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We Beat the Street Vocabulary 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The man ignored the homeless person on the curb, showing apathy or a ______________.

a)

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

b)

intense interest

c)

love

d)

desire to hurt someone.

2.

Many students thought that the test would be a daunting experience. Daunting means:

a)

easy and enjoyable

b)

frozen

c)

seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating.

d)

ancient

3.

I thought about the offer in retrospect and realized that it was a great deal! Retrospect means:

a)

looking forward

b)

on the near future

c)

a month from now

d)

review of a past course of events

4.

The TikTok stars swaggered across the stage and prepared for the dance-off. Swaggered means:

a)

tripped

b)

crawled

c)

walked with confidence

d)

meandered

5.

An antonym for intensify is ___________.

a)

weaken

b)

strengthen

c)

happen

d)

multiply

6.

They used a rope and pulley to _____________ the piano to the fifth floor of the building.

a)

retrospect

b)

hoist

c)

shoot

d)

swagger

7.

The huge, dark cloud ________________ over the farmhouse, causing the horses to run to the barn.

a)

daunting

b)

swaggered

c)

loomed

d)

debris

8.

The poet ____________ about beauty and life while the barista made him a cappucino.

a)

warily

b)

swaggered

c)

mused

d)

hoisted

9.

An antonym for lanky is

a)

Short and stout

b)

brave and courageous

c)

hungry and thirsty

d)

mean and irritable

10.

A synonym of warily is

a)

easily

b)

cautiously

c)

excitedly

d)

quickly

11.

After a tornado the yards were full of chunks of houses, kiddie pools, lawn furniture and other _______________.,

a)

churches

b)

brooms

c)

books

d)

debris

12.

Once she was comfortable with us she opened up, displaying a sharp and __________ mind.

a)

inquisitive

b)

ignorant

c)

dull

d)

lanky

13.

Alarms can be a good _____________ to would be robbers or attackers.

a)

reason

b)

deterrent

c)

excuse

d)

sparse

14.

A synonym of sparse is

a)

scattered

b)

plentiful

c)

abundant

d)

thick