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WorksheetsVOCAB UNIT 21 ONLINE WORK
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
Words that modify actions or adjectives; usually these end with -ly
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Words that describe, or modify people, places, things, or ideas.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Actions or states of being
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
People, places, things or ideas
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Though the United Nations has many lesser objectives, its (a) goal is to achieve lasting world peace.
The wily old senator had such a forceful and aggressive personality that he soon came to (a) his entire party.
As she told us the good news, her face was (a) with joy.
Trying desperately to avoid the police, the (a) hid in the cellar of the abandoned house.
The windows had become so (a) and spotted that it took me some time to get them clean.
“As a mother,” the woman said to the judge, “I (a) you to show leniency toward my son.”
We discovered that there was not a/an (a) of truth in the rumors that they had spread so eagerly.
Though Company A has very little chance of expanding in the near future, the (a) growth rate of Company B is staggering.
I took my broken TV set to a qualified repair service, rather than run the risk of damaging it further by ____ with it myself.
dominating
tampering
terminal
entreating
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.
SYNONYMS: Which Vocab Unit 21 word is the same, or similar to the word/words that are fully capitalized below:
Saw a DAZZING sunrise
dominate
potential
fickle
radiant
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
entreat
potential
iota
grimy
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
fickle
dominate
tamper
potential
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
fickle
entreat
dominate
iota
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
grimy
radiant
dominate
tamper
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
dominate
iota
radiant
entreat
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
entreat
fugitive
potential
tamper
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
potential
grimy
radiant
terminal
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
dominate
radiant
entreat
iota
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
terminal
dominate
entreat
potential
Throughout the course of history, the United States has opened its gates to ____ from tyranny in other lands.
iotas
dominates
fugitives
terminals
There, in the very heart of the noisy and (a) city was a truly beautiful little park with green lawns, flowers, and a fountain.
Rarely in our history has a single man so ___ the federal government as Franklin D. Roosevelt did during his four terms as president.
entreated
dominated
fickled
tampered
Evidence showed that the lawyer had tried to ____ with the witnesses by offering them bribes to change their testimony.
fickle
tamper
iota
grimy
magine someone as changeable as George having the nerve to say that I’m ____!
radiant
potential
fickle
tamper
I know from personal experience how much harm smoking can do, and I ____ you not to get started on that miserable habit.
fickle
fugitive
radiant
entreat
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.
radiant
terminal
potential
tamper
How can we properly direct the ____ for good and evil in each of us into useful channels to help each other?
dominate
iota
radiant
potential
One of our best hopes of solving the energy problem lies in making direct use of ____ energy from the sun.
entreat
radiant
potential
terminal
Larry got good grades on the midterm tests, but he is headed for trouble because he hasn’t done an ____ of work since then.
entreat
grimy
iota
radiant
(verb) to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height
(a)
(VERB) to beg, implore, ask earnestly and sincerely
(a)
(ADJ) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of consistency or steadiness; inconsistent
(a)
(NOUN) one who flees or runs away
(ADJ) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp
(a)
(ADJ) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot/ashes
(a)
(NOUN) a very small part or quantity
(a)
(ADJECTIVE) possible, able to happen
(NOUN) something that can develop or become a reality
(a)
(ADJECTIVE) shining, bright; giving forth light or energy
(a)
(VERB) To interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with something; to handle in a secret and improper way
(a)
(ADJECTIVE) last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental
(a)
