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WorksheetsUnit 5 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
unselfish, concerned
with the welfare of
others
chivalrous
altruistic
clemency
embark
to go aboard; to make
a start; to invest
Plod
facile
Embark
pungent
causing a sharp
sensation; stinging,
biting
Plod
repose
remiss
Pungent
rashness; boldness
virulent
temerity
truculent
unfeigned
fierce and cruel;
aggressive; deadly,
destructive;
scathingly harsh
diffident
embark
truculent
indomitable
I rarely join in on
discussions because I am
(a) , not because I lack
information and ideas.
My parents will not (a) to
my going to the dance unless
I promise to be home no later
than 11:00.
American Presidents often
point to one of their
teachers as the (a)
who helped shape their
character and ideas.
By 1781, George Washington’s
green recruits of a few years
earlier had been forged into
an (a) army.
She is popular because people
realize that her interest in
them is sympathetic and
(a) .
Create a sentence using the word "virulent" correctly.
Create a sentence using the word "repose" correctly.
Create a sentence using the word "remiss" correctly.
Create a sentence using the word "plod" correctly.
Create a sentence using the word "infallible" correctly.
easily done or
attained
embark
assent
facile
plod
a difference; a lack
of agreement
altruistic
repose
discrepancy
remiss
Choose the correct word for the sentence:
An employer may complain of a
_______ of qualified
applicants for available
jobs.
pungent
infallible
temerity
dearth
Choose the correct word for the sentence: Many judges are willing to
show ________ to first-time
offenders who express regret
for their wrongdoing.
clemency
assent
plod
virulent
Choose the correct word for the sentence: Do you really think it’s
__________ to give your seat
to a pretty, young woman when
an elderly lady is standing
nearby?
embark
remiss
chivalrous
truculent
