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Fiske 1 and 25

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I walked in, she stood with her hand on her hip, pointing and pretending to fuss at the students...clearly she was (a)   her teacher.

(use the right form of the word for the blank)

2.

His creditors have been (a)   Mr. Robinson for weeks. If he doesn't pay soon, he may be teaching from debtor's prison. :)

3.

While some of you are definitely concerned about looks, I can't think of a sophomore guy that I'd consider a (a)   .

4.

Some of the students in the hallways aren't bothered by bells and appear to be always (a)   about.

5.

Did the three witches put a (a)   on Macbeth and cause his downfall, or was everything his own fault?

6.

I've been watching Outlander and the main character used (a)   over and over when he means understanding...he even uses the past tense of it...which is apparently "kent."

7.

Did people really used to say, "A (a)   on your family!" when they were trying to hex them with bad luck?

8.

You reap what you (a)   .

9.

Field day was all about teams (a)   against all of the other teams.

10.

a hodgepodge or mixture; a mixed bag of useful words

a)

farrago

b)

automaton

c)

pomp

11.

a person that responds in a mechanical way

a)

automaton

b)

miasma

c)

sallow

12.

a poisonous atmosphere or influence

a)

miasma

b)

nugatory

c)

pomp

13.

very small, tiny

a)

minuscule

b)

sallow

c)

attenuate

14.

The general's retirement ceremony had as much _____ as one would expect for such an honored service member

a)

pomp

b)

attenuate

c)

nugatory

15.

The roofers did such an ______ job of repairing the roof that we had a leak in the kitchen all winter long.

a)

egregious

b)

recrudescent

c)

pomp

16.

a howl or wail of sorrow

a)

ululation

b)

pomp

c)

sallow

17.

Niko's health was _________ by poor eating habits, a lack of exercise, and his high stress job.

a)

attenuated

b)

recrudescent

c)

egregious

18.

When you make something ______, you render it futile or invalid.

a)

nugatory

b)

ululation

c)

sallow

19.

to come back to life after a period of quiet inactivity; like when someone re-spawns you on Fortnite. :)

a)

recrudescent

b)

sallow

c)

ululation

20.

No one who is healthy is ever described as _______, it means you have a sickly yellowish color.

a)

sallow

b)

automaton

c)

miasma