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Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 7

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definitions: easily fooled, tricked, or cheated

a)

inflammatory

b)

gullible

2.

Definitions: to waste time

a)

dawdle

b)

dissect

3.

Definitions: a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct

a)

relish

b)

culprit

4.

Definitions: to pay out, spend

a)

expend

b)

scour

5.

Synonym: writhed

as they tried to escape

a)

responded

b)

squirmed

6.

Synonym: a

testimonial

to the fallen heroes

a)

memorial

b)

song

7.

Synonym: persevere

in this effort

a)

stick to

b)

abandon

8.

Antonym: immerse

his feet

a)

burn

b)

pull out

9.

Antonym: inflammatory

announcement

a)

calming

b)

unclear

10.

Antonym: a protest we intend to

quash

a)

remember

b)

encourage

11.

Completing the Sentence: Although Europeans did kill native peoples in the Americas, the _____ most responsible for the massive deaths were diseases the Europeans brought with them.

a)

relish

b)

culprits

12.

Completing the Sentence: At the rehearsal, the choreographer directed the dancers to _____ so that their bodies expressed struggle.

a)

writhe

b)

scour

13.

Completing the Sentence: She was so _____ in the work that when three friends stopped by to say hello, she hardly responded.

a)

prevaricated

b)

immersed

14.

Completing the Sentence: She said she was not willing to _____ any more energy on the weed-choked lawn because it was a waste of time.

a)

writhe

b)

expend

15.

Completing the Sentence: The trophies above the fi replace were a ___________ to their son's skill at tennis.

a)

testimonial

b)

fatality

16.

Completing the Sentence: I was breathless and jogged slowly up the steep hill, but the coach thought I _____because I was lazy.

a)

scoured

b)

dawdled

17.

Completing the Sentence: He was a master of the _____ remark, one that would always cause the hearer to become angry.

a)

inflammatory

b)

gullible

18.

Completing the Sentence: He hoped to _____ all my fears by reassuring me that everything would be all right.

a)

quash

b)

relish

19.

Completing the Sentence: Once before she had foolishly trusted him, but she told herself she would not be so _____again.

a)

gullible

b)

illicit

20.

Completing the Sentence: Many told him that with his disability he could not climb the mountain, but he _____, struggling up the slope until he reached the top.

a)

persevered

b)

writhed

21.

Definition: an event resulting in death

a)

relish

b)

fatality

22.

Definition: to cut apart in preparation for scientific study

a)

dissect

b)

prevaricate

23.

Definition: to approve or permit

a)

expend

b)

authorize

24.

Definition: not permitted, unlawful, improper

a)

illicit

b)

gullible

25.

Synonym: reminisce

with my friends

a)

remember

b)

gather

26.

Synonym: a

memorandum

we read

a)

note

b)

diary

27.

Synonym: pathetic

cries

a)

brave

b)

heartrending

28.

Antonym: relish

their duties

a)

complete

b)

despise

29.

Antonym: to

prevaricate

if you must

a)

tell the truth

b)

spy

30.

Antonym: told not to

scour

a)

clean

b)

soil

31.

Completing the Sentence: The apartment was supposed to be clean, but when we moved in we bought enough cleaning supplies to _____ every room.

a)

scour

b)

dissect

32.

Completing the Sentence: After my grandmother's death, we _____ about the many wonderful things she brought toour lives.

a)

immersed

b)

reminisced

33.

Completing the Sentence: The 2:00

A.M. fire destroyed the house, leaving the family homeless; but the good news was that there were no _____ and only two injuries.

a)

fatalities

b)

culprits

34.

Completing the Sentence: His mother looked at his red face and realized he was lying, because every time he _____he blushed.

a)

prevaricated

b)

quash

35.

Completing the Sentence: I would never have chosen to _____ that frog, but the teacher said it was the best way to learn about anatomy.

a)

dissect

b)

dawdle

36.

Completing the Sentence: That _____ is intended as a gentle reminder that the meeting is scheduled, not as an order to appear.

a)

memorandum

b)

relish

37.

Completing the Sentence: She looked so _____ standing there with her dress soaked through from the sprinkler that we took pity on her and found her some dry party clothes.

a)

illicit

b)

pathetic

38.

Completing the Sentence: He wolfed down the doughnuts with great _____, and the delight on his face made me glad I brought them.

a)

fatality

b)

relish

39.

Completing the Sentence: I know she _____ the club to plan the trip because I heard her giving him directions.

a)

authorized

b)

immersed

40.

Completing the Sentence: His eyes darted around as he spoke, and I began to suspect his proposal was shady, if not downright _____.

a)

pathetic

b)

illicit