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The Devil and Tom Walker Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest

a)

morass

b)

swarthy

c)

avarice

d)

usurer

2.

Definition: stubbornly refusing to change one's mind

a)

obstinate

b)

ostentation

c)

surmise

d)

avarice

3.

Definition: to suppose something is true without confirmed evidence

a)

ostentation

b)

surmise

c)

morass

d)

usurer

4.

Definition: a muddy or boggy ground, like a swamp

a)

swarthy

b)

avarice

c)

morass

d)

ostentation

5.

Definition: extreme greed for wealth or material gain

a)

obstinate

b)

ostentation

c)

swarthy

d)

avarice

6.

Definition: dark-skinned

a)

swarthy

b)

morass

c)

obstinate

d)

surmise

7.

Definition: vulgar display of wealthy or luxury to impress

a)

avarice

b)

swarthy

c)

ostentation

d)

morass

8.

It is safe to _________ that Matthew was the last person driving the car because of the music that was playing when I cranked it up.

a)

obstinate

b)

surmise

c)

avarice

d)

usurer

9.

Tammy's _________ refusal to ever admit any wrongdoing or apologize makes it very frustrating to be friends with her.

a)

obstinate

b)

swarthy

c)

ostentation

d)

avarice

10.

The smell was appalling and the pen was a _________ of mud and pig dung.

a)

surmise

b)

avarice

c)

swarthy

d)

morass

11.

The most noticeable features of the mask consisted of a long, hooked nose and a _________ complexion.

a)

obstinate

b)

usurer

c)

avarice

d)

swarthy

12.

The girl's extreme _________ led her to marry someone she wasn't really in love with; she was just attracted to his bank account.

a)

ostentation

b)

surmise

c)

avarice

d)

morass

13.

The _________ charged enough in interest to buy a new car.

a)

usurer

b)

avarice

c)

swarthy

d)

morass

14.

The man presented himself with obnoxious _________, proving him to be very materialistic.

a)

avarice

b)

ostentation

c)

obstinate

d)

surmise