)
persist
16.
widely or commonly found
a)
swelter
b)
mete
c)
notorious
d)
prevalent
17.
to reject
a)
unintelligible
b)
novelty
c)
platform
d)
renounce
18.
doubting, not easily believing
a)
wilderness
b)
platoon
c)
ratify
d)
skeptical
19.
to be affected by heat
a)
cruelty
b)
rebuttal
c)
ilk
d)
swelter
20.
not able to be understood
a)
thunder
b)
savory
c)
itemize
d)
unintelligible
21.
natural areas, sparsely populated
a)
ideals
b)
squelch
c)
mediocre
d)
wilderness
22.
behavior that causes harm to others
a)
exhaustion
b)
torrent
c)
notable
d)
cruelty
23.
the sound after lightning in a storm
a)
absurd
b)
vertical
c)
pivot
d)
thunder
24.
a standard or principle to aim for
a)
astound
b)
notable
c)
rascal
d)
ideals
25.
extreme tiredness
a)
calamity
b)
pivot
c)
sage
d)
exhaustion
26.
ridiculous or unreasonable; not true
a)
decelerate
b)
rascal
c)
sprightly
d)
absurd
27.
to fill with wonder; to surprise
a)
dialect
b)
sage
c)
taut
d)
astound
28.
a disaster; great distress or misfortune
a)
dishonor
b)
sprightly
c)
immortality
d)
calamity
29.
to decrease the speed of
a)
efficient
b)
taut
c)
jollity
d)
decelerate
30.
a variation of pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary by a group within a language or region
a)
exert
b)
vacuum
c)
mete
d)
dialect
31.
loss of one’s good name; shame
a)
finite
b)
admissible
c)
novelty
d)
dishonor
32.
operating well, without wasted time, energy, or material
a)
hypothesis
b)
beneficial
c)
platoon
d)
efficient
33.
to put into action; to exercise or use
a)
inundate
b)
colleague
c)
rebuttal
d)
exert
34.
aving an end; having bounds or limits; measurable
a)
luminous
b)
deflate
c)
savory
d)
finite
35.
a person or animal that eats too much
a)
niche
b)
dilute
c)
squelch
d)
glutton
36.
an unproved theory, statement, or guess that is based dn facts
a)
persuasive
b)
dispense
c)
torrent
d)
hypothesis
37.
to overwhel; to overflow
a)
prohibit
b)
emotional
c)
vertical
d)
inundate
38.
givving light; full of ligh; bright
a)
retort
b)
fallow
c)
fluted
d)
luminous
39.
a hollow space within a wall, rock, or hill; a place or position well-suited to the person in it
a)
snare
b)
fluted
c)
haphazard
d)
niche
40.
having the ability to convince
a)
synchronize
b)
haphazard
c)
illustrious
d)
persuasive
41.
to forbid an action by rule or law
a)
upheaval
b)
illustrious
c)
jaunt
d)
prohibit
42.
to answer quickly; to reply with a prompt argument
a)
accessory
b)
jaunt
c)
merit
d)
retort
43.
a trap, usually with a noose, for catching animals; any trap
a)
avenge
b)
merit
c)
notorious
d)
snare
44.
to make agree in time; to match the rate of movement of two things
a)
catastrophe
b)
notorious
c)
platform
d)
synchronize
45.
the act of being thrown upward; an uprising or violent upset
a)
decompose
b)
platform
c)
ratify
d)
upheaval
46.
an extra element or feature; one who helps in a crime
a)
flinch
b)
ratify
c)
ilk
d)
accessory
47.
to return a wrongdoing; “to right a wrong”
a)
gorge
b)
saline
c)
itemize
d)
avenge
48.
a great, sudden disaste
a)
hysteria
b)
disown
c)
mediocre
d)
catastrophe
49.
to break down into parts; to decay (rot)
a)
irascible
b)
elimination
c)
notable
d)
decompose
50.
in a state of ruin or disrepair; falling to pieces
a)
lyrics
b)
external
c)
pivot
d)
delapidated
51.
to fill with fear, discourage, or trouble
a)
nominee
b)
flippant
c)
rascal
d)
dismay
52.
to pass by or slip away, usually referring to time
a)
petition
b)
grieve
c)
sage
d)
elapse
53.
to use up; to drain; to let out air or fumes
a)
quirk
b)
idolize
c)
sprightly
d)
exhaust
54.
to show fear, surprise, pain with a sudden movement; to draw away
a)
ruckus
b)
isolate
c)
taut
d)
flinch
55.
a deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky walls (n) synonym-valley, canyon
a)
sopping
b)
maneuver
c)
ruckus
d)
gorge
56.
uncontrollable fear or emotion
a)
taint
b)
nonchalant
c)
sopping
d)
hysteria
57.
quick to anger; hot-tempered
a)
upkeep
b)
pillar
c)
taint
d)
irascible
58.
words of a song
a)
accuracy
b)
random
c)
upkeep
d)
lyrics
59.
a person who is chosen to represent a political party or for an award
a)
bauble
b)
rung
c)
accuracy
d)
nominee
60.
a written request (w/ signatures) for certain actions; strong request
a)
caustic
b)
speculate
c)
bauble
d)
petition
61.
an odd behavior or mannerism; accident
a)
decry
b)
tangible
c)
caustic
d)
quirk
62.
a noisy commotion or disturbances; an uproar (of the people)
a)
dilemma
b)
upright
c)
decry
d)
ruckus
63.
soaking wet; extremely wet; drenched
a)
disown
b)
acquit
c)
dilemma
d)
sopping
64.
to stain the honor of (dishonor); to dirty
a)
elimination
b)
belligerent
c)
disown
d)
taint
65.
the act making sure something is in good repair or condition
a)
external
b)
censor
c)
elimination
d)
upkeep
66.
the quality of being correct; exactness
a)
flippant
b)
defiance
c)
external
d)
accuracy
67.
a small decoration or trinket
a)
grieve
b)
diligence
c)
flippant
d)
bauble
68.
capable of burning, dissolving, or causing other damage (think of acid)
a)
idolize
b)
dispatch
c)
grieve
d)
caustic
69.
to criticize publicly; to devalue
a)
isolate
b)
embankment
c)
idolize
d)
decry
70.
a situation that requires a difficult choice
a)
maneuver
b)
facet
c)
isolate
d)
dilemma
71.
to refuse to accept as one’s own
a)
nonchalant
b)
flourish
c)
maneuver
d)
disown
72.
removal
a)
pillar
b)
grudge
c)
nonchalant
d)
elimination
73.
on the outside or outper part
a)
random
b)
ilk
c)
ruckus
d)
external
74.
lacking respect or seriousness
a)
rung
b)
itemize
c)
sopping
d)
flippant
75.
to fee great sadness; to cause great sadness
a)
speculate
b)
mediocre
c)
taint
d)
grieve
76.
to view with admiration or devotion; to worship
a)
tangible
b)
abduct
c)
upkeep
d)
idolize
77.
to separate from a group or whole; put by one’s self/itself
a)
defiance
b)
aspiration
c)
accuracy
d)
isolate
78.
a planned and skillful move
a)
diligence
b)
burnish
c)
bauble
d)
maneuver
79.
not concerned; indifferent
a)
dispatch
b)
curiosity
c)
caustic
d)
nonchalant
80.
a building column that supports something above, such as a roof
a)
embankment
b)
diagnosis
c)
decry
d)
pillar
81.
happening or done without a plan; without order
a)
facet
b)
disharmony
c)
dilemma
d)
random
82.
a step of a ladder; the piece of wood that spans two chair legs for support
a)
flourish
b)
effect
c)
disown
d)
rung
83.
to think carefully about or suppose
a)
grudge
b)
excursion
c)
elimination
d)
speculate
84.
able to be seen or touch
a)
ilk
b)
finicky
c)
external
d)
tangible
85.
in a standing, straight-up position
a)
itemize
b)
gaunt
c)
flippant
d)
upright
86.
to find not guilty or free from a charge
a)
mediocre
b)
hygiene
c)
grieve
d)
acquit
87.
ready to fight; angry; at war
a)
notable
b)
intolerable
c)
idolize
d)
belligerent
88.
a person who examines materials to remove parts that do not meet a set of standards
a)
pivot
b)
lithe
c)
isolate
d)
censor
89.
a resistance to authority or opposing force
a)
rascal
b)
nibble
c)
maneuver
d)
defiance
90.
careful attention to one's job; persistence
a)
sage
b)
persist
c)
nonchalant
d)
diligence
91.
to send off
a)
sprightly
b)
prevalent
c)
ruckus
d)
dispatch
92.
mound of earth used to prevent flooding or to support a roadway
a)
taut
b)
renounce
c)
sopping
d)
embankment
93.
the small, flat surface of a tooth, stone, or gem; a part or phase
a)
vacuum
b)
skeptical
c)
taint
d)
facet
94.
to grow well or thrive
a)
admissible
b)
swelter
c)
upkeep
d)
flourish
95.
to hesitate to give or admit something
a)
deflate
b)
unintelligible
c)
accuracy
d)
grudge
96.
type or kind
a)
dilute
b)
abduct
c)
bauble
d)
ilk
97.
to list one by one
a)
dispense
b)
aspiration
c)
caustic
d)
itemize
98.
not good or bad; commonplace
a)
emotional
b)
burnish
c)
decry
d)
mediocre
99.
worthy of notice or remarkable; prominent
a)
fallow
b)
curiosity
c)
dilemma
d)
notable
100.
a rod or shaft around which some other part rotates or swings
a)
fluted
b)
diagnosis
c)
disown
d)
pivot
101.
a mischievous person or animal
a)
haphazard
b)
disharmony
c)
elimination
d)
rascal
102.
a wise person; an herb used before cooking (
a)
illustrious
b)
effect
c)
external
d)
sage
103.
lively, active, or animated
a)
jaunt
b)
excursion
c)
flippant
d)
sprightly
104.
pulled or drawn tight; emotionally or mentally strained or tense
a)
merit
b)
finicky
c)
grieve
d)
taut
105.
a completely empty space; an absence or emptiness; a machine for cleaning by use of
a)
notorious
b)
gaunt
c)
idolize
d)
vacuum
106.
acceptable; worthy of being permitted
a)
platform
b)
hygiene
c)
isolate
d)
admissible
107.
helpful; making better or having benefit
a)
ratify
b)
intolerable
c)
maneuver
d)
beneficial
108.
a fellow worker
a)
saline
b)
lithe
c)
nonchalant
d)
colleague
109.
to release air or gas; to reduce confidence or value
a)
squander
b)
nibble
c)
diminutive
d)
deflate
110.
to thin or weaken by adding liquid
a)
benign
b)
persist
c)
lethal
d)
dilute
111.
to give out; to release from duty
a)
commencement
b)
prevalent
c)
compound
d)
dispense
112.
with strong feeling
a)
dehydration
b)
renounce
c)
persist
d)
emotional
113.
plowed or tilled but not seeded for one growing season
a)
dimension
b)
skeptical
c)
prevalent
d)
fallow
114.
decorated with grooves
a)
disposal
b)
swelter
c)
renounce
d)
fluted
115.
by chance or without planning
a)
endear
b)
unintelligible
c)
skeptical
d)
haphazard
116.
well-known; famous
a)
falter
b)
abduct
c)
swelter
d)
illustrious
117.
a short trip
a)
forage
b)
aspiration
c)
unintelligible
d)
jaunt
118.
a valuable quality or trait
a)
harness
b)
burnish
c)
abduct
d)
merit
119.
well-known, usually for unfavorable reasons
a)
immortality
b)
curiosity
c)
aspiration
d)
notorious
120.
a raised surface; the deck of a train station; the ideas of a political candidate or party
a)
jollity
b)
diagnosis
c)
gaunt
d)
platform
121.
to approve for use or action
a)
mete
b)
disharmony
c)
hygiene
d)
ratify
122.
of, relating to, or containing salt
a)
novelty
b)
effect
c)
intolerable
d)
saline
123.
to spend wastefully
a)
platoon
b)
excursion
c)
lithe
d)
squander
124.
firmness, persistence, or determination
a)
rebuttal
b)
finicky
c)
nibble
d)
tenacity
125.
a task that is risky or dangerous; an undertaking involving chance
a)
savory
b)
gaunt
c)
nibble
d)
venture
126.
to make something change; to pretend; to influence
a)
squelch
b)
hygiene
c)
nibble
d)
affect
127.
gentle or harmless; not cancerous
a)
torrent
b)
intolerable
c)
persist
d)
benign
128.
a beginning; a ceremony for graduation
a)
vertical
b)
lithe
c)
prevalent
d)
commencement
129.
the removal or loss of water
a)
fluted
b)
nibble
c)
renounce
d)
dehydration
130.
a measure of length, width, or height
a)
haphazard
b)
persist
c)
skeptical
d)
dimension
131.
removal or getting rid of; a machine in a sink that grinds food into small bits to be washed
a)
illustrious
b)
prevalent
c)
swelter
d)
disposal
132.
to make dear or fond of
a)
jaunt
b)
renounce
c)
unintelligible
d)
endear
133.
to hesitate; to lapse in confidence
a)
merit
b)
skeptical
c)
abduct
d)
falter
134.
food for animals; a search for food or provisions
a)
notorious
b)
swelter
c)
aspiration
d)
forage
135.
the straps used on an animal to help it pull something
a)
platform
b)
unintelligible
c)
burnish
d)
harness
136.
living forever; lasting fame
a)
ratify
b)
diminutive
c)
curiosity
d)
immortality
137.
a happy feeling; merriment
a)
ilk
b)
lethal
c)
diagnosis
d)
jollity
138.
to give out; to distribute
a)
itemize
b)
compand
c)
disharmony
d)
mete
139.
something new, unusual, or original; newness
a)
mediocre
b)
idle
c)
effect
d)
novelty
140.
a division within a military company; any group of people working together
a)
notable
b)
frail
c)
excursion
d)
platoon
141.
the offering of opposing evidence or arguments
a)
pivot
b)
inadequate
c)
finicky
d)
rebuttal
142.
having a pleasant taste or smell
a)
rascal
b)
commend
c)
gaunt
d)
savory
143.
to stop; to put down with a remark
a)
sage
b)
idol
c)
diminutive
d)
squelch
144.
a raging flood; ANY constant strong flow
a)
sprightly
b)
command
c)
lethal
d)
torrent
145.
lengthwise; straight up and down or upright
a)
taut
b)
idly
c)
compound
d)
vertical
146.
People now prefer more __________ pets that fit into smaller homes and flats.
a)
obsolete
b)
diminutive
c)
frail
d)
plausible
147.
Australia's hot and dry climate contributes to huge bushfires. Replace the words in bold.
a)
hectic
b)
lethal
c)
inadequate
d)
torrid
148.
It is my pleasure to ______________ all of this year’s graduates for their achievements.
a)
command
b)
compand
c)
commend
d)
compound
149.
The lazy boy stood ____by as the rest of his siblings helped unload the groceries from the car.
a)
idly
b)
idle
c)
idol
d)
ideally
150.
The villagers were gathering __ to stab the vampires that lived in the castle on the hill with.
a)
stake
b)
steak
c)
stakes
d)
steaks
151.
After being involved in a serious auto accident, Karen looked old and __ despite her young age.
a)
frale
b)
frail
c)
frails
d)
frailness
152.
Individuals _______ with vertigo were unable to ride the roller coaster.
a)
afflict
b)
afflicting
c)
afflicted
d)
affliction
153.
"One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits." Bridge to Terabithia
a)
beg
b)
torrid
c)
delicate
d)
famine
154.
The writer of the movie consulted aprofessional athlete in order to make his sports film more_.
a)
plausible
b)
plummet
c)
dimunitive
d)
distinctly
155.
The botanist used a blade to _______ and study part of the withering plant.
a)
disect
b)
delicate
c)
delicacy
d)
dissect
156.
No one _______ the abandoned house anymore.
a)
inhabit
b)
inhabits
c)
dwells
d)
live
157.
After Bugra broke the bone, his foot began to _________.
a)
swell
b)
swale
c)
bruise
d)
bleed
158.
The students came back to school with no ________ of their English skills.
a)
vestige
b)
memory
c)
use
d)
Turkish
159.
I will _________ to beat you with a wet noodle!
a)
threaten
b)
want
c)
have
d)
definitely
160.
The _____________ passing grade is a 60.
a)
minimum
b)
best
c)
worst
d)
lowest
161.
Don't __________ me for higher marks. Just try harder next time.
a)
beg
b)
ask
c)
yell at
d)
cry to
162.
It was so cold, but we had nothing to ___________ the fire.
a)
kindle
b)
start
c)
burn
d)
help
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