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The Circle Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

something that causes a person to act a certain way; incentive"brought the attention of men of myriad ages and ______________"

a)

clarifications

b)

motives

c)

interests

d)

nationalities

2.

a public service, as a telephone or electric-light system, a streetcar or railroad line, or the like"Did anyone really work at a _____________ anymore?"

a)

utility company

b)

school

c)

transportation company

d)

sanitation facility

3.

One of these answers is a synonym for torrent. One is an antonym. One has no relation. Choose the word which has no relation to torrent

a)

overflow

b)

drip

c)

tender

4.

One of these answers is a synonym for torrent. One is an antonym. One has no relation. Choose the word which is a synonym to torrent

a)

drip

b)

cauliflower

c)

overflow

d)

tender

5.

being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary"But these messages aren't, like, ________________."

a)

supercilious

b)

superficial

c)

superfluous

d)

super silly

6.

a situation in which one divides or balances one's time between professional activities and activities outside of their job:"because we value your __________________, you know"

a)

school-work balance

b)

work-life symmetry

c)

work-stress tension

d)

work-life balance

7.

Complete the phrase. one part of a large organisation"You're not just some cog in a ."

(a)  

8.

not understood or known about"It's been years since I can remember someone joining who was, you know, so ______________"

a)

up in the clouds

b)

totally unhinged

c)

shrouded in mystery

d)

space cadet

9.

optimal. One of these answers is a synonym, one is an antonym, one is unrelated. Choose the answer that is a synonym for optimal

a)

most favorable

b)

unsuitable

c)

inconceivable

10.

Two answers below are synonyms, one is an antonym, one is unrelated. Choose the answer that is an antonym for haphazardly

a)

randomly

b)

aimlessly

c)

systematically

d)

sublimely

11.

(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promisesShe _____ Francis into her car, and theyleft for San Francisco.

a)

tempted

b)

invited

c)

cajoled

d)

teleported

12.

A scientist who studies human development and cultureA homeless man was watching them, as an _____ would, from the sidewalk,miming the taking of notes.

a)

scientologist

b)

anthropologist

c)

lobotomist

d)

astrologist

13.

Write the missing word in this colloquial English phrase:

do sth. very embarrassing Then LuvLuv scans the web and uses some high-powered and very surgical search machinery to ensure that you don't make an (a)   out of yourself

14.

One of these words is a synonym, one is an antonym, one is unrelated. Pick the word that is unrelated to the word "loathing"

a)

hating

b)

doting on

c)

ignoring

15.

moved towards. She _____ to a table where a few hundred glasses of wine had been poured and were waiting.

a)

waddled

b)

walked

c)

strutted

d)

made her way