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English Spelling/Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Perfunctory

a)

take in and understand fully

b)

liken

c)

carried out without real (interest,effort, feeling)

d)

very weak or slight

2.

Assimilate

a)

Take in and understand fully

b)

Make a problem, bad situation or negative feeling worst

c)

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

d)

Subject to chance

3.

Propensity

a)

A false absurd, or distorted representation of something

b)

A loud confused noise especially one caused by a large mass of people

c)

showing critical or disrespectful attitude

d)

An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

4.

Exacerbate

a)

prevent from happening, make impossible

b)

Make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worst

c)

very weak or slight

d)

an idea or feeling which a word invokes person in addition to its literal or primary meaning

5.

Connotation

a)

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

b)

an idea or feeling which a word invokes person in addition to its literal or primary meaning

c)

carried out without real interest, feeling or effort.

d)

(of regulations, requirements or conditions)strict, precise and exacting

6.

Contingent

a)

That can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs

b)

not discovered or known about; uncertain

c)

Subject to chance

d)

not sufficiently, strict, severe or careful

7.

Tenuous

a)

very weak or slight

b)

a false absurd, or distorted representation of something

c)

a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude

8.

Derogatory

a)

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

b)

(of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of another or the others

c)

carried out without real interest, feeling or effort

d)

Ready to accept control or instruction, submissive

9.

Zealot

a)

a loud confused noise especially one caused by a large mass of people

b)

regard as similar; liken

c)

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

d)

very weak or slight

10.

Travesty

a)

not sufficiently, strict, severe or careful

b)

a false absurd, or distorted representation of something

c)

take in and understand fully

d)

prevent from happening, make impossible

11.

Stringent

a)

an idea or feeling which a word invokes person in addition to its literal or primary meaning

b)

(of regulations, requirements or conditions)strict, precise and exacting

c)

Subject to chance

d)

Ready to accept control or instruction, submissive

12.

Tumult

a)

a loud confused noise especially one caused by a large mass of people

b)

take in and understand fully

c)

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

d)

regard as similar; liken

13.

Unilateral

a)

very weak or slight

b)

a loud confused noise especially one caused by a large mass of peopl

c)

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

d)

(of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of another or the others

14.

Obscured

a)

Not discovered or known about; uncertain

b)

not sufficiently, strict, severe or careful

c)

prevent from happening, make impossible

d)

Ready to accept control or instruction, submissive

15.

Incongruous

a)

Not in harmony or keeping with the surrounding or other aspects of something

b)

a false absurd, or distorted representation of something

c)

not discovered or known about; uncertain

d)

(of regulations, requirements or conditions)strict, precise and exacting

16.

Lax

a)

Subject to chance

b)

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

c)

not sufficiently, strict, severe or careful

d)

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

17.

Docile

a)

Ready to accept control or instruction, submissive

b)

a false absurd, or distorted representation of something

c)

(of regulations, requirements or conditions)strict, precise and exacting

d)

a loud confused noise especially one caused by a large mass of people

18.

Opportune

a)

take in and understand fully

b)

(of a time)especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event

c)

regard as similar; liken

d)

Ready to accept control or instruction, submissive

19.

Recalcitrant

a)

carried out without real interest, feeling or effort.

b)

showing critical or disrespectful attitude

c)

a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude

d)

very weak or slight

20.

Preclude

a)

Ready to accept control or instruction, submissive

b)

(of regulations, requirements or conditions)strict, precise and exacting

c)

take in and understand fully

d)

prevent from happening, make impossible