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VOCAB UNIT 21 ONLINE WORK

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Words that modify actions or adjectives; usually these end with -ly

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

2.

Words that describe, or modify people, places, things, or ideas.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

3.

Actions or states of being

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

4.

People, places, things or ideas

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

5.

Though the United Nations has many lesser objectives, its (a)   goal is to achieve lasting world peace.

6.

The wily old senator had such a forceful and aggressive personality that he soon came to (a)   his entire party.

7.

As she told us the good news, her face was (a)   with joy.

8.

Trying desperately to avoid the police, the (a)   hid in the cellar of the abandoned house.

9.

The windows had become so (a)   and spotted that it took me some time to get them clean.

10.

“As a mother,” the woman said to the judge, “I (a)   you to show leniency toward my son.”

11.

We discovered that there was not a/an (a)   of truth in the rumors that they had spread so eagerly.

12.

Though Company A has very little chance of expanding in the near future, the (a)   growth rate of Company B is staggering.

13.

I took my broken TV set to a qualified repair service, rather than run the risk of damaging it further by ____ with it myself.

a)

dominating

b)

tampering

c)

terminal

d)

entreating

14.

The taste of the public is so (a)   that a TV performer who is a big hit one season may be out of a job the next season.

15.

SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

Saw a DAZZING sunrise

a)

dominate

b)

potential

c)

fickle

d)

radiant

16.

SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

to avoid a POSSIBLE source of trouble

a)

entreat

b)

potential

c)

iota

d)

grimy

17.

SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

to MEDDLE with the truth

a)

fickle

b)

dominate

c)

tamper

d)

potential

18.

SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

Is WAVERING in her UNDECIDED affections

a)

fickle

b)

entreat

c)

dominate

d)

iota

19.

SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

Will CONTROL the game with their speed

a)

grimy

b)

radiant

c)

dominate

d)

tamper

20.

SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

Would BEG me to contribute money

a)

dominate

b)

iota

c)

radiant

d)

entreat

21.

SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

Was a RUNAWAY from the prison

a)

entreat

b)

fugitive

c)

potential

d)

tamper

22.

ANTONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the opposite, or nearly opposite to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

Held a SPOTLESS handkerchief

a)

potential

b)

grimy

c)

radiant

d)

terminal

23.

ANTONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the opposite, or nearly opposite to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

Does not have an AVALANCHE of evidence against her

a)

dominate

b)

radiant

c)

entreat

d)

iota

24.

ANTONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the opposite, or nearly opposite to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:

reached the INITIAL or FIRST stop on the journey

a)

terminal

b)

dominate

c)

entreat

d)

potential

25.

Throughout the course of history, the United States has opened its gates to ____ from tyranny in other lands.

a)

iotas

b)

dominates

c)

fugitives

d)

terminals

26.

There, in the very heart of the noisy and (a)   city was a truly beautiful little park with green lawns, flowers, and a fountain.

27.

Rarely in our history has a single man so ___ the federal government as Franklin D. Roosevelt did during his four terms as president.

a)

entreated

b)

dominated

c)

fickled

d)

tampered

28.

Evidence showed that the lawyer had tried to ____ with the witnesses by offering them bribes to change their testimony.

a)

fickle

b)

tamper

c)

iota

d)

grimy

29.

magine someone as changeable as George having the nerve to say that I’m ____!

a)

radiant

b)

potential

c)

fickle

d)

tamper

30.

I know from personal experience how much harm smoking can do, and I ____ you not to get started on that miserable habit.

a)

fickle

b)

fugitive

c)

radiant

d)

entreat

31.

If you want to see the ____ part of the highway, you’ll have to drive another 20 miles before you see the ROAD ENDS sign.

a)

radiant

b)

terminal

c)

potential

d)

tamper

32.

How can we properly direct the ____ for good and evil in each of us into useful channels to help each other?

a)

dominate

b)

iota

c)

radiant

d)

potential

33.

One of our best hopes of solving the energy problem lies in making direct use of ____ energy from the sun.

a)

entreat

b)

radiant

c)

potential

d)

terminal

34.

Larry got good grades on the midterm tests, but he is headed for trouble because he hasn’t done an ____ of work since then.

a)

entreat

b)

grimy

c)

iota

d)

radiant

35.

(verb) to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height

(a)  

36.

 (VERB) to beg, implore, ask earnestly and sincerely

(a)  

37.

(ADJ) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of consistency or steadiness; inconsistent

(a)  

38.

(NOUN) one who flees or runs away

                  (ADJ) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

(a)  

39.

(ADJ) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot/ashes

(a)  

40.

 (NOUN) a very small part or quantity

(a)  

41.

 (ADJECTIVE) possible, able to happen

                     (NOUN) something that can develop or become a reality

(a)  

42.

 (ADJECTIVE) shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

(a)  

43.

(VERB) To interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with something; to handle in a secret and improper way

(a)  

44.

 (ADJECTIVE) last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

(a)