WorksheetsVocab Unit 3 Practice (Sadlier, Book F)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Yeast is a necessary ingredient for (a) ing the juice to make vinegar.
We tried to ___________ with Maria, but she was inconsolable for weeks after the death of her beloved cocker spaniel.
commiserate
enjoin
expedite
peculate
Although he was surrounded by five full-grown lions, the trainer displayed amazing (a) constantly barking out orders at the animals.
Some historians have ____________ a sense of humor to Queen Victoria, but one of the most famous sayings attributed to her is, "We are not amused."
expedited
ascribed
peculated
wheedled
Moviegoers with a(n) (a) for suspense and melodrama generally find horror films appealing.
Max continued to ___________ his parents, and finally the consented to let him come home at 1 A.M. on the night of the school prom.
expedite
peculate
wheedle
ascribe
The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another is (a) .
To make amends, atone, make up for is to...
Wheedle
Expiate
Enjoin
Expedite
Resultant from or marked by lack of attention is...
(a)
Bitter, sarcastic is...
Vitriolic
Seditious
Circuitous
Noncommittal
Unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no is...
(a)
A synonym of loathe or despise is...
(a)
A synonym of flimsy or hazy is...
(a)
Lin's ____________ arrival at the meeting - a lucky stroke of coincidence - meant that we had an unexpected opportunity to benefit from her extensive experience.
nominal
tenuous
vitriolic
adventitious
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects each citizen's right to free speech, but it does not condone expression that is dangerously _____________.
adventitious
circuitous
noncommittal
seditious
Because the main highway was closed, we had to reach the town by a(n) (a) route, detouring out of our way for 25 miles.
For the past two years, there has been just a(n) (a) increase in the cost of living, amount only to .01%
I think that store employees who _______________ from their employees are dishonest and should be summarily dismissed.
wheedle
peculate
ferment
enjoin
An antonym of obstruct or impede would be...
(a)
In Act IV, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence _________ Juliet to go to her father and repent her disobedience to him.
ferments
ascribes
enjoins
wheedles
